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UNISON urges government to ‘back up words with actions’ over illegal wages in home care

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

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Scottish pay consultation result

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Stressed out, overworked and underpaid

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’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Have your say – local government members urged

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government and school support workers strike suspended

The unions will now move forward together to consult their members.  UNISON Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield said: “These have been tough negotiations, in a […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON responds to Welsh government budget announcement

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis’s Labour Party conference speech

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

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON leading the global fight against privatisation

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Academy school support staff to vote on strike

UNISON members in academy schools are voting on strike action after a derisory 1% pay offer meant that they were being expected to take another pay cut this year

Article on the UNISON National site.

Mothers march for the NHS

Campaigners set off from Jarrow to make 999 call for the NHS to Parliament – find out how you can join in and support the marchers

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON to organise ballot in academy schools

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

The scandal of profits before food safety

"The people who carry out these vital roles feel that both the FSA and the government have abandoned them and put the public at risk, simply to increase the profits in the meat […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Figures on home care pay trigger shock and dismay

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

We can manage workplace stress, says campaign

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government leaves backdoor route into child protection for profit making companies

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

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.