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UNISON says it is wrong to make the savings by drastically slashing members' pay. Helen Harrison, UNISON Rochdale branch secretary, said: "Our members provide a vital service to […]

This is a pay cut in real terms. until a Living wage is paid, the union believes GLL should reinstate the […]

But members have been in dispute with We Are With You after it reneged on promises to pay NHS rates to staff whose roles were transferred. The dispute is a long-running one, with 11 days […]

"UNISON will continue to fight for our members to have decent employment and retain the fair pay and conditions that they have fought so hard to win. Our members working for Gwalia are highly committed and […]

But following pressure from UNISON, the cleaners have won a 3% pay rise, backdated to April, and they will all be put back on full NHS contracts in December. This […]

Complete opposition to the privatisation agenda has always been a demand of our union, and now – after many years when Labour pushed privatisation, rather than opposing […]

To make up the difference and get the same pension as the LGPS provided, the delegate told conference that she would have to out […]

They seek to divide public and private sector, employed and unemployed and disabled people from the rest of society, Merv Butler tells Labour conference

In a similar vein, UNISON has also produced new guidance for branches and regions to help them understand the process that must be gone through when services are put out to […]

“MPs need to pledge to do everything they can to get us public test and trace now," they commented. Find out more here – including how to get involved […]

Only by bringing the party back together, can we build better public services for all. Only by bringing the party back together can we ensure decent pay for our public service champions.

Heather Wakefield, UNISON head of local government, said: “The government has been pushing the mutual and co-ops agenda hard as a new way of […]

"They tell us that private companies can do it better, faster and cheaper," she told conference: "We all know that's a big fat lie." She reported that the US had a […]

Time to return services to public control

The move will see millions of patients’ medical records handled outside the NHS. This is likely to mean the closure of several regional NHS England, hundreds of […]