Move comes on International Social Work Day and explores both the state of social work in the UK today and the union’s hopes for the future
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
local government
Care workers to get £1,000 payment, and will receive the real living wage. But the union says more needs to be done for the whole care team
Article on the UNISON National
site.
UNISON inspired an initiative that will benefit both care home workers and residents
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
UNISON members set to take to the picket lines for a sixth time in continued fight against their employer’s fire and rehire tactics
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
Recommendation is to vote yes to strike action
News, Press release on the UNISON National
site.
If you work in a council or school, your voting papers will be mailed to you in December, with a freepost envelope
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
More and more essential local services are crumbling away. But we can #SaveOurServices
Coronavirus has seriously hit local government finances, but the scale of the problem has been years in the making. Demetrios Matheou and Simon Jackson investigate