The Community Right to Challenge (‘the right’) came out of the Localism Act 2011 and is supplemented by statutory instruments. The purpose of the right is to open up public services to others such as ‘community organisations’. UNISON’s view is that the right is a Trojan horse for privatisation, eroding public services by the back door. It endangers in-house provision of services by removing a council’s ability control its own service provision. Any challenge by a community group represents the breakdown of the relationship between the local authority and the community it serves. Fixing that relationship requires alternative solutions. A4 16pp branch guidance on the Community Right to Challenge.Available as PDF download only.

A postcard format to help recruit and organise youth service workers.

Checklist to help branches ensure academy staff get their NJC 2018-19 pay rise in full.
Available as a PDF download only.

Use this leaflet to recruit and organise housing workers.

Put this poster up to let people know we’re marching to end cuts to libraries, museums and culture on 3rd November in London. PDF for download only.

Order the leaflet and let people know we’re marching to end cuts to libraries, museums and culture on 3rd November in London.

Checklist to help branches ensure council and school staff get their NJC 2018-19 pay rise in full.
Available as a PDF download only.

This handy pocket sized leaflet outlines the pay scales for those staff working in local government. It shows the scales and annual and equivalent hourly rates from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2020. England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This postcard encourages social workers to join UNISON and get involved in Stand up for Social Work, the campaign calling for the government to scrap their accreditation plans.

UNISON’s charter for residential care workers (Welsh & English) – to be used when recruiting and organising care workers

11.12.17: Joint letter from UNISON, Unite and GMB to Chancellor Philip Hammond calling on him to fund ‘a decent pay award’ in the local government settlement

A joint union leaflet (UNISON, GMB, Unite) aimed at the general public making the case for local government and school workers to get a decent pay rise. Bilingual Welsh/English

New sticker saying ‘I joined my library’
50mm diameter – 15 on a sheet
ORDER BY THE SHEET

A guide to using the Public Sector Equality Duty to fight cuts, attacks on pay and conditions and discrimination by public service employers. It explains what the duty is and how you can use it, drawing on successful campaigns to date.

Fair pay now campaign leaflet aimed at women working in local government.

This guide for trade union negotiators handles the issues likely to arise in dealing with local authority grading and pay reviews. Revised in 2017

Handy guide to organising in schools: for reps and organisers

Summary and key findings of the 2016 survey of local government membersin councils and schools produced for UNISON by Incomes Data Research.
Available as a pdf for downloading only .

Campaign leaflet targeting care workers working for major care companies and asking them to join UNISON today. Leaflet only for branches in North West and Yorkshire & Humberside regions.

UNISON’s charter for residential care workers – to be used when recruiting and organising care workers

Pay scale

Branded pen to be used when campaigning around local gov cuts.

Branded tin badge to be used when campaigning around local gov cuts.

This 12-page newsletter explains the complex world of money and investment relating to the Local Government Pensions Scheme funds. It is detailed and aimed at those who are interested in the complex world of pension funds rather than all members. Max order 30 – or email stockorders@unison.co.uk

Research report using survey results looking at the employment of Black workers in local government

Research report on the 2016 survey of local government members in councils and schools produced for UNISON by Incomes Data Research.
Available as a pdf for downloading only .

Local Government annual report 2015/16

Members’ frequently asked questions

Welsh and English briefing outlining the latest on the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign including pay claim details, offer and news on branch consultation.

Briefing for members in outer London outlining the latest on the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign including pay claim details, offer and news on branch consultation. Includes outer London pay scales

Briefing for members in inner london outlining the latest on the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign including pay claim details, offer and news on branch consultation. Includes inner London pay scales

Briefing outlining the latest on the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign including pay claim details, offer and news on branch consultation.

Campaign sticker to be used as part of the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign. Part of a series of proud to be & job title stickers. 16 per sheet

Campaign sticker to be used as part of the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign. Part of a series of proud to be & job title stickers. 16 per sheet

Campaign sticker to be used as part of the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign. Part of a series of proud to be & job title stickers. 16 per sheet

Campaign sticker to be used as part of the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign. Part of a series of proud to be & job title stickers. 16 per sheet

Campaign sticker to be used as part of the Pay Justice for school and council workers campaign. Part of a series of proud to be & job title stickers. 16 per sheet

Bilingual English/Welsh postcard that can be sent to George Osborne, asking for pay justice for school and local government workers.

