For too long the care system has been weighted towards price and profit. Nothing less than a national care service will suffice. “Vulnerable people have been pushed from pillar to post as owners and care […]
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Never again should the concerns of staff, unions and employers be ignored
Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers
Christina McAnea says complete overhaul needed so no one is left unprotected again
‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated’
‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated: paid living wages, with proper job security and career structures.’
From refreshers on subjects as diverse as English, maths, and the menopause through the Wranx app, to Unionlearn's new Learning At Home collection, you can find them all […]
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 […]
UNISON says ‘desperate measures’ in leaked plans could lead to preventable deaths
Joint unions warned that previous advice from Scotland’s chief nursing officer increased risks for home and social carers
‘Everybody is worried about the virus. Carers are worried for themselves, and worried for our clients too’
Community conference sets out key policies in social care, housing, health and safety and much more
Care and health workers have been told that their roles will be returning to Bath and North East Somerset Council
That was at the heart of a speech from assistant general secretary Christina McAnea to UNISON’s second social care seminar, held yesterday in central London. It involved social care […]
Vulnerable people and care workforce should not face uncertainty