Councils face cash crisis of more than £3bn, says UNISON    

Services at risk unless Westminster sorts council budget crisis

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Endgame: more and more essential services are crumbling away

Vital services are turning to dust. But you can help to save our services

UNISON research reveals scale of council deficits

Finances have been hit by increased spending to deal with COVID and a reduction in income because of the pandemic

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government must urgently tackle funding problems for struggling councils, says UNISON

Council workers should not pay the price for budget problems

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Ministers must fix council funding to avoid ​”catastrophic cuts”

At least £10bn needed to save essential services

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

The government needs to ‘sling their hook’

Local government delegates agree it’s essential to get rid of the Conservative government in order to save our services

Article on the UNISON National site.

Love your library? Tell us about it

UNISON survey of library workers will look at the effects of austerity cuts on the service

Article on the UNISON National site.

Save Our Services blog: The trading standards officer’s tale

For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.

Blogs, SOS on the UNISON National site.

Save Our Services blog: The environmental health officer’s tale

For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.

Blogs, SOS on the UNISON National site.

Join UNISON on SOS Day and fight back against library cuts

Are you ready for this week’s Save Our local Services campaign day, celebrating and defending our library service?

Blogs on the UNISON National site.