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UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has been leading the international trade union response to the threats posed by trade and investment agreements this week

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

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

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

The union is warning that, with a million more people out of work compared to pre-crisis levels, the […]

Encourage members to vote in police and crime commissioner elections

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

Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy

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

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

‘Battles are being won, but the war continues’ to keep police and probation services out of hands of private companies

UNISON’s national delegate conference meets in Liverpool next week to set the union’s priorities for the year ahead

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