Karen Winter

This week the first national executive council (NEC) meeting of 2026 discussed strong membership growth, positive organising results, and plans to push for improved protections throughout the year. Read more here ⬇️ unsn.uk/46dkJZb

Join UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan at ‘Workers against the far right’ - organised by TUC & Stand Up To Racism  🗓️ Sat, 21 Feb 📍🎧 London & online   How do we stop the rise of the far right in our workplaces & communities?  Register: bit.ly/3YcDHuk

As part of @The_TUC's Year of Climate Action, @ucu are holding x2 workshops ahead of the Education Unions Climate Festival on 14 March. The first, 'embedding Climate Education in the curriculum', is on 4 Feb. @unisontheunion members can sign up for free. cpd.web.ucu.org.uk/events/embeddi…

UNISON is fighting for fair pay and proper funding in higher education, warning that workers and students are being hit hard by a growing financial crisis. Read here ⬇️ unison.org.uk/news/article/2…

Refusal to compensate Waspi women deepens injustice, says UNISON UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan calls on ministers to rethink decision not to set up compensation scheme for tens of thousands of women affected by pension change unsn.uk/45DzzIc

It is felt by many staff, even by some within the Estates Team, that Kingston's general approach to Estates & the VC's obsessions with splashing out on multi-million £ vanity building projects has been nothing short of disastrous for the Uni.

Delegates have arrived in Brighton and Hove for UNISON's National Higher Education Conference to discuss issues impacting staff working in higher education HE is in crisis and needs a new, sustainable, funding model based on free education #fundourfuture unison.org.uk/events/2026-nh…

Migrant workers, UNISON, and Neil Duncan-Jordan MP to warn MPs of “un-British” settlement plans that would “leave communities divided and our NHS worse off” unsn.uk/49KsU1g

@UnisonKUBranch I'm there waving the flag

🌱 Join us for the official launch of UNISON’s Year of Green Activity! 📅 : Tuesday 13 January, 12.30-1.30pm 📍 Online Find out what’s happening throughout the year and how you can take part 💚 ✅ Free to attend. Register now ⬇️ unsn.uk/4aP03tM

🥶Cold at work? Employers must conduct risk assessments, and take steps to control exposure to cold - whether temporary measures for unusual weather, or permanent solutions for recurring conditions. 🔗Check the guidance links in the thread below:

On Tuesday, the Israeli military invaded Birzeit University, attacking students with live ammunition. Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people. @DrJoGrady has written to @YvetteCooperMP urging the British government to take action 👇 @PSCupdates @fpu_org @BirzeitU

BREAKING: How a South Park writer just SABOTAGED Trump’s Kennedy Center renaming scam. Just when you thought the Trump rebrand machine couldn’t get any tackier, reality delivered a punchline even Saturday Night Live couldn’t write. As the Trump-appointed board rushed to slap Donald Trump’s name onto the Kennedy Center — a cultural landmark meant to honor art, not ego — they forgot one tiny detail: someone already grabbed the web domain. And not just anyone. A comedian. While workers were literally bolting Trump’s name onto the building, comedy writer Toby Morton was sitting back, refreshing his inbox, watching the chaos unfold… on a website he already owned. TrumpKennedyCenter.org? Taken. TrumpKennedyCenter.com? Also taken. And not by Trump and his minions — but by a satirist who’s made a hobby of turning conservative branding exercises into political self-owns. Morton, a veteran comedy writer with credits on South Park and Mad TV, saw the writing on the wall months ago. Having previously acquired domain names related to MAGA reps such as Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace, and Marjorie Taylor Greene for his satiric web-based purposes, the writer knew exactly when to spring into action. As Trump purged the Kennedy Center board and replaced it with loyalists, Morton quietly scooped up the domain names, anticipating exactly what would happen next. And happen it did, completely validating his prescience. Now, as Trump attempts to immortalize himself by stapling his name onto a national arts institution, Morton is preparing to turn the whole thing into a digital roast — one that mocks the ego, the vanity, and the absurdity of a president treating a cultural landmark like a piece of personal merch. The irony is rich: Trump can rename buildings, bully boards, and slap his name in gold letters across history — but he can’t control the internet. The satire has already landed and will get even more savage once Morton decides on the content he’ll add to the sites. And in a twist that feels almost poetic, the man who once rebranded casinos, steaks, universities, and water bottles can’t even lock down his own name online. As Morton put it, once art becomes ego, parody becomes inevitable. Some monuments are built to last. Others exist just long enough to be laughed at. Please like and share if you’re laughing too!

If you are a UNISON member and need help? Call UNISONdirect on 0800 0 857 857 🎄 Christmas hours can be seen in the picture below

Public service workers across the UK are working 365 days a year, seven days a week and 24 hours a day to keep us safe, healthy and warm. We just want to say a special 'thank you' to everyone working over Christmas and New Year 🎄❤️

A dog daycare in the UK put on a nativity scene ahead of Christmas, including very well behaved dogs dressed as Jesus, Mary Joseph, the Angel Gabriel, and the three wisemen. #christmas #dogs