The Chancellor’s decision today (Monday) to allow the local government pensions funds to come together and invest on a grander scale is welcome. But any investment must be in scheme members’ best…Read more…
The government has got it wrong over tax credits, says UNISON
Commenting on remarks made by the Prime Minister over the weekend and by the Chancellor today (Monday) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:…Read more…
Government’s tax credit snatch and grab will hit more than 2.7m working households across the UK
Tax credit cuts will leave millions of families with 5.2 million children worse off says UNISON research published today
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UNISON lobby for pay justice for school and council workers
Cymru Wales members gather at local government meeting
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UNISON general secretary salutes members ahead of Rhondda lobby
Local government workers protest over slashed car allowance
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Caerphilly council condemns the trade union bill
UNISON general secretary congratulates council on opposition to bill that ‘rips up good employment relations’
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UNISON warns of staff exodus as two-thirds plan to leave the NHS
Low pay and staff shortages driving NHS staff to consider quitting the service
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Labour’s new kinder way will help to win people back to the party
UNISON welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s vision of a ‘kinder, more caring’ society
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UNISON comments on job cuts at Redcar steel plant
‘The government needs to take direct action’ on Redcar job cuts
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UNISON welcomes an end to speculation that free school meals face the axe
Free school meals are a ‘lifeline’ to many families
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‘There is an alternative to austerity’
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
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Council pension funds would like to go green, but doing so now would cost them dear, says UNISON
Calls from campaigners that the UK’s 101 local government pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels are admirable, but over-simplify the huge task that disinvestment would mean, says UNISON…Read more…
Government cuts make a mockery of new NICE homecare guidelines, says UNISON
New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits…Read more…
The government is to blame for the situation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, says UNISON
Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the…Read more…
Honorary degree for UNISON’s Dave Prentis
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) received an honorary degree from the Open University, marking his “commitment to lifelong, life-changing learning” in public services. At the…Read more…
Two week warning campaign highlights absurdity of Trade Union Bill’s social media proposals, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Friday) launched #TwoWeekWarning – an online campaign against proposed restrictions that could require unions to report planned social media activity to employers two weeks before…Read more…
‘This is our time to smash the consensus’
UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today
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UNISON comment on Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leadership election
Commenting on the Labour leadership result today (Saturday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today people for the first time in a decade are hearing a message of hope. “A…Read more…
Staffing crisis gathers pace across the public sector warns UNISON
The NHS and local councils across the UK are facing a growing staffing crisis as a result of the government’s imposed pay cap, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The research –…Read more…
UNISON comment on EU court ruling on travel time to work
Commenting on the ruling at the European Court of Justice today (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This case rightly demonstrates that mobile workers must be paid for all their…Read more…