NI healthcare complaint figures

Complaints about our healthcare system: no room for papering over the cracks – statement by regional secretary Patricia McKeown

School asbestos audit urged

UNISON calls for full audit of school premises and resources for HSE to do proper inspections of all public buildings

Pembrokeshire county members balloted on confidence in senior council officer

UNISON members in Pembrokeshire county council are to be balloted on their confidence in the chief executive at the council following the confirmation that payments made to the senior officer are to be reinvestigated

Care UK members set for new strike

UNISON members at Care UK in Doncaster will begin new strike action tomorrow for two weeks, after the company refused to even discuss a wage rise this year

Keep local government pay on the agenda this summer

Next steps in the campaign for fair pay in local government: day of protest, political lobbying and inddustrial action

Help save our safety net

Support the TUC Saving Our Safety Net campaign – and sign the online petition

Securing the future of our public services

UNISON manifesto sets out the challenges facing public services and policies needed to meet them

Humanitarian concern for Gaza

It is health workers on the front line who are struggling with death and injury in dangerously unsafe conditions, says NI health meeting

Glasgow told to play fair on pay during Games

Pop-up protests coincide with Commonwealth Games, as museum and sports centre workers battle for a fair deal

Park the Charges

Belfast members ask for support against parking charges at Musgrave Park Hospital

18 October: coach parking and more

Update on plans for the TUC organised Britain needs a pay rise demonstration on 18 October, plus information from Scotland and Northern Ireland – get organising now

UNISON wins support at Labour policy forum

UNISON has negotiated a series of amendments on key policy issues which will shape the Labour general election manifesto and programme in government

Meat hygiene ballot – background

UNISON members in the Food Standards Agency are set to ballot for industrial action on pay in the coming weeks, after the employer forced a 0.75% pay rise on them earlier this year

Raising the profile of teaching assistants

UNISON has recommitted itself to raising the profile and professional standing of teaching assistants, as members met shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt

Figures on home care pay trigger shock and dismay

Survey shows 19% of councils in England do not know whether the homecare providers they commission pay their staff the national minimum wage