Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged community and austerity

Delegates called for work across the union, including liaising with UNISON’s local government and health structures, to campaign for  proper funding for social care, whether directly provided or […]

Over 400 workers are employed by Outward to provide care and support to people with severe learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions. Most of them […]

Raising the benchmark, the role of public services in tackling the squeeze on pay, by the New Economics Foundation challenges government attempts to create a race to the bottom by […]

Louisa Shuman from Cymru /Wales pointed to one of the worst examples when she told how she and her colleagues had been dismissed and re-engaged by a charity trying to deliver a service on a […]

 “The growing sense of isolation among LGBT workers is another real concern. And we are in a situation where young people are being kicked out from home and have to sofa-surf, live […]

"This research is a wake-up call that shows once and for all that outsourcing is not the way to improve public services or save public money," commented […]

The changes to terms and conditions include a significant cut in pay, a change to the roles being undertaken, and an […]

Zero hour contract jobs are unjustified and unsuitable and the problems they cause families have been under estimated. Exclusive […]

UNISON national officer Matthew Egan presented the findings of UNISON's research and the positive work that has been done with other councils who have signed up for the charter […]

The manifesto - Securing the future of our public services - and related factsheets can be found on the resources section of our Million Voices campaign web pages […]

Vital support for those suffering from mental healthproblems, homelessness or drug and alcohol abuse are being cut in the community leading people to seek help from A&E as a last […]

"It is wrong for the government to use the voluntary and community sector to implement its punitive benefits regime," commented UNISON general […]

The demonstration - plus one in Scotland and possibly one in Northern Ireland - will come just days after local government and school […]

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

And, with less than a year to go to the general election, it sets out what is needed to ensure that […]