Homeless hostel team leader Sarah talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has made her and her colleagues’ jobs harder than ever
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Homeless hostel team leader Sarah talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has made her and her colleagues’ jobs harder than ever
The article ‘I’ve felt like I’m more at risk of exhaustion than…Read more…
During the coronavirus epidemic, council workers are among those who are the glue holding the nation together at a time when it is on the brink of all falling apart. From refuse collectors to care…Read more…
How you can support the campaign for a decent, fair pay rise for all our key workers in councils and schools
The article Blog: Worth more than a clap first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Union will continue to campaign for more funding for the pay of key workers in local government and schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Court overturns LGPS regulations banning investment decisions which aren’t in line with government foreign and defence policy
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‘To be honest, the public have been giving us better equipment than our employer’
The article Baking for bin men: life as a refuse collector in COVID-19 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Chancellor urged to fund top up to pay offer
The article Council workers keeping vital local services running during the pandemic deserve a proper pay rise, say unions first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Joint unions warned that previous advice from Scotland’s chief nursing officer increased risks for home and social carers
The article UNISON secures PPE win for Scotland’s care workers first…Read more…
Cost will be one less worry for stretched staff
The article Free parking is an important recognition of vital health workers, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Striking drug and alcohol rehabilitation workers in Wigan and Leigh in dispute over failed pay promises and staff shortages, halt campaign because of coronavirus
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UK’s biggest union publicly thanks members for tacking national emergency
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UNISON campaigning sees Middlesbrough council drop privatisation plan
The article Council cleaners celebrate after seeing off outsourcing threat first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In partnership with Steve Nash, a campaigner whose six-year-old daughter Joanna died of E Coli, UNISON handed in a petition of 216,938 signatures to the Food Standards Agency
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Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade
The article UNISON calls for safe, decent and affordable homes for all first appeared on the…Read more…
Initial 2% offer from employers falls far short
The article Unions reject ‘disappointing’ council pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite members protested outside a meeting of the Local Government Association (LGA) today (January 21) in London to demand a pay rise for local authority staff, who’ve suffered significant cuts to…Read more…
Seminar hears that government has been in office for almost 10 years, yet has not even produced a green paper on social care
The article Social care record condemned first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
General secretary Dave Prentis has a message for UNISON members and their families, explaining why he will be voting for Labour on 12 December
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The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers
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What do you think of Labour’s manifesto? Will you be voting to protect public services on 12 December? We’d like to hear your views
The article A vote for public services? first appeared on the…Read more…