Yvonne Mosquito’s activism began when she started working in schools at 17 and has taken her to many roles in Birmingham
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Prentis backs Labour leaders stand on bringing services back in house
General secretary tells Black members’ conference that UNISON has been warning of such a collapse for years
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Blog: Solidarity with Birmingham home care workers
In Birmingham, home care workers are striking this Saturday, because they’ve been pushed to breaking point. Government cuts to local authority budgets have led to Birmingham City Council slashing the…Read more…
Blog: Proud of UNISON’s history tackling inequality and racism
A union that did not prioritise these would not be the UNISON I know. We want this to be a time for action and not just reflection. Not just a time to learn from the past, but time to shape a new…Read more…
Inside the NHS’s winter crisis
The nation is in panic over the so-called ‘winter crisis’ in the NHS. But according to paramedic and UNISON member Jason Anderson, such pressures have become “the norm” for health staff on the…Read more…
NAO report is a scathing indictment of PFI, says UNISON
The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years,…Read more…
The year ahead: this is what we’ll be doing
UNISON members from the union’s executive look ahead at what we can expect, and what your union is planning, for the next 12 months
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UNISON comments on rising number of nurses leaving the NHS
It’s highly damaging that so many nurses are leaving the NHS so soon after qualifying.
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Christmas deaths in Eastern England reveal true extent of winter crisis
Twenty grieving families will now, quite rightly, be demanding answers
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The NHS crisis in five charts
Unless you’ve been truly hibernating so far this year, you will have heard that thousands of NHS operations have been cancelled. But what is the NHS winter crisis?
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Take action against Phillip Hammond’s comments on disability
Ask your MP to sign an Early Day Motion asking the Chancellor to retract his comments
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Blog: Carillion’s collapse has shown the true face of privatisation
What we’re increasingly seeing is a situation where the government and big business play roulette with public services – with the only possible outcomes a big financial gain for the privateers and a…Read more…
Feel undervalued? Tell us more
Please take part in our survey on support staff in public services
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Carillion’s collapse is terrible for staff and the taxpayer, says UNISON
The government needs to safeguard services and protect staff
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Proposed pension changes will hit lowest paid university staff
In recent years they’ve seen the value of their pay fall, now the university wants to cut their income in retirement too
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‘Free protesters and trade unionists,’ UNISON urges Iran
General secretary Dave Prentis writes to President Hassan Rouhani in wake of arrests following recent protests
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LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
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More than forty per cent of the UK’s school kitchen staff are in debt due to low pay, says UNISON
Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.
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Flu jab is important but not the real threat to the NHS, says UNISON
Shortage of staff and lack of funding is the real threat to the NHS
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The letters from NHS doctors and NHS Providers should be a wake-up call for the government
The NHS is under unsustainable pressure and the government needs to take action
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