Help stop the hospital closure clause

The government wants to make it easy to close wards, departments and even hospitals: take action now to stop them

UNISON responds to Williams Commission call for Welsh council mergers

UNISON Cymru/Wales response to the recommendation contained within the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery to merge Welsh local authorities

Dimensions pay offer accepted

71% vote to accept 2013-14 offer

National young members weekend

16-18 May: a great chance to meet, work, and socialise with other young members and learn some key skills

Sickener for patients and visitors as NHS hospital charges minimum £4 for parking

Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Public service workers have been hard hit by the Government’s freeze and squeeze on their pay.”

Christmas debt will last all year for UK’s low paid workers – shocking survey reveals

The finding came in a survey by public service union UNISON, which also showed seven in 10 members had already cut back on groceries and gifts. Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Public service workers have been hard hit by the Government’s freeze and squeeze on their pay.”

UNISON calls for more power for PCSOs

A new UNISON survey of 2,700 Police Community Support Officers reveals today that eight in ten (81%) say they need additional powers to do their jobs effectively.

Christmas spending tips families over the edge as households debts spiral

New UNISON survey reveals it will take until November for low-paid workers to repay their Christmas debt.

Khan urges members to become politically involved

Addressing the UNISON Black members’ conference, Sadiq Khan MP issued a rallying call for delegates to increase their political involvement

Prentis tells politicians to show an alternative

General secretary tells Black members conference that Labour must stand up for ordinary people

Black members are ‘stronger in UNISON’, conference hears

UNISON president Maureen Le Marinel addressed the opening session of the union’s annual Black members’ conference in Brighton today

Birmingham University staff strike over pay

Support grows for striking university staff as information reveals scale of spending on agency staff

Boasting about inflation? Cameron needs a reality check

Cameron reaction to the latest inflation figures shows a massive reality gap between his government and what is being felt by the majority of people across the country

Birmingham Council caught in perfect storm

Council should have followed the law but instead the former Tory controlled council chose to waste time and local taxpayers’ money

UNISON writes to Chancellor on low pay

UNISON has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer putting the case for a decent pay rise for local government workers