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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

And care worker Clare Tomlinson-Baker had cause to celebrate with the news that her case seeking minimum wage payment for when she […]

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

The month was book-ended by continuing industrial action from Birmingham care workers, who face having their hours and […]

She is a single mother and worries about providing for her daughter Amina. “During these six-weeks holiday we’re normally going away and doing little camping trips and days out and stuff, but […]

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

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 […]

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, […]