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The Police and Crime Commissioner elections are the public’s last chance to save policing services from privatisation, UNISON warns

‘People before profits’ is the message behind a new advertising campaign, designed to warn people about the dangers lurking in government plans to privatise more public services

The marchers are joining tens of thousands more on the TUC's "March for a Future that Works" to send the government a strong message that their austerity agenda is not […]

Use your vote against police privatisation (England and Wales only)

Encourage members to vote in police and crime commissioner elections

The elections, taking place on Thursday 15 November, will decide the future direction for policing in terms of privatisation and police resources. Yet despite huge public opposition to […]

Commenting on the plans, UNISON national officer for probation staff Ben Priestley said: “These plans will dismantle the probation service – […]

UNISON praises ‘sensible decision’ and warns that privatisation of police services is a danger to the public

UNISON members working for the company can expect to receive their pay rise, including any back pay, on 28 March

Government urged to act now, and invest in a proper, proportionate probation workforce

Union accuses the justice minister of deliberately dismantling the probation service

Ahead of unemployment figures, Prentis calls on government to change course

Reoffending rates have recently fallen to 35%. Ben Priestley, UNISON national officer for police and justice, said: "There is already a very successful organisation that is busy […]

UNISON presents its alternative vision for the future of the probation service

The Ministry of Justice sets out its plans to radically reform the way in which probation services are delivered in England and Wales with the privatisation of 70% of probation work in 21 new contract areas