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The Right to Care campaign received a welcome boost today when it revealed that over 100 MPs, from all parties, have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging the Government to stop the unfair charging of older or disabled people for essential personal care

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today welcomed Government proposals to share expertise across the NHS saying successful managers are the key to turning round failing hospitals

UNISON is seeking a £1,750 or six per cent pay rise for 1.3 million local government workers - 57 per cent earn less than £12,500 a year. The next round of pay negotiations have been […]

ÊÊÊ855,000 earn less than £13,500 basic pay - national average basic wage was £19,406 in 2000; . ÊÊÊ82 per cent of low paid workers in local government are women - […]

Paul Marks, UNISON National Secretary for Health, said "The public and health workers will welcome the prospect of new hospitals serving their local communities. But UNISON has grave […]

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis, today won the support of European Public Service unions, representing over 40m people, for a fair wages fight across Europe. The unions have pledged to back UNISON’s campaign to secure measures aimed at protecting British public services workers, who are being pushed into the arms of private companies as part of the Government’s privatisation plans

Over 10,000 students and supporters are expected to join the march across London, which heads off from outside the […]

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UNISON is seeking a flat rate increase of £1,750 to give a minimum wage of £11,017, or a six per cent increase, whichever is greater, . UNISON Local Government […]

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UNISON is concerned that the price of school meals has risen faster than inflation, while services have become increasingly fragmented as private companies take over

Speaking at a UNISON conference in London today, Dave Prentis General Secretary of UNISON, the UK

Nearly 70% of local government workers considered leaving their jobs in the past year, saying they felt undervalued and poorly paid, an NOP survey has found