Local government delegates debate motions on social care and the importance of bringing the entire sector back in-house
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Delegates agree: ‘If our pay doesn’t rise, we will’
Local government conference passes motions on private contractors’ pay, reasonable adjustments and sexual harassment
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Conference applauds the Local Service Champions
Award winners named before local government delegates get back down to the debates
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Delegates reveal that it’s not all doom and gloom
Conference hears of successful insourcing campaigns – and agrees to learn new ways of getting messages out to members and the public
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Local government staff deserve better from ministers
General secretary warns that we’ll all lose if public services are decimated
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‘Let’s show the government our anger – and our strength’
General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s local government conference to get their branches ‘strike ready’ and ensure a big turnout at the TUC demo on 18 June
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Sandwell leisure workers celebrate pay victory after latest strike
Employer announces it will return the workers to national pay, terms and conditions after last week’s industrial action
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Sandwell leisure workers strike to open new pay battle
Together with the GMB and Unite, the move comes after the council vowed to end the contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust in the wake of its decision to fire and rehire all staff
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Croydon council grounds maintenance workers to strike
Croydon council grounds maintenance workers will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75 per cent pay offer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (April 11). More than 20 staff responsible for…Read more…
UNISON launches new manifesto for social work
Move comes on International Social Work Day and explores both the state of social work in the UK today and the union’s hopes for the future
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We are worth more
Unite to stage targeted industrial action as council workers express disgust at 1.75% pay offer
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UNISON welcomes Welsh pay announcement for care workers
Care workers to get £1,000 payment, and will receive the real living wage. But the union says more needs to be done for the whole care team
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London borough introduces wide-ranging residential care charter
UNISON inspired an initiative that will benefit both care home workers and residents
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Further industrial action at Sandwell Leisure Trust
UNISON members set to take to the picket lines for a sixth time in continued fight against their employer’s fire and rehire tactics
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Welsh leisure centre workers claim insourcing victory
After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
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Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
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A semi-permanent austerity regime continues in local government
The National Audit Office did a report on local government financing in November of last year. It provides and overview … MoreRead more…
Council and school workers deserve much more than below-inflation pay offer as strike ballot begins
Recommendation is to vote yes to strike action
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11 things you need to know about council and school pay
If you work in a council or school, your voting papers will be mailed to you in December, with a freepost envelope
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Council workers reject ‘insulting’ pay offer
Unite’s local government staff have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot to reject the ‘insulting’ pay offer of 1.75 per cent and are supportive of taking industrial action for pay justice….Read more…