Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
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Every Child Matters
UNISON members in the fostering recruitment team at Manchester City Council talk about their task
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National Apprenticeship Week – raising the standard
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and UNISON is celebrating the good, while protecting against the bad and the ugly side of apprenticeships
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Packing a punch, in the shortest month
It’s only got 28 days but UNISON made every one of February’s count – here’s our regular round up of just a few of the things the union achieved over the last month
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The continuing crisis in Northamptonshire
Special report: County council’s financial crisis could be the tip of an iceberg warns union
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UNISON welcomes moves to protect apprentices
‘Largest apprenticeship provider in the north of England’ signs up to UNISON apprenticeships charter
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More meat inspectors are needed following Russell Hume scandal, says UNISON
The FSA must act now and take on more directly-employed meat inspectors
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Glasgow women to march in their fight for equal pay
Suffragettes will lead Scottish demonstration in continuing struggle over grading system and equal pay
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Local government pay consultation
Members in schools and councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being consulted on two-year pay offer
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UNISON launches campaign to divest pensions from carbon
Guide will help members of local government pension schemes push for changes in the investment of their funds
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Norfolk councillors’ pay decision branded ‘disgusting’ by UNISON
Union says move to increase councillors’ allowances by 11%, when budget faces £125m budget cuts, shows they are ‘far removed from what’s happening to local communities’
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Councils are not getting a ‘good deal’
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek Mackay says he has delivered a “good deal” for Scottish councils in the local government budget settlement. Well that’s a relief! Or it would be if it was…Read more…
Local government unions urge chancellor to fund pay
Joint letter to Philip Hammond from UNISON, Unite and GMB calls on him to fund ‘a decent pay award’ for school and council staff in this wee’s local government settlement
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Council pay offer to be considered by local government unions
The unions are putting the offer to their committees for consideration
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Hartlepool signs up for ethical care
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
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Local government ballot result
Jane Slater has been elected unopposed to the North West female seat
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Blog: The Chancellor’s budget choice is between decent services and lost services
The government must make the right choice, after so many years of making the wrong choices.
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Stirling becomes latest council to sign up to Ethical Care Charter
“Social care workers provide a lifeline service for vulnerable people,” UNISON branch secretary Lorraine Thomson said this week as she welcomed Stirling Council in Scotland signing up to the…Read more…
Manchester City Council Commits to Ethical Care
The Council is signing UNISON’s ethical care charters
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UNISON welcomes West Sussex jobs move
Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
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