I know it’s a difficult decision to vote to take action and be prepared to lose a day’s pay, but we’ve won through strike action before, and I have every confidence we can do it again
More than a third of a million council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today (Tuesday) on whether to strike over pay.
UNISON is recognising unsung heroes for their contribution to the community
It’s also our job to make sure they’re treated fairly at work and we campaign all year round to protect the public services they provide. So today […]
Care workers, crossing wardens, librarians and refuse workers – they’re among the unsung heroes today (Thursday) being recognised for their role in our communities.
From Rother to Reigate, UNISON members are saying they refuse to be left behind on pay
Over 87% of UNISON members reject ‘inadequate’ pay offer and vote to move to a formal strike ballot
After a decade of campaigning, UNISON has secured up to £2,000 for workers over historic pay inequality
Commenting on the pay offer for 2023/24 made to council and school staff by employers, UNISON head of local government Mike Short said today (Wednesday): “Without investment in the workforce, there’ll be no public services. “Council and school staff are caring for the most vulnerable, educating future generations, and keeping the local environment safe and clean. “These […]
Following the Conservative group’s failure to get approval for the 2023-24 budget at a full council meeting on Monday night, Leader of Derby City Council Chris Poulter said: “We can make available a sum of money for priorities to be negotiated and discussed with group leaders in relation to being able to formulate an acceptable […]
Over 300 staff in a variety of services like trading standards, environmental health and other regulatory services, will now be transferred back in-house
Derby City Council are proposing to cut the equivalent of 162 full-time jobs, axe vital front line services and hike council tax by almost 5% in a last ditch attempt to balance this year’s books. The Conservative-run administration plan to effectively axe community-managed libraries, cut support to vulnerable children and the elderly, scale down highways […]
To celebrate the first UNISON Champions day, the film and TV star interviewed this year’s Local Service Champions winner and rehabilitation worker, Paddy Toner
Councils across the East Midlands face a collective funding gap of over £181m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published by UNISON. Waste collections, leisure centres, nurseries and other vital services will all be hit according to the findings based on information* from local authorities in England, […]
Councils across the east of England face a collective funding gap of nearly £240m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published today by UNISON. Waste collections, leisure centres, nurseries and other vital services will all be hit according to the findings based on information* from local authorities […]
