‘Our aim is to make sure this legislation is not carried’, NEC meeting hears
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UNISON members are working flat out
As wind and rain batters the north of England I want to pay tribute to our members
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The cuts that will hurt the most
Council services, including elderly care, children’s centres, parks and libraries, among other vital services, have suffered desperately under the weight of the previous government’s spending cuts,…Read more…
People’s Assembly Scotland calls for ‘widespread social movement’ against council cuts
The People’s Assembly Scotland is calling for a widespread campaign to back councillors who abandon ‘austerity denial’, urging them to show ‘political leadership’ in defending local services from Scottish and UK government cuts.
The campaign group, to which UNISON Scotland is affiliated, has issued a pack for unions and community groups with a statement of principles, advice on street stallsRead more…
ICT should focus on providing better services not cuts, says UNISON report
Date: Monday 30 November
2015
A UNISON Scotland report Disconnected,
published today, 30 November 2015, claims that ICT services should focus
on better services. The report highlights that ICT systems are all too
often seen as a way of providing cheaper rather than improved public
services.
This UNISON report is qualitative research ofRead more…
TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate
UNISON and War on Want have launch a new film highlighting the threat to our food posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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The spending review’s £3bn hit on local government
Cuts to local government grant and extra spending commitments for local authorities add up to a £3bn hit on councils, says UNISON today (Wednesday). UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today…Read more…
Save our services
Unite – which represents staff in Oxfordshire county council’s early intervention hubs – will join hundreds of concerned residents on the streets of Oxford tomorrow (Saturday 14 November…Read more…
Save our children’s centres
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
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The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story
My name is Graeme Matheson and I work as a building services engineer
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Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill
Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
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Trade union ‘no more cuts’ demonstrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh
Trade Unions including UNISON, community groups and anti-cuts organisations are gearing up for twin demonstrations in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 29 against another ‘savage’ round of council cuts.
The Edinburgh lobby will be from 08.45 to 09.45 on Thursday 29 October at the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh.
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The Trade Union Bill: T’s story
T works as a night awake care assistant in a residential home for the elderly.
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UNISON wins equal pay settlement for Fife women
More than 1,400 women will benefit after settlement worth millions reached on claims
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The Trade Union Bill: Roger’s story
Roger is 70 years old and has been retired from Sheffield City Council as an administrator since 1997
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A great new tool to help social worker members
Excessive workload for social workers is a long-running problem, which has worsened considerably as the cuts bite
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UNISON welcomes dignity and respect campaign for cleaners
EHRC campaign is ‘a big step in the right direction for often invisible workforce’ says union general secretary
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UNISON responds to government housing plans
Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes
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Government must find the cash to allow the elderly to be cared for with dignity, says UNISON
Commenting on the warning today (Monday), from the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, that dignified care social care for the elderly will be at…Read more…
Trying to stop check-off for union subs ‘a silly and petty policy’
Trade Union Bill is “unfair, unnecessary and undemocratic,” says Doncaster mayor Ros Jones
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