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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

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

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

A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley

Birmingham care workers are on strike because the council thinks they’re an easy target for cuts

With no change of heart from the Labour-controlled council in Birmingham, Mr Prentis pledged the full strength of […]

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

Strike action on hold pending further talks

Towards the end of the discussion, we all spoke about what changes care workers would most like to see. Our list included: Better staffing levels of "real […]

New report published in run-up to government green paper

The workers who are being asked to shoulder the cost of this change earn just over the national minimum wage of £7.85 an hour. UNISON organiser John Drake […]

Cornwall Council has today signed Unison’s Ethical Care Charter which sets out a series of commitments to protect the […]

UNISON has branded 1st Call Home Care a disgrace after finding the Plymouth care firm failing to pay workers a month’s wages. The company, which employs around 100 staff across six care homes in Plymouth, claimed the lack of pay was “a glitch”. Despite promises to deal with the issue by the end of Friday, […]