Three out of four care workers don’t earn the living wage. UNISON vice president Sian Stockham is one of them and she’s leading the national fight to raise carers’ pay
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Care workers looking after sick and elderly still not getting regular Covid tests, says UNISON
Government failing on pledge to test staff every seven days
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Care workers left high and dry by chancellor
Government money not enough to fix broken care system
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Care staff deserve equal pay with the NHS
Reform of the care sector is long overdue
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Have compassion for the unhappy
Stretch out a hand but
don’t clasp. Seize what’s left
on the floor
against the door.
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Pandemic public inquiry call
The damning report by MPs into hospital patients in England being discharged into care homes without a Covid-19 test reinforces the need for a public inquiry, sooner rather than later, into the…Read more…
New care home death figures show government claims of protecting the sector ring hollow
Never again should the concerns of staff, unions and employers be ignored
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Heroes of the year – care workers
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
What do carers think of #ClapForCarers?
‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated: paid living wages, with proper job security and career structures.’
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‘We are in the business of protecting the most vulnerable people’
Community conference sets out key policies in social care, housing, health and safety and much more
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Stoke-on-Trent council scraps care pay cuts
UNISON regional organiser Tony Jones said the plans were in effect a 20% pay cut for members
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UNISON takes a step forward at Cornerstone
Central Arbitration Committee says union’s bid for statutory recognition can go head at Scottish care charity
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It’s time to end poverty wages and exploitative practices
‘The only people who will deliver for social care workers are this union,’ conference delegates hear
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UNISON notches up a win in battle for care homes
UNISON campaign sees council agree to keep one home open and pledge no compulsory redundancies
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Liverpool signs up to UNISON’s End Violence at Work charter
City council becomes first to make union’s charter a key part of its commissioning process
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Blog: Proud to stand with the Sirona Care workers
This is completely unacceptable. Care workers should be able to focus on delivering compassionate care, and shouldn’t have to worry about losing pay or losing their jobs. Never mind pay cuts, they…Read more…
August: it was no holiday
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
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UNISON seeks leave to appeal on sleep-in case
‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’
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Care workers strike against pay cuts
Some 120 UNISON members in Bath and north east Somerset take action over employers’ ‘work-for-free’ proposals
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Charity’s excessive surveillance is harming care of the vulnerable, says UNISON
24 May 2018 Embargo: 00.01hrs Friday 25 May 2018 Charity’s excessive surveillance is harming care of the vulnerable, says UNISON National care charity – Community Integrated Care (CIC) – is…Read more…