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UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue

The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough

Probation staff perform a vital role in our communities, supervising people who have received non custodial sentences […]

UNISON probation members working for six community rehabilitation companies owned by Sodexo could be balloted on industrial action over the company’s voluntary redundancy terms

UNISON members are today (Tuesday) staging a two-hour stoppage in England and Wales between 8am and 10am in the ongoing dispute over pay

Research from the Smith Institute shows that low-paid workers bear the brunt of contracting-out as their pay and conditions get worse

"Privatisation has been about increasing profit for multinational companies. That is what NHS privatisation is about - not patient care or improved […]

A survey of more than 1,000 probation workers has delivered a damning verdict on the government’s decision to break up the probation service

The annual probation trust performance ratings have been published by the government's national offender management service and shows […]

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

With less than a year to go to the general election, UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services

Delegates in Brighton heard Sarah Crow for the national executive say that "introducing a profit motive to this area of our public services […]

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

However UNISON is warning that the proposed reforms will compromise public protection by complicating simple processes and preventing staff […]

The three unions have produced a joint union flier for the day of ptoest - the printing of dispatch of which is being co-ordinated by Napo. UNISON […]