UNISON report shows how austerity is damaging the environmental health service provided by councils
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‘People deserve better’
An increase in pay growth over the last 12 months belies rocketing in-work poverty and wage levels that are still below those seen before the financial crisis, Unite has warned. Weekly…Read more…
Sleepless nights over cash fears?
Financial worries are fuelling working people’s mental health problems, according to a shocking new survey. A third of those polled reported suffering from mental ill health specifically…Read more…
‘Cruel and unnecessary’
A disability benefit cut causing misery for thousands of working people with multiple sclerosis is costing more to implement than it saves, a charity warned today (April 9). MS Society…Read more…
‘Masterclass in denial’
The harsh realities facing ordinary families up and down the country were ignored by chancellor Philip Hammond today (March 13) in a Spring Statement that was thin on new ideas or substance. …Read more…
‘Our communities deserve better’
Despite talk of ‘deal dividends’ and ‘Brexit bribes’, there seems to be no end in sight for local government when it comes to austerity. As the Local Government Association (LGA) recently…Read more…
New report shows devastating impact of council cuts
Investigation reveals that councils across England have sold public buildings and land to fund basic services and redundancy payments
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Tory austerity shrinks economy by £117bn
A boost in public finances has been built “on the back of failing public services, painful sacrifices by working people and the dreadful punishment of our most vulnerable”, Unite has said. …Read more…
‘Fiddling while Rome burns’
Austerity is forcing nearly every English local authority to raise council tax over the next year, according to a new survey of council bosses. The survey found that 80 per cent of councils believe…Read more…
Remembering a rebel
Unite and the wider labour movement last night (February 12) paid tribute to RAF veteran, author and anti-austerity activist Harry Leslie Smith at a memorial event in London. Smith, who came…Read more…
‘Harry was a giant’
Unite paid tribute to the late Harry Leslie Smith, RAF veteran, author and anti-austerity activist, at a memorial event called Remembering a Rebel, held at Conway Hall in central London last night…Read more…
Austerity far from over
Chancellor Philip Hammond will fail to end austerity as he pledged in October unless he ploughs an extra £5bn into Whitehall spending by 2023-24, a new report reveals. An analysis from the…Read more…
‘Take an urgent reality check’
Nearly three quarters of council budget cuts over the last 10 years have been in urban areas – with Barnsley being hit the hardest. The figures, revealed in the Centre for Cities annual report, found…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2019: Nominate Denise and John for Community Seats
“Dear Branch Secretary
We did send a request on 7 January 2019 and we apologise for sending another request if your branch has already decided nominations but we believe that some branches did not receive our previous request. We understand from UNI…Read more…
Austerity is still very real for local services, says UNISON
Commenting on the publication of the government’s local government finance settlement for 2019/20, UNISON head of local government Jon Richards said: “This is another £1bn dose of austerity…Read more…
Restore legal aid to benefit cuts victims pledge
Unite has welcomed Labour’s commitment to restore legal aid for those appealing against cuts to their benefits.
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon yesterday (December 5) announced that a…Read more…
‘Disgraceful waste of money’
Unite said the government is “throwing good money after bad” after it was revealed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent more than £4m advertising Universal Credit. The HuffPost…Read more…
Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON
£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
The article Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Misery and suffering’
The government’s savage Universal Credit (UC) has been slammed in the papers since it began in 2013, hit by years of set-backs and left many destitute and relying on food banks. The hugely…Read more…
‘Ploughing on regardless’
Unite Community is holding more than 90 events across the country tomorrow (December 1) as part of a national day of action against Universal Credit. In Northern Ireland the protests kicked…Read more…