Prentis: redundancy cap will hit hundreds of thousands

“Proposed public-sector redundancy cap will affect hundreds of thousands of workers providing vital public services”, warns UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis

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Budget housing policies condemned

Housing policies announced in the July Budget will lead to fewer social homes at social rents being built, and will cause hardship to vulnerable tenants on modest incomes, says UNISON

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Housing staff suffer thousands of assaults

More than 4,000 physical and verbal assaults on housing staff reported in 2014 and at beginning of 2015

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New ‘right to buy’ will worsen housing crisis

UNISON warns that extending right-to-buy to housing association tenants will mean even fewer affordable social homes to rent and worsen the housing crisis

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Make your voice heard on TTIP

With MEPs due to vote on TTIP next month, now is the time to contact your MEP to call on them to vote for people not corporations

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

How the new government can fix the housing crisis

UNISON backs wide-ranging proposals that will give families, the young and low-paid a chance of a decent home

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UNISON highlights the urgent need for more homes

UNISON calls on the government to start an urgent programme of building affordable homes and social housing that people on low incomes can afford

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UNISON calls for action as newspaper reveals scale of London ‘social cleansing’

UNISON is calling for action to help people in rented accomodation, as the Independent reveals 50,000 families have been forced out of their London homes by welfare reforms and rising rents

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New law bans ‘revenge’ evictions

UNISON welcomes new law which aims to protect renters

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Scottish mental health staff feel the pressure

New report from UNISON Scotland reveals tales of ‘workload increasing but resources being cut and time with each patient going down’

Article on the UNISON National site.