Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14 billion
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UNISON urges an end to the ‘ongoing crisis in social care’
‘A decade of austerity has ravaged social care’, conference delegates are told
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‘Get angry – then get organised’ to defend social care
UNISON local government conference hears rallying call in the fight to defend and promote social care
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Politicians must get a grip on social care and council services
Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on council funding and tonight’s BBC1 Panorama programme on social care, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “After years of relentless…Read more…
AFG workers set to begin seven-day strike
Company has rejected UNISON’s offer of serious talks over cutting carers’ sleep-in shift payments
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Four Seasons difficulties show care sector is in need of urgent reform
Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that two of the holding companies behind care firm Four Seasons have gone into administration, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said:…Read more…
AFG taking a big cut from funding it receives
UNISON releases figures as workers take a third day of action in fight against company cutting pay
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Proper investment in wages and apprenticeships will help ease NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Response to major report into health service and care workforce
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It’s time to end poverty wages and exploitative practices
‘The only people who will deliver for social care workers are this union,’ conference delegates hear
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Conference backs UNISON campaign on social care
Delegates reiterate that ‘social care is the bedrock of our society’
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Care workers vote to strike over threat to sleep-in payments
UNISON members could lose £2,000 a year under plan by private company
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Value unpaid carers call
Unite is backing a call for unpaid carers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to receive the same amount of financial support as their counterparts in Scotland. Unpaid carers in England,…Read more…
UNISON comments on health think-tank joint briefing into staffing shortfall in the NHS
Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term
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Vulnerable people suffering because care workers are pushed to the limit, says UNISON
Care staff are often too overworked to have time to take elderly people to the toilet, give them a wash or console those in distress, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The…Read more…
UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report
Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking
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North west council becomes latest to sign up to ethical care
A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley
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‘Come clean’ call
Unite, which represents local authority and care workers, has accused Sandwell council of starving its principal social care provider of funding, resulting in the pay and conditions of workers being…Read more…
When I went to Parliament and spoke up for care workers
UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers
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Sleep-in shifts judgment is a huge mistake
The legal decision today (Friday) not to count sleep-in shifts as working time is wrong, and is at odds with legal precedents and a common sense understanding of what counts as work, says UNISON….Read more…
Tax cut for rich means billions lost to Exchequer
Cutting income tax for people earning more than £1m per year has deprived the Exchequer of more than £11.1bn over the past sixyears, according to new analysis by UNISON published today (Sunday). The…Read more…