14 years of the Tories – social care

UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards describes how the Conservatives have brought social care to its knees

14 years of the Tories – local government

UNISON’s national secretaries reflect on the disastrous effect of Conservative government on their sectors

14 years of the Tories – education and children’s services

UNISON’s national secretaries reflect on the disastrous effect of Conservative government on their sectors

Local government education wins and woes

Education motions closed out the 2024 local government conference in Brighton

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

LG conference: Finance, funding and cuts

Conference hears of the “bleak picture” of local government finance and how it impacts the pay of workers and the services they provide

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Building on the Year of LGBT+ Workers

Local government delegates celebrate The Year of LGBT+ Workers and vow to ‘double commitment’ to fighting for LGBT+ rights

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Young members are ‘the future of our union’

Local government conference in Brighton hears that more must be done to develop young activists in UNISON

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘Essential services are crumbling before our eyes’

Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s local government conference that a Labour government ‘absolutely must’ deal with the council cash crisis

Article, News on the UNISON National site.