Conference hears of successful insourcing campaigns – and agrees to learn new ways of getting messages out to members and the public
insourcing

The jobs of 400 workers at University Hospital Wishaw will be transferred from private contractor Serco onto NHS contracts, with no job losses

After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
End the race to the bottom

UNISON members at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are celebrating after it was announced that they will be brought back in house

In-sourcing, strike suspensions, maternity policy improvements and backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader – it’s been a busy month
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plans to reverse the trend of public services being outsourced to private contractors and bring services back in-house, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This report is a welcome first step on the road to ending the scourge of public service privatisation. For the first time in 20 years we’re seeing positive signs […]

‘Our members deserve equality in terms and conditions’ declares union

Outsourced staff were transferred back in house two years ago, but kept on minimum wage

Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments