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At UNISON, the paradox that our members are saving lives using products made by workers whose rights are violated is very uncomfortable

Are the goods it buys as part of delivering key public services produced without abusing workers?

Survey shows 19% of councils in England do not know whether the homecare providers they commission pay their staff the national minimum wage

A proposed trade deal between the EU and the US would allow private companies to hold the UK to ransom, unless a proposed clause allowing big business to sue the Government is scrapped

Concern at the rise in use of zero-hours contracts sees a range of motions to conference on tackling the issue

If the contract is transferred to SSCL Ltd, there will be at least similar numbers of redundancies – the cost of which will […]

The TPA has wasted the precious time and money of the NHS by asking for pointless information in its latest FoI

G4S and SERCO are the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to government contractors failing woefully and wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money

UNISON Cymru/Wales is calling on the Welsh government to take positive step forward to tackle in-work poverty through the payment of the living wage

"Playing to the gallery in the business world to demonstrate that you are a 'tough guy' with the public sector […]

‘We want to start fighting back and putting money into our members’ pockets’

“ill-conceived mess could cost the university more money, not less”, says UNISON

Huge cost involved in outsourcing revealed

Landmark New Year message pledges UK’s biggest three unions to mobilise in 2011

The Prime Minister is mistaken if he thinks the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is the solution to public service reform, UNISON, the UK’s biggest union said today