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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

February is the month of romance, what with Valentine’s Day and Heart UNISON week – and UNISON members were definitely feeling the love during the last 28 days.

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 […]

The month was book-ended by continuing industrial action from Birmingham care workers, who face having their hours and pay cut by a city council trying to save money. As the […]

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

In chronological order (and because it’s all about us!) UNISON celebrated its 25th birthday on the first of the month. We […]

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

New report published in run-up to government green paper

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

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 […]

The company, which employs around 100 staff across six care homes in Plymouth, claimed the lack of pay was "a […]