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UNISON to consult members over meagre pay offer

UNISON is to consult more than 600,000 of its local government and school members over industrial action, following a meagre 1% pay offer made today

Article on the UNISON National site.

Treasury to benefit from paying local government workers living wage, says report

Report reveals bigger take for Treasury would reduce the cost of meeting the local government pay claim by 55%

Article on the UNISON National site.

Higher education strike – voices from the picket line

Universities and colleges across the country are facing disruption and closures today

Article on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistants praised as a “class act”

The survey also highlights the commitment shown by TAs, most of whom are low-paid women, with 81% saying their workload has increased over the past year, and one in […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON responds to CIPD report into zero hours contracts

UNISON today insisted that huge numbers of zero hours contract jobs are unjustified and unsuitable for many public services, despite new CIPD report.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Inflation forecasts a bitter pill for workers

The Treasury inflation forecasts spell more misery for hard-pressed workers, for those on fixed incomes and families across the UK

Article on the UNISON National site.

Public protection must be paramount

We know that the vast majority of nurses and midwives are good practitioners – we need a system for the many, not the few

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Library service in peril

 Library staff are working harder than ever to keep services running and report escalating stress levels as a result - one in four are stressed at work ‘most of the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Union campaigning persuades council to convene full meeting

Herefordshire council cabinet decides to call a special meeting of the full council on Friday 24 May for an open debate on cuts proposals

Article on the UNISON National site.

NHS sees increased competition with any qualified provider

Any qualified provider is a way of commissioning services that opens up the NHS to a huge range of different providers, as patients will choose from a list of providers for a growing number of healthcare services

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON to fight government plans to abolish probation service

The Ministry of Justice sets out its plans to radically reform the way in which probation services are delivered in England and Wales with the privatisation of 70% of probation work in 21 new contract areas

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON tells Herefordshire council to ‘come clean’ over cuts

UNISON members back campaign to resist heavy job cuts and destruction of non-statutory public services in Herefordshire

Article on the UNISON National site.

Herefordshire council announces another devastating dose of austerity medicine

UNISON demands to know what has happened since February budget and pledges to fight to save jobs and services

Article on the UNISON National site.

Resistance must be based on ‘sound analysis’

MacAskill tells Cardiff May Day rally of UNISON’s ‘potential big idea’ to boost the Welsh economy

Article on the UNISON National site.

Osborne told to back down over Robin Hood tax

UNISON condemns chancellor for meddling with Robin Hood Tax outside the UK

Article on the UNISON National site.