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But a report produced by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) questions whether the proposal complies with regulations that put a duty on […]

Magda Lezama is a senior council engineer, a rambler, a wine enthusiast, a single mum and a UNISON activist.

UNISON members share their experiences of what the local government cuts have meant for library services where they live and work

He’s worried about catching the virus through his work. UNISON has agreed guidance with national local government employers, which states clearly that social distancing rules must be adhered to in […]

UNISON has shown the true value of union membership through the campaigning and representation of our members. Last year we celebrated 25 years of UNISON and we announced that not only are we the biggest public sector trade union – but the biggest overall union in the UK.

UNISON is leading the fight for teaching assistants currently under threat of dismissal and re-engagement by Durham County Council. Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, has given a personal commitment to UNISON members to support them all in the face of this attack. Dave will be speaking at a rally which is taking place on: […]

The three unions have now called on the local government employers to think again and come up with a better offer so talks can continue as soon as possible.

After a decade of campaigning, UNISON has secured up to £2,000 for workers over historic pay inequality

Council staff will strike on 18 and 19 October after being offered a pay increase of just 1.3% in 2022

Following detailed talks, UNISON has secured an agreement that will see wage increases for most staff providing waste services at the council

Ministers need to urgently agree a package of support for Slough and all local authorities

UNISON campaign sees council significantly change direction and pledge no compulsory redundancies

    The government could ease the social care crisis by handing back to councils in the South East millions in surplus cash raised from business rates, according to new figures published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. If local authorities in the South East were given back their share of business rates that have been collected […]

Despite a new Prime Minister, the Tories show little sign of fairer funding for public services. So it’s more important that ever that UNISON members, and everyone else who care about high quality public services, have the right tools to make the case for proper investment in the services our communities need. Get the Save […]

Our local government workers deserve no less credit and applause than health workers – and they deserve fair pay now