Bilingual English/Welsh leaflet outlining the Pay Justice for school and local government workers.

A postcard that can be sent to George Osborne, asking for pay justice for school and local government workers.

Leaflet outlining the Pay Justice for school and local government workers.

Part of the Save Care Now! campaign – a briefing outlining the real stories of homecare workers and the families of care users. A powerful and moving read.

Report of a UNISON survey of social work practitioners

This document sets out the motions and amendments carried at conference. It also includes motions admitted onto the agenda but not debated.

This guidance covers what to do if cameras are installed by providers, or worried relatives, to monitor care

Greater London Provincial Council pay settlement for 2014-2016

Pay scales for local government craft & associated employees

Pay scales

Branch guide outlining key information about redundancy in local government, your rights and what you can do if you think you are being treated unfairly

Guidance in facing redundancy in local government – PDF download only

Up to standard? Your guide to using the standards for employers of social workers in England Revised Oct 14

NJC Pay campaign factsheet outlining the 5 top myths around local government pay and the UNISON alternative to the cuts.

Sticker sheets to be used at any future NJC pay strikes. 15 stickers on a sheet

UNISON in Housing Associations newsletter 1, Summer 2014, SOUTH

UNISON in Housing Associations newsletter 1, Summer 2014, NORTH

Briefing outlining the new LGPS regulations including new scheme benefits and main protections.

For use in branches working with credit unions

Advice for branches about how they can promote credit unions and campaign on high cost credit.

Guide to recruiting apprentices including preparation and conversation points.

Young workers and the minimum wage. A5 leaflet with information on the basic employment rights. Of particular use to UNISON members working with young people in schools, colleges, careers services, youth services, leisure centres and through social services. Updated October 2013.

This factsheet explains how part-time youth and community workers have the same statutory employment rights as any other employee

UNISON’s equalities agenda: how UNISON works to build equality into everything we do

Bargaining Support Factsheet

A UNISON report by Steve Davies at the University of Warwick which looks at how cuts are affecting the public library service.

A4 8 page booklet part of the Damage series in local government looking at the impact of the cuts in environmental health includes survey findings.

A4 8pp summary of the survey carried out among members working in trading standards highlighting the damage the cuts will do to individuals and communities.

This guide covers Fending off procurement. When privatisation is under consideration How to cast doubt on privatisation How to rally support for in-house services

A4 branch guidance which sets out to highlight the key aspects of shared services and sets out actions that branches should take.

Branches need to have a good understanding of the procurement process which leads to services being privatised. Covers Basic information on procurement . What a good procurement agreement should cover. A model agreement. Links to other sources.

The attack on public services gives us a chance to build links with community allies to counteract the divisions that keep people from acting together.

A4 branch guidance to help activists understand councils finances in Wales and why council tax freezes and cuts are a bad idea Available only as a pdf for downloading

A4 branch guidance to help activists understand councils finances and why council tax freezes and cuts are a bad idea

Personalisation in social care and the expansion of
the social care workforce provide both challenges and
opportunities for UNISON. This toolkit aims to help branches deal with personalisation in social care.

This A4 guide for branches looks at Best Value in England and Wales taking account of changes since 2010.

This A4 guide looks at how branches should examine council finances when faced with privatisation proposals.

This guide will help branches understand how councils make decisions.

All this is coming at a time when trusts are already making cuts to staff and services to find efficiency savings.

This leaflet outlines UNISONs vision for a 10 point plan for improving adult social work services including a planned programme of investment and national standards on acceptable caseloads

A4 full colour 4 sides manifesto promoting the valuable work of professional librarians in educational settings It sets out the value of libraries; the professionals who run them; and the support UNISON pledges to give them in their work

joint UNISON, APSE & LGIU document looking at the role of elected members in commissioning

A handbook to help those UNISON members involved in the procurement process which offers help in developing a strategy and in accessing resources An order limit of 5 copies has been placed on this publication

Shared services are when a number of organisations agree to share the cost and delivery of service between them.

This handbook outlines duty of care and how to raise concerns