Labour council raises pay for lowest-paid staff to £8.39 per hour
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Local government executive to explore help for school support staff
Government plans to force all schools to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
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Wakefield invited to join commission on women and local government
Head of local government will ask women across the union to contribute ideas on what should be discussed
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No consultation on Ceredigion council cuts
UNISON is furious at public funding payout to firm advising on cuts
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The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker
‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’
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The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker
‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’
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More than 10,000 people call on MPs to debate LGPS plans
Sign the UNISON petition urging Parliament to debate plans giving ministers a right to tell pension funds where to invest money
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Opposition to forced academisation increases
Government plans to forces 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices
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Cardiff councillors to debate opposition to secret trade deal
‘TTIP and trade deals like it are a threat to public services and to public sector staff’
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Care workers continue to be denied the minimum wage
MPs praise UNISON’s campaign to support care workers who are ‘illegally’ under-paid
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UNISON calls for action to end the homecare wages scandal
Tens of thousands of care workers across England and Wales are still being paid less than the minimum wage because councils are not insisting that homecare companies pay staff their travel time, a…Read more…
Local authority chief officers agree two-year pay deal
Pay settlement includes a commitment to produce guidance on workloads and stress
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Scotland must recognise the poor state of social work, says UNISON
UNISON is calling for political parties to agree to allocate more resources for social work and social care workers. This call is being made on International Federation of Social Workers World Social Work Day (Tuesday 15 March 2016)
The reality for social work workforce in Scotland is they have bigger caseloads, shorter timescales, and greater demands leading to greater risks. Social workRead more…
Trade union rally outside Conwy council
UNISON members will rally in support of motions opposing the Trade Union Bill and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
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UNISON response to Scottish Government council tax announcement today (2 March)
2 March 2016
Dave Watson, UNISON head of policy and public affairs said,
‘UNISON welcomes any progress on the council tax freeze. However after 8 years we had expected more than tinkering with the present system. This will not ensure that local government is properly funded, nor will it ensure a fair funding for local government. Scotland needs a fundamental review local tax funding for localRead more…
Milton Keynes signs up to UNISON ethical care charter
Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
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Unison Community Seminar day 2
The Unison Community seminar resumed on Saturday morning with workshops, followed by a panel debate headed by our lay President, Wendy Nichols, on “any questions about Unison”. There was questions about democratic processes, low turnout in union electi…Read more…
No to ‘poverty wages’
Unite local government members overwhelmingly reject ‘paltry’ pay offer in consultative ballot About 70,000 local government workers, members of Unite have overwhelmingly rejected the ‘paltry’…Read more…
UNISON lobbying Scottish Parliament for fair funding for local services
Scotland’s largest trade union will lobby the Scottish Parliament on budget day (1pm, Wednesday 24 February 2016) to call for a fair funding settlement for local services.Local government has taken the brunt of cuts in Scotland. Scottish Government funding is down by 0.8%. Yet funding for local government is down by 4.5%. This is a £500m cut from local services this year. The cumulative costRead more…
English college review risks jobs and closures, warns union
‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’
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