Mayor welcomes local government delegates to Liverpool

Unions are vital at times like these, UNISON member Joe Anderson declares as he welcomes conference to Liverpool

National inquiry needed to stem water scandal

Water companies making massive profits at expense of customers

Ofwat chairman Jonson Cox attacked over his old water company’s tax affairs

The scale of tax avoidance at many water companies will be a focus of UNISON’s water, environment and transport conference where its general secretary, Dave Prentis, will call for a national inquiry.

Local government a vital vehicle for change

Cuts to local government are not just leading to the loss of services and quality of those that remain, they are fundamentally restructuring UK society for the worse, said UNISON

Largest private healthcare company in the world – HCA – plans expansion into NHS

Christina McAnea, UNISON head of health: “HCA is not the only private company queuing up to get a lucrative slice of the NHS budget. Starved for cash hospitals will increasingly go down this route in an attempt to bridge the gap between the rising cost of healthcare and shrinking NHS budgets. However, transparency and accountability […]

UNISON condemns Greece’s closure of public broadcaster

Greece needs a reliable news source in its time of economic and political crisis, says Dave Prentis.

UNISON accepts NJC pay offer but vows “enough is enough”

Union launches immediate campaign to ensure a better deal for its local government members in 2014

UNISON Northern Health tells MLAs to stop polarising people

Union says it is time politicians stopped with the ‘green and orange’ politics

UNISON cautiously optimistic following announcement by minister

Union welcomes John O’Dowd’s announcement that changes will be introduced in terms of school funding related to directly targeting educational disadvantages

On the agenda: an alternative to austerity

UNISON’s national delegate conference meets in Liverpool next week to set the union’s priorities for the year ahead

Energy drive needs street-by-street revolution

House-by-house energy drive would keep energy bills down and green the country

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

You can help the fight back against attacks on the equality duty by asking your MP to ask them to sign an early day motion reaffirming commitment to the duty

WET conference set to discuss water ownership

UNISON’s water, environment and transport sector conference prepares to meet in Liverpool, with water ownership topping the agenda

Energy members to discuss fuel poverty

UNISON’s energy conference is set for its Liverpool conference, with delegates’ minds focussed on the problem of rising fuel poverty

‘Few tears shed’ over Gwent’s departing chief constable

Chief constable is ordered to resign before she gets the chance to axe police staff