‘A Labour-controlled council should not engage organisations that use fire and rehire to run its leisure centres,’ says UNISON branch
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‘Attack is the best form of defence’ against cuts and pay freeze
Local government workers should be prepared to take the fight to ministers, conference agrees
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Serious about levelling up? Let’s see the evidence
General secretary Christina McAnea addresses UNISON’s special local government conference 2021
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Councils need a bold new vision to fund and deliver essential services
Delegates hear of the sacrifices staff have made to keep the country running during the pandemic
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Local government conference remembers those lost to the pandemic
UNISON president leads delegates in a minute’s silence to remember the many who have died
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Blog: Levelling up the forgotten frontline
Our local government workers deserve no less credit and applause than health workers – and they deserve fair pay now
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‘What Labour can do for the community’
“Where I live we’ve had three Tory councillors for the past three years. Before that it was Lib Dem. We’ve never had a Labour city councillor in this area so I’m hoping to be among the first.
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UNISON research reveals scale of council deficits
Finances have been hit by increased spending to deal with COVID and a reduction in income because of the pandemic
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UNISON signs job protection deal at Chesterfield Borough Council
Following a UNISON campaign, over 1,000 workers at Chesterfield Borough Council have been given extra job security
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Details announced for local government special conference
Committee believes it’s important for service group branches and activists to be able to discuss the issues faced and shape the work to come
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Pay delay for council workers a ‘disgrace’
Local government employers must speed up the pay process so that council workers and school staff – who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic – don’t have to wait months longer for a pay rise….Read more…
‘Make it a workers’ budget,’ UNISON urges chancellor
General secretary to call for an end to the pay freeze, real living wage for care workers and proper investment in local government
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Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments
Head of local government Jon Richards looks back at the latest Westminster U-turn – this time, after a legal challenge to its unfair plans
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Best of the Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee
Of course in the past 10 months since lockdown no Newham Council or Labour Party meeting has been anything like this 🙂
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Video of the year – Who are the real heroes?
Every day on UniteLIVE during the festive period, we highlight our videos of the year. Today, we feature a film from May, when Unite first began its campaign to ensure a decent pay rise for…Read more…
GLL recognition deal ‘huge step forward’
Unite the union and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) have signed a union recognition agreement. The agreement specifically relates to the leisure contract in the London Borough of Lewisham and follows…Read more…
UNISON will continue to oppose ‘outrageous’ exit payment plans
The union repeats its criticism of government plans to bring in a cap on public sector exit payments
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For youth workers, COVID-19 is just another challenge
“We’re facing a government that basically has no interest in young people”
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‘Come clean’ call to council
The decision by Lewisham council to extend the contract of Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to run the authorities leisure services has been condemned by Unite today, August 26.
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Croydon council job cuts ‘fire sale’
Croydon council is being urged to pause its consultation on mass redundancies in order to preserve jobs and protect frontline services during the health and economic crisis. The call to pause the…Read more…