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Government mutuals plan is “privatisation by stealth”

UNISON calls for “serious investigation” into how mutuals would deliver public services in the interests of the public and employees

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON housing activists gather in Manchester

Meeting debates key issues facing those members who work in housing association

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON community workers join protest against bedroom tax

Tax means ‘vulnerable people will be made to suffer’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Attacks on community workers must be stopped, says conference

Violence should never part of the job, say delegates at UNISON’s community conference

Article on the UNISON National site.

A better start for young people survey

Under 27? Take two minutes to fill out our survey

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes South Lanarkshire pay pledge

The council commits to implementing the latest living wage increase for its employees on lowest pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government must step away from charitable sector, says UNISON

Charities have a unique role and must be free from government interference, says the union

Article on the UNISON National site.

Pension poverty beckons as confusion reigns for community and voluntary workers

Decent pension scheme means the difference between dignity in retirement and just scraping through by relying on state benefits

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON accuses government of making the housing crisis worse

Union calls on the government to make capital funding available to housing associations and councils

Article on the UNISON National site.

Survey shows government grant shifts resources from north to south

Money for new homes bonus scheme is deducted from council grants and redistributed

Article on the UNISON National site.

New community and voluntary bargaining guide

UNISON has just produced a new guide to bargaining in the community and boluntary sector

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls for last-ditch talks with charity

A race to the bottom is not the way to attract and retain decent staff, the union tells Turning Point

Article on the UNISON National site.

Helping members after the floods

UNISON help and advice for branches dealing with members who have been affected by the recent floods is now available

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON condemns government’s housing policy

Union describes planning minister’s comments about a ‘moral right’ to decent homes as ‘a bit ripe’ given the government’s ‘shambolic’ housing policies

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON says government’s plans for housing are ‘shambolic’

Union says the government has slashed affordable home budget by 60% and caused confusion in planning

Article on the UNISON National site.