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Local government staff keep communities safe, clean and accessible, yet there is often little or no recognition for your hard work.

Following yesterday’s announcement that Nottinghamshire County Council needs to plug a gap of over £60m over the next 3 financial years, the UK’s biggest trade union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently address the ‘broken’ local government funding system. UNISON, which represents local government workers delivering vital frontline services across Nottinghamshire, says Jeremy […]

Workers in Colchester’s bin depots, leisure centres and crematoriums are voting on strikes over the city council’s refusal to offer a decent pay rise, UNISON warns today. Colchester staff had asked for an above-inflation pay rise to make up for years of wages failing to keep pace with the rising cost of living. But the […]

Four more local authorities will be affected in second wave of action over pay

Care workers represented by UNISON today (Monday) took to the streets of Tonypandy to campaign against a threat to privatise services.

Hundreds of vulnerable people in Rhondda Cynon Taf could soon see the quality of care they receive compromised, says UNISON.

Cambridgeshire County UNISON has unfurled a new branch banner for the first time in a demonstration outside the council offices. Emblazoned with the word “Solidarity,” it’s fitting that the banner’s first outing was at a Fire Brigades Union rally, with the branch showing UNISON’s support for a campaign against the dangerous watering down of safety […]

St Albans City and District Council is celebrating Black History Month by signing a charter aimed at combatting racism in the public sector, the council and UNISON announce today. UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter commits the organisation and its leaders to a range of pledges designed to prevent racial bias. It includes championing a racially diverse workforce, […]

Proposals from Leeds City Council that could see around 750 jobs cut to help address financial deficits are extremely worrying, UNISON says today (Wednesday). The local authority says it faces a funding gap of more than £160m to the end of March 2027, with a shortfall of almost £60m for the next financial year. A […]

This week sees Champions Day, when UNISON recognises the local government workforce

Marcia Lewis had worked for Caerphilly Council for more than 20 years, when she suddenly faced the prospect of being fired and rehired. With UNISON’s support, she challenged her employer and won – making a difference for thousands of her colleagues

Industrial action in Huntingdonshire has been called off after the council agreed to implement the pay day UNISON settled last month. UNISON members were due to strike tomorrow, Friday 6 October. A joint release with the employer can be read on the Huntingdonshire District Council website. The background to the dispute can be read in […]

Leisure centres in Kirklees are at risk as the council looks to address its budget shortfall, UNISON is warning. The union has been told by Kirklees Active Leisure that it is planning to make 235 redundancies across five of the centres it runs on behalf of the council, as well as its head office. The […]

Councils across Yorkshire and Humberside have a hole in their finances exceeding £350m collectively for the coming financial year, making it extremely likely they will have to make huge cuts in essential services and jobs, says a report published by UNISON. The figures, based on financial information gathered from local authorities across Yorkshire and Humberside, […]

Councils across the Eastern region have a hole in their finances of £332m collectively for the coming financial year, making it extremely likely they will have to make huge cuts in essential services and jobs, says a report published today by UNISON. The figures, based on financial information gathered from local authorities across the region […]