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Campaign launched to highlight role police staff play in keeping communities safe

The ‘We Are Police Staff’ campaign wants to ensure there’s real understanding of what police staff do and a recognition that communities can only be kept safe if these jobs are protected and promoted

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: To preserve our safety, we must protect police staff

Our new ‘We Are Police Staff’ campaign will demonstrate our unwavering commitment to promote and defend police staff

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Police staff in England and Wales offered 7% pay increase, says UNISON  

If accepted, the increase proposed by the police staff employers would take effect from 1 September 2023

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Pioneers of community policing

The Metropolitan Police in London created the first PCSOs the same year, with other forces quickly following. PCSOs work […]

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

UNISON police staff members vote to accept pay offer

Of those who voted, 64% (9,085) voted to accept, with 36% (5,195) opposing. UNISON’s police staff committee for England and Wales met on 4 May to consider the result and voted unanimously to […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Saving the nation

UNISON members tell their stories from the first months of the COVID crisis

Behind the headlines, bigger picture, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Police unions seek improvement of pay offer

UNISON’s national officer for police staff Ben Priestly said: “Despite saying that they are committed to improving low pay in […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Police and justice committee adds voice to George Floyd protests

“We join with those demanding – yet again – that the faith of Black communities in the police, courts, prison or probation must be built on foundations of anti-racism, fairness and decency. We […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Police staff unions ask for 6.5% pay rise (England and Wales)

UNISON and the other unions who sit on the police staff council (Unite and the GMB) are also asking for a 6.5% increase on stand-by and overnight […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Police staff agree two-year pay deal in Scotland

Next April, wages will rise by 3%. In both years, Police Scotland staff who earn more than £80,000 a year will see a flat-rate increase of £1,600. Both […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.