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"Contracting-out can be little more than a way of slashing the wages of already low-paid workers," he added. "This leads to low morale, higher turnover of staff and lower quality public services […]
They've been discussing their coordinated response to the threats posed to workers, public services and democracy by the rise of numerous international trade agreements including the […]
UNISON delegates speak at range of TUC motions condemning effects of government policy across public services
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
Photo: Steve Forrest / Workers' Photos "We can change course - we can create our Europe!" That was at the […]
"The Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could, if they are agreed, prevent a national, regional or local authority ever bringing a service […]
Privatisation does not produce efficiency, just a downward pressure on pay, writes Sara Gorton of UNISON in a new Left Foot Forward blog as part of Fair Pay Fortnight
Dave Prentis pledges to put the weight of the union behind the fight against the cuts and privatisation of the police and probation services
Carolan tells delegates to make sure they take the message out beyond the conference hall to voters
New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election
‘Battles are being won, but the war continues’ to keep police and probation services out of hands of private companies
You just get: 'Sorry' and they blame it on the poorly-paid workers." Conference backed a raft of measures. These included calling on the NEC to: continue to promote […]
The public sector pay freeze has drastically reduced the amount workers have received in recent years, and workers in private companies and the community and voluntary […]