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“Years of underfunding mean local councils can no longer put enough money into care to meet the needs of an ageing population. Elderly and disabled residents, care staff and the […]

Community delegates recognise work of Care Workers for Change campaign in defending care services and organising a fragmented and casualised workforce

Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together

Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON

UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report

UNISON has branded 1st Call Home Care a disgrace after finding the Plymouth care firm failing to pay workers a month’s wages. The company, which employs around 100 staff across six care homes in Plymouth, claimed the lack of pay was “a glitch”. Despite promises to deal with the issue by the end of Friday, […]

Cornwall Council Portfolio Holder for Adults, Rob Rotchell, and UNISON Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield signed the agreement at New County Hall, Truro at 12pm on 30 May. Councillor […]

Some 120 UNISON members in Bath and north east Somerset take action over employers’ ‘work-for-free’ proposals

New report published in run-up to government green paper

UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers

Strike action on hold pending further talks

Whilst UNISON enjoyed the sun and the World Cup as much as the next union, we also didn’t let them stop us working as hard as ever on behalf of our members. Here are just some of our highlights from July

Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes

There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work

Birmingham care workers are on strike because the council thinks they’re an easy target for cuts