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A composite motion noted that the year devoted to LGBT+ workers is providing an opportunity to promote UNISON as the union for LGBT+ workers in local […]

Children’s centre closures across England have devastated communities and left vulnerable families without access to vital education and health support, says UNISON today (Monday). Freedom of Information (FoI) requests by the union reveal that over a third (38%) of council-run children’s centres in England have closed since 2010 when the government implemented austerity measures and […]

Essex County Council has closed more children’s centres than any other local authority in England since 2010, UNISON research published today shows.​ The closures have devastated communities and left vulnerable families without access to vital education and health support, says the union. Freedom of Information (FoI) requests reveal that over a third (38%) of council-run […]

Huge cuts to youth services in eastern England risk creating a ‘lost generation’ of young people unable to access vital support at a crucial time in their lives, UNISON says today. New research conducted by the union has found that funding cuts have led to the closure of more than half of council-run youth centres […]

Local government conference in Brighton hears that more must be done to develop young activists in UNISON

They will have to deal with the fact that our essential services are crumbling before our eyes.” Councils are facing a funding deficit of £6.2bn over the […]

The mass closure of council-run centres, and the loss of specialist staff, have left many vulnerable families unable to access vital early-years support.

The government has systematically and deliberately underfunded councils for 14 years

Six weeks notice. Deliver a parliamentary election. No ifs, buts or maybes. Jacqui Andrews from Dorset Council explains the teams and the work underpinning our democracy

Local authorities need sustained funding if services and jobs are to be saved

Monday 20 April 2024 For immediate release Havering Council must rethink its proposed library closures, says UNISON.  Four public libraries in Havering are at risk of closure, as the council seeks to address its £32.5m budget shortfall, warns UNISON today (Monday).  UNISON says the libraries under threat are crucial lifelines for many residents, as they […]

Care workers, refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants, community workers, street cleaners and so many others go above and beyond every single day. Local government staff keep communities safe, clean and accessible, yet there is often little or no recognition for your hard work. With the cost-of-living skyrocketing to new highs every day, it’s time […]

With violent crime soaring and vaccination rates dropping youth centres and family centres are more, not less, important than ever before […]

Derbyshire County Council must fully consult with unions as it seeks more than £30m of spending cuts that will damage community services, says UNISON. The union says reductions in services and jobs are not the only way to make savings and is urging the council to stick with an earlier pledge to discuss plans properly […]

UNISON will introduce a range of measures to support workers at Bradford Council after the authority announced plans to cut more than a hundred jobs earlier this month, the union says today (Friday). The council is the latest to announce cuts to address its budget shortfall, following a decade of underfunding by central government, says […]