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Crackdown on the scandal of homecare staff being paid illegal wages is long overdue

Scottish local government members vote in favour of accepting revised pay offer

National health and safety committee marks start of European Health and Safety Week with warning that ‘members have been at breaking point for a long time’

UNISON reminds local government and school members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to vote in the consultation from tomorrow on the revised NJC pay proposals and that they face a clear choice

UNISON has today decided to suspend strike action in local government and schools planned for 14 October and consult its members on new proposals

UNISON Cymru/Wales responds to the Welsh government’s budget announcement and calls for a halt to austerity

And yes, we must stand up for the squeezed middle who have lost so much.But so have our roots, our […]

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has been leading the international trade union response to the threats posed by trade and investment agreements this week.

The government has said that cutting pay saves jobs and services, but members in academies are taking on more work […]

Just check out the 999 Call for the NHS website for details of how you can support the marchers. As the website says: "If like us, you want […]

UNISON is set to ballot members working in academy schools in September on industrial action over pay, so that they could join the next industrial action in October

Dave Prentis puts the case to Guardian readers for UNISON members carrying out a vital role

Survey shows 19% of councils in England do not know whether the homecare providers they commission pay their staff the national minimum wage

With the government spending cuts putting both workers and communities at risk, European Health and Safety Week this autumn will provide a vital opportunity to promote good health and safety practice

UNISON warns that so-called u-turn is not what it seems