New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment
New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment
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
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
"Care workers can now focus on delivering compassionate care for some of the most vulnerable members of society. "This decision doesn’t mean the issue is […]
UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers
New report published in run-up to government green paper
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 […]