Central government cuts to council budgets are forcing local authorities to rely on tip-offs from the public to combat alcohol being sold to children
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UNISON members took to the streets to make their case for a pay rise in song
£1.20 might not sound like much. But for half a million low paid local government workers, every hour it’s the difference between a poverty wage and a living wage.
UNISON welcomes the resignation of Gordon Coutts, the Chief Executive of Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust
There are still major problems with the sort of jobs that are on offer, and the underlying figures are still stuck in the doldrums
Report reveals bigger take for Treasury would reduce the cost of meeting the local government pay claim by 55%
New figures show inflation fell to a four-year low of 2.1% in November but UNISON members are hardly feeling any improvement.
As the European health and safety campaign comes to an end, UNISON reflects on a few of the many successes branches achieved by taking part in Health and Safety Week 2013
Carers not paid minimum wage, charged 17,000% interest on petrol and risk £500 accident penalty
Union condemns university for not paying living wage while underspending by millions on staffing budget and paying vice chancellor almost quarter of a million pounds
Dave Prentis leads the parliamentary briefing onUNISON’s Worth It pay campaign
Newspaper report shows importance of backing campaign against sell-off – and of voting Yes in union’s industrial action ballot says UNISON
Today represents a landmark for homecare workers. It’s a small step, but one that has the potential to benefit hundreds of thousands of homecare workers across the UK, and the people they care for every day.
Islington and Southwark in London become the first councils in the country to sign up to the UNISON Ethical Care Charter
Austerity measures imposed on housing, health and police services are pushing LGBT people to the margins of society, according to a report by NatCen Social Research, for UNISON.