A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley
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Plans to cut care workers’ pay on hold
Strike action on hold pending further talks
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The alarming crisis in health and social care
UNISON’s national delegate conference votes to enact a detailed ten-point plan to fight for social care and the NHS
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York council agrees to sign Ethical Care Charter
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
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Manchester City Council moves to lift carers’ pay
Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
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Care sector ‘is vital for our society and our economy’
UNISON sets out priorities at successful first national social care seminar
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Hartlepool signs up for ethical care
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
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Stirling becomes latest council to sign up to Ethical Care Charter
“Social care workers provide a lifeline service for vulnerable people,” UNISON branch secretary Lorraine Thomson said this week as she welcomed Stirling Council in Scotland signing up to the…Read more…
Sheffield signs up to the Ethical Care Charter
Yorkshire council becomes the largest local authority to sign UNISON’s charter
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Health and social care has suffered the ‘most austere’ decade ever
UNISON delegates agree: we can’t have integration ‘on the cheap’
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General election 2017: Social care
With just a few days to go, UNISON looks at what the main parties have to say on the issues most important to our members
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Swansea signs up to ethical care
Council’s ruling Labour group pledges to introduce UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter after May’s council elections
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Fighting for the future of homecare
A group of homecare workers from Haringey have made headlines with their battle for the minimim wage
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15-minute care makeover from hell
Claire Sweeney stars in our new short film with a difference
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Andy Burnham vows to end ‘callous culture’ of social care
The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service
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Funding care can lift women workers out of poverty, Welsh councils urged
UNISON Cymru/Wales writes to all country’s councils on International Women’s Day
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Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils
Research reveals the pressure on councils
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Older people are not getting the homecare they need
“How can you deliver high quality care when you are given such a short time to do all this? You have to get your ‘client’ up, assist with washing, baths, drying, dressing, empty commodes,…Read more…
Scottish council signs care charter
North Ayrshire becomes latest local authority to commit itself to union’s Ethical Care Charter, committing itself to standards for home care services and working conditions
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Delegates back call to improve representation
Under-representation – particularly among young members – cited as a problem that needs to be tackled
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