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The report reiterates what UNISON has been saying for a number of years: that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in […]

UNISON releases figures as workers take a third day of action in fight against company cutting pay

The month kicked off with good news for members working at Solihull sixth form college, where branch treasurer Julie Robinson’s tenacity […]

UNISON members could lose £2,000 a year under plan by private company

A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley

“I’ve been a care worker for 17 years now,” she says. Mandy is part of Birmingham City Council’s enablement team – a […]

And he assured the members: “We will win – we cannot afford for Birmingham council to win.” Birmingham says it has to tighten the purse strings because […]

Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes

You may have heard us talk about them before but they’re both so blinkin’ important we are repeating […]

Strike action on hold pending further talks

UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers

“Our government and our country must show they care about those who care for our loved ones,” general secretary Dave Prentis told the seminar. He highlighted the success […]

Careworker Bernadette points out that for her, “the accrued time would come to 17 shifts a year. Seven shifts on ‘bank’ would give me […]

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 […]

Care workers at 1st Call have seen their wages delayed before. UNISON has raised concerns that the company has a cash flow issue and could be on the rocks […]