Search Results for “Local government” tagged local government cuts

Delegates call for action on local government pay

Head of local government Heather Wakefield called the pay cap “a poisonous Tory cocktail, eating away at your living […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Education dominates local government conference on final afternoon

A petition to the government was rejected because “it is about something that the UK government or Parliament is not […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Tide is turning against government’s austerity programme, says UNISON

Paula Barker of North West region said that the government’s recent U-turns on cuts to disability payments, tax credits and police funding suggested a […]

News on the UNISON National site.

The government is making it harder to fight crime, says UNISON

“Instead of raising hopes for new money the government should invest in policing and start restoring the huge cuts imposed on the service since 2010. By […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON opinion: Why councils are on the brink – and how they can be pulled back

With violent crime soaring and vaccination rates dropping youth centres and family centres are more, not less, important than ever before […]

Article, Blogs on the UNISON National site.

Save Our Local Services – campaign pen

Branded pen to be used when campaigning around local gov cuts

Media on the UNISON National site.

Government must invest in youth services after years of cuts, says UNISON

“Our research has shown that since 2010 government cuts have forced 940 youth centres to close with the loss of 4,500 youth workers. “Young […]

Article, News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Legacy of government austerity cuts is a hygiene nightmare during coronavirus crisis

UNISON head of local government Jon Richards said: “Ministers can’t wash their hands of responsibility for the hygiene […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON lobbies for pay justice for school and council workers

Jane Iles, UNISON Cymru Wales local government committee chair said: “Our basic pay has gone down by 20% since 2010 and our conditions have […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Newly elected NEC gets down to business

“They do not even mention what our local communities and local community services are going through.” With more and more councils […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

September – and we are on song!

In turn, that led to almost 60 MPs wanting to talk to local government members on the frontline of the crisis at the parliamentary event. Labour MP Gareth Snell […]

Article, Magazine, News on the UNISON National site.

Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils

Research by the Local Government Information Unit included responses from 131 councils in England and Wales which showed that […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON general secretary salutes members ahead of Rhondda lobby

Local government workers protest over slashed car allowance

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

A testament to the strength of feeling

See the report of the June survey In turn, that led to  almost 60 MPs wanting to talk to local government members on the frontline of the crisis at last week’s parliamentary event. “Councils are at […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Council cuts could mean more children in need let down

A real catastrophe has been building for years in local government. Billions of pounds of cuts mean that few councils can cope with demands from young people. The […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.