UNISON has pushed to get the best possible pay offer for 2021 and 2022 – but we now need a high turnout in our consultative ballot
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UNISON welcomes police chiefs’ report on safety
Report recommends important new measures to help protect police staff
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Police and justice committee adds voice to George Floyd protests
UNISON group says the killing in the US – and its aftermath – shows that the fight against racism must be redoubled
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A month of perennial change
But championing and defending our members are always on UNISON’s agenda
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Police staff publish 5% pay claim for England and Wales
Unions publish joint claim which also calls for two lowest pay points to be deleted
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Listen to what police staff have to say, Home Office told
UNISON surveys 4,500 police staff members on issues facing them as home secretary conducts ‘frontline review’ to ‘better understand’ service’s experience and needs
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Barred from the force for cancer – the government lists stopping police staff doing their jobs
There was outcry at UNISON’s police and justice conference today at the new lists that bar police staff from jobs for life.
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Pay is top of agenda at police and justice conference
Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference
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August: it was no holiday
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
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Drop in criminals facing court as police lack resources to investigate
The number of reported crimes ending with a suspect in court has dropped along with police staff, while the use of volunteers in the police force is on the rise
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UNISON challenges police commissioner takeover of fire services
Concern for support staff jobs as cost-cutting drives government agenda
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‘Now is the time to win for our members’
UNISON general secretary speaks at union’s police and justice service group conference
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POLICE and JUSTICE: Service group executive by-election result
Result of the by-election for the probation general seat on the police and justice service group executive.
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Police staff agree to terms and conditions changes
Members in England and Wales vote in favour of changes to the Police Staff Handbook, which will come into effect on 1 April
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New vision for policing strategy fails to deal with declining workforce, says UNISON
A ten-year strategy launched today (Wednesday) to transform policing does not address the serious decline in staff numbers, according to UNISON. Police Vision 2025, drawn up by police chiefs and…Read more…
Delegates highlight changes to probation service negotiation
Police and justice conference debate the changing nature of negotiation
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Giving police volunteers rights to use weapons is a step too far, says UNISON
Controversial new proposals to arm volunteer police community support officers (PCSOs) with CS gas and PAVA spray – due to be discussed later today (Monday) in Parliament – are a step too far, says…Read more…
UNISON calls for overhaul of the guarding of crime scenes
Vital evidence risks being destroyed because police forces are failing to properly train and protect the support staff who regularly guard crime scenes, says a UNISON report today (Saturday). The…Read more…
Female police staff more likely to be bullied at work than male colleagues, says UNISON
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of female police staff say bullying is a problem at work, and almost three quarters (72 per cent) are not confident that their force will deal fairly with any…Read more…
Probation staff taking action short of strike
Probation workers are taking action short of strike between now and 2 October
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