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Save policing from privatisation: vote in PCC elections

UNISON says voting in this week’s police and crime commissioner elections is the best way to keep our police public and oppose government cuts to essential policing services

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We can manage workplace stress, says campaign

A healthy, unstressed nurse, teaching assistant or council worker will provide a better, safer service for everyone. European Health and Safety Week offers an ideal opportunity to: work with employers […]

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UNISON condemns plan to slash Scottish police control centres

"They are budget-driven cuts. The Scottish government is cutting £139m from police budgets between now and 2017 and £1bn over 12 years […]

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UNISON demonstrates against more police cuts

They are budget driven cuts. Scottish Government is cutting £139 million from police budgets between now and 2017 and £1 billion over 12 […]

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UNISON brands plans to privatise probation service as ‘dangerously misguided’

Probation is a local service. It gains its strength from its links with local authorities, police forces and community […]

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LGPS transitional regulations update

UNISON assures members that there are no plans to reduce the agreed protections in drafting process

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Speak out on 18 October

Ballots for industrial action are also taking place among Scottish local government workers, English and Welsh NHS members, academy school staff and meat hygiene workers. "This autumn […]

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UNISON slams police and crime commissioner for turning down £2.3m

The Westminster government has been slashing police sector budgets and within Wales, the Welsh government has tried to […]

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Probation day of action fliers available

The government is breaking it up up into a new National Probation Service and 21 dommunity rehabilitation […]

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Agreement reached in probation dispute

Agreeing to the package does not mean that UNISON has agreed to the government's plans for probation, Mr Priestley added: "We will continue to oppose the break-up and […]

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Recruitment: Making May matter

Recruitment is the name of the game in every region over the next four weeks – what is your branch doing

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Thousands back UNISON campaign against Nottinghamshire police cuts

"This is a battle for the existence of local policing," said Dave Ratchford, UNISON East Midlands regional head of police and justice. "We […]

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Privatising probation, what comes first: your safety or their profits?

UNSION believes the government is choosing to ignore all the warning signs and recommendations, continuing to bulldoze an untested […]

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August: it was no holiday

And that is something that is affecting councils and local government as a whole – whether vital services such as home care or the local parks that have been a key […]

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Calling all probation members for a protest

UNISON is calling on members to support a protest against probation privatisation this Thursday

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