The 700,000 residents of Oxfordshire have been urged to lobby the county’s six MPs about ‘the serial underfunding’ of mental health services by the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)….Read more…
‘Govt must end this damage’ call
The Local Government’s Association’s (LGA) recent warning that there is a gaping £8bn hole in council budgets has been endorsed by Unite. “The cuts in local council funding are changing the nature of…Read more…
‘Fairer funding means more funding’
Northern cities have borne the brunt of the massive cuts to local authority spending since 2010, with Liverpool and Barnsley among the hardest hit. According to a new report from the Centre…Read more…
Urging councillors to help end violence at work
UNISON has written to every elected councillor in the UK asking them to make the union’s ‘End Violence at Work Charter’ a central part of their commissioning process
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Showing solidarity at UNISON stall Newham Council Dockside Building
I stopped yesterday at the UNISON stall at Newham Dockside building to chat with colleagues and especially our top UNISON Branch Chair, Kim Silver. UNISON is by far the largest trade union in Newham (and of course the best) and is also now the biggest …Read more…
That was the year that was
As 2018 draws to a close we look back on a memorable year with the UK’s biggest union
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England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts
UNISON will hold consultative ballot on employment issues arising from central government reductions in school funding
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Save Our Services blog: The trading standards officer’s tale
For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.
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Save Our Services blog: The environmental health officer’s tale
For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.
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Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON
£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
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Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs
Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action
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Save our services – celebrate our unsung heroes
This year, we are focusing on the role our members in local government play in keeping people safe
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Scotland’s local government members reject pay offer
Consultative ballot sees 79% vote against 3% offer and 67% vote in in favour of moving to industrial action
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Turning over a new leaf – taking the fight for libraries to the streets
Writers, readers and workers take the fight for the country’s cultural soul to Westminster
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Key council services need funding, Chancellor told
115 MPs sign UNISON letter to Philip Hammond
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Glasgow equal pay talks resume after successful strike
‘The dedication to the cause of UNISON members has been incredible, and it’s been matched by the incredible strength shown by those taking action’.
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Council workers pawning belongings to make ends meet, says UNISON
It’s shocking that so many people in jobs are still struggling financially and living in poverty.
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Glasgow: strikers speak out
‘The women are standing up,’ say Glasgow equal pay claimants on eve of strike
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European unions call for solidarity with Glasgow women
Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’.
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Thousands of Glasgow women set to strike for equal pay
Around 8,000 school staff, nursery workers, care workers, caterers and cleaners – the majority of them UNISON members – will walk out on 23 and 24 October in the largest equal pay strike since the…Read more…