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Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
North Ayrshire becomes latest local authority to put its name to union’s Ethical Care Charter, committing itself to standards for home care services and working conditions
Research published today by the Centre for Health and Public Interest shows what UNISON members have been saying for decades: residential care homes are being run irresponsibly.
Care workers and those they look after are suffering because standards are routinely being breached
It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay.
No-one ever goes on strike lightly – especially when they’re low-paid workers. These care workers […]
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
In Birmingham, home care workers are striking this Saturday, because they’ve been pushed to breaking point. Government cuts to local authority budgets have led to Birmingham City Council slashing the home care/enablement budget by 40%.
Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers
Health and social care partnership commits to achieving fair work, better pay and improved quality of care on eve of Living Wage Week
UNISON represents workers who allow people to live independently in their own homes for longer, working […]
MPs praise UNISON’s campaign to support care workers who are ‘illegally’ under paid
‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter