Greater public ownership and a commitment to hydrogen technology must be part of this plan
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Working people should fear what comes next
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Friday) that she is to step down on 7 June, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst…Read more…
The country is in the hands of Theresa May’s flying circus
The UK is four days away from a catastrophic no-deal Brexit
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Any Brexit deal should be put to the country
Commenting on the meeting today (Wednesday) between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
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Change the record, not just the DJ
Theresa May can leave Downing Street, but the country won’t notice a difference while the Conservative Party remains in power.
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Low-paid mothers are being unfairly hit by changes to child benefit, says UNISON
Changes made by the government since 2010 have hit hard-pressed families
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Government’s care recruitment drive is ‘putting the cart before the horse’
It makes no sense to go all out on a recruitment drive
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The government took too long to scrap settled status fee, says UNISON
This idea should never have seen the light of day in the first place
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The NHS needs a Labour government
Under a Labour government the NHS and the dedicated people that work for it would at long last receive the proper investment and respect they deserve.
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An end to privatisation must be a year one priority for Labour
Opening the debate on privatisation at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis
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Pension reform is urgently needed
Unclear investment systems are leaving workers in the dark over the cost
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Government owes workers millions one year on from employment tribunal fees win
Thousands of people treated unfairly at work have still not been refunded hundreds of pounds they paid out to take their employers to court, says UNISON today (Thursday). It is a year today since a…Read more…
Tax cut for rich means billions lost to Exchequer
Cutting income tax for people earning more than £1m per year has deprived the Exchequer of more than £11.1bn over the past sixyears, according to new analysis by UNISON published today (Sunday). The…Read more…
Probation service is not fit for purpose
Commenting on the report Transforming Rehabilitation published today (Friday) by the Justice Select Committee, UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “This shows the government’s…Read more…
Government should heed MPs’ advice over health and social care
Commenting today (Monday) on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on integrated care, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Competition and the internal market…Read more…
An NHS under pressure, underfunded and understaffed
Responding to the NHS Improvement report on the performance of the NHS in England in 2017-18 published today (Thursday), UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said: “Under pressure, underfunded and…Read more…
Employers in the care sector are hiding behind complex and incomplete pay slips to break wage laws
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
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Time for a windfall tax on the PFI profiteers, says UNISON
The enormous profits being racked up by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) companies should be subject to a new windfall tax, so much-needed resources can be put back into the UK’s cash-strapped public…Read more…
Government pay policies are pushing children into poverty, says TUC
“Poor pay has left many public sector families desperately watching the pennies,” comments UNISON
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Damning NAO report “exposes government’s lamentable approach to social care”
Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the social care workforce published today (Thursday), UNISON’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This damning report exposes…Read more…