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

Some 120 UNISON members in Bath and north east Somerset take action over employers’ ‘work-for-free’ proposals

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 […]

Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together

Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers

UNISON members from across the UK have been telling us about the immense emotional toll that the coronavirus pandemic is having upon them. We know that our members are often the only person present at the death of clients and care home residents, who may be people they’ve known and cared for over many years, and have then had […]

Care workers in Cornwall who look after people in their own homes are to be given more support to do their work. Cornwall Council has today signed Unison’s Ethical Care Charter which sets out a series of commitments to protect the rights of homecare workers and ensure dignity in care delivery through a consistent, well […]

Fundamental reform is needed to create a system fit for the future

Poor government decision making at the heart of problems

‘Everybody is worried about the virus. Carers are worried for themselves, and worried for our clients too’

Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers

New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment

Strike action on hold pending further talks

New report published in run-up to government green paper

Their proposals threaten a further demolition of the welfare state, which will leave all but the very poorest forced to cough up for their care.