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Conference condemns spiralling senior management salaries in the sector at a time when workers’ terms and conditions are being cut

The marches in London, Glasgow and Belfast will send the government a strong message that people want a Future that Works

As Future Homes Commission suggests pension funds could pay for massive private housing projects, UNISON reminds government funds must be invested in best interests of members.

Charity is making increased profits, but plans to axe all staff and re-employ them on worse terms and conditions

Union says the government has slashed affordable home budget by 60% and caused confusion in planning

Union describes planning minister’s comments about a ‘moral right’ to decent homes as ‘a bit ripe’ given the government’s ‘shambolic’ housing policies

Money for new homes bonus scheme is deducted from council grants and redistributed

Union calls on the government to make capital funding available to housing associations and councils

The initiative could create 75,000 jobs and contribute £4bn to the wider economy every £1 invested in construction generates £2.60 elsewhere. Research […]

Meeting debates key issues facing those members who work in housing association

MacAskill tells Cardiff May Day rally of UNISON’s ‘potential big idea’ to boost the Welsh economy

New housing policy document argues that social housing is key to reducing poverty and inequality, and their long-term effects on health and wellbeing

UNISON’s national delegate conference meets in Liverpool next week to set the union’s priorities for the year ahead

‘There is a desperate housing shortage, and no good reason for it’

However, the £3.3bn to deliver 165,000 new homes from 2015/16 falls short of the target of 250,000 homes per annum - including 80,000 local authority and housing […]