Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the social care workforce published today (Thursday), UNISON’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This damning report exposes the government’s lamentable approach to social care, which is letting down elderly and disabled people, as well as the dedicated staff looking after them. “Years of underfunding mean local councils […]
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
If a society is judged on its ability to care for those who need support, what does it mean to turn caring into profit?
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, […]
The Charter will commit all providers to paying workers the foundation living wage, covering the costs of travel time and travel expenditure and ensure […]
The strike, by residential care workers in Bath and North East Somerset, runs from 8am on Wednesday 6 June to 8am on Thursday 7 June. It is […]
He highlighted the success of UNISON campaigns for better wages and rights for care workers, but called for a grown-up public debate on fair funding for social care. As the union enters […]
Most of the care workers present at the meeting were from areas around London or in the north. I was proud to represent my […]
"Care workers can now focus on delivering compassionate care for some of the most vulnerable members of society […]
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
