UNISON calls for windfall tax on energy company profits

UNISON says the government should look at the balance sheets of energy companies to find alternatives to counter the austerity agenda.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Turning point turns on hard-working staff

Charity is making increased profits, but plans to axe all staff and re-employ them on worse terms and conditions

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON slates energy company profits as bills rise

Union accuses firms of exploiting basic human needs, as families are forced to take the hit for yet another massive price rise

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON says there can be no complacency on jobless figures

The claimant count is still growing – despite fall in unemployment figures, stresses UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

Save policing from privatisation: vote in PCC elections

UNISON says voting in this week’s police and crime commissioner elections is the best way to keep our police public and oppose government cuts to essential policing services

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘We in UNISON stand alongside all those who oppose austerity’

UNISON sends message of solidarity to protesters in Europe

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON warns it will be a cold Christmas for many as inflation rises

Rise in CPI to 2.7% and RPI to 3.2% should act as a warning to the government that its austerity agenda is choking real growth, says Dave Prentis

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government sleepwalking into library crisis, warns UNISON

Cuts will rob future generations of the the vital services that a library can provide, says the union

Article on the UNISON National site.

PCC elections on Thursday (England – except London – and Wales only)

Encourage members to vote in police and crime commissioner elections

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON challenges councils to embrace Ethical Care Charter

As report highlights the crisis in our home care system, UNISON’s charter would improve care for those who receive it and those who provide it

Article on the UNISON National site.