Glasgow homecare staff set for strike

Industrial action to come as Glasgow City Council wants staff to take on more responsibilities while increasing shift length and cutting pay

UNISON recommendation on final offer for probation workers

Consultation on offer to take place over the next two weeks (England and Wales)

Stand up for your local government services on 4 February

Union calls on every branch to organise lunchtime or after work rallies to speak up for pay and their local services

Working lives of cleaners offer a throwback to Victorian Britain

UNISON joins forces with Equality and Human Rights Commission to tackle problems in cleaning sector

Here we go again. Won’t this government ever learn?

In a tragic case of déjà vu, the government has announced it is slashing a further 1,500 jobs from the Environment Agency – has it learned nothing?

Government plays Russian roulette with millions of homes

The Government is playing Russian roulette with millions of homes by slashing a further 1500 Environment Agency jobs

2014 recruitment campaign kicks off

Recruitment needs to be our top priority if we are to stay strong and resilient, says general secretary

Cost of childcare putting massive strain on family finances

It is a sad fact that in 2014 women still face too many barriers in the workplace

Showing solidarity with South Korean workers

UNISON staff, led by general secretary Dave Prentis, are showing solidarity with colleagues in South Korea today as they embark on a general strike

There for You winter fuel grants

Winter fuel grants are available again for UNISON members who are having difficulty meeting their heating bills.

Nick Clegg blasts George Osborne’s ‘monumental mistake’ as Chancellor plans to slash welfare spending by a FURTHER £12billion

Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis said the Government’s policies were pushing people to the “brink of despair.” “The Tories certainly know how to kick people when they are down. Chancellor Osborne and the rest of this Tory/LibDem Government are just like a broken record. Their one stated aim is to pay down the deficit. Their […]

UNISON says Government should not gamble with public safety

UNISON is today highlighting the vital need to keep the supervision and monitoring of offenders within the probation service in the light of new figures showing serious offenders are avoiding jail.

Debtline now open 24/7

Money worries don’t go away at night: neither do we

Councils forced to cut budgets by £11bn and worse to come

Councils in England have been forced to cut almost £11bn from their budgets in the first two years of the Coalition government

Government misleading communities at risk of flooding

Further budget cuts to the Environment Agency are “a dangerous gamble” and the government is misleading local communities at risk of flooding