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

The group’s existing plans will cost staff as much as £15 for each sleep-in shift. Some staff work three of these shifts each week and face a cut to their […]

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

“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 […]

UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report

Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON