It’s impossible to read these stories and not wish for a proper solution to our care crisis – and that will require money and political will to achieve
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Homecare in crisis
Three quarters of councils continue to insist on 15-minute homecare visits for elderly and disabled people, UNISON reveals
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Health minister praises UNISON listening campaign
Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
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FE members vote for action on pay
Industrial action ballot sees 2-1 vote for strike and 4-1 for other action in English further education colleges
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Councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits
UNISON has revealed today that 74% of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes.
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Three quarters of councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits for elderly and disabled people, reveals UNISON report
Three quarters (74 per cent) of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes, says UNISON in a report published…Read more…
Victories like this give us hope that the tide can turn
Of course these are tough times for public services and those who provide them – but victories like this give us hope that the tide can turn, and that the resources which have helped so many…Read more…
UNISON says new nursing role is no solution to the nursing shortage
Government plans to introduce a new role of nursing associate must provide genuine opportunities to enhance the role of health care assistants (HCAs) but will not solve the fundamental problem of…Read more…
Union campaign saves local libraries
Neath Port Talbot reverses plans to close libraries, mobile library service and museum after UNISON-organised petition
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How safe is your staffing?
UNISON will run its fifth annual safe NHS staffing levels survey on 9 February and is asking all members in the nursing family to take part
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Local government pension funds, not ministers should decide where to invest their members’ money, says UNISON
Local government pension funds must be able to decide where to invest their money in the best interests of present and future pensioners, and should not have their investment decisions dictated by…Read more…
UNISON bursaries for activists
Activists can apply for substantial financial help for trade union and labour studies and women’s studies courses
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How Osborne’s Fake ‘Living Wage’ Could Trap Many in Poverty
The government are introducing a ‘national living wage’, but beware – it won’t pay people what they need to earn to live on.
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Remembering the Holocaust
On Holocaust Memorial Day, light a candle as a sign of remembrance and hope
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Above and beyond the call of duty
A reminder of the generosity and support UNISON members give to those around them each and every day.
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Emergency control room mergers are only about cost-cutting, says UNISON
Government plans, which could see the merger of the control rooms that take 999 calls for the three emergency services in England, are purely and simply about cutting costs and will do nothing to…Read more…
End-of-year accounts: branch audits
Information for honorary branch auditors from UNISON head of audit John Nagle
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Co-operative Bank: Important information for branches and members
Run-off period for the closure of branch deposit accounts and the migration of personal individual accounts ends on 28 January
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Together we can defeat the scourge of racism says UNISON
Speaking at the UNISON black members conference in North Wales, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The first responsibility of any union wanting to challenge racism must be to take it on in…Read more…
We’ll continue to fight racism and attacks on our union – because they’re part of the same struggle
Tackling racism is essential because it destroys trade union solidarity, divides us and sets us against each other.
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