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UNISON welcomes set of solid proposals that will improve the lives of so many

Proposals will transform lives of those in need and care workers

Funding announced in the Chancellor’s spending review goes nowhere near to solving this

New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment

Central Arbitration Committee says union’s bid for statutory recognition can go head at Scottish care charity

Nominations close at midnight on Friday 19 July

Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14 billion

‘A decade of austerity has ravaged social care’, conference delegates are told

UNISON local government conference hears rallying call in the fight to defend and promote social care

Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on council funding and tonight’s BBC1 Panorama programme on social care, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “After years of relentless cuts, council budgets are stripped to the bone. This is starkly illustrated by the perilous state of social care, not to mention a fall of more […]

Company has rejected UNISON’s offer of serious talks over cutting carers’ sleep-in shift payments

Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that two of the holding companies behind care firm Four Seasons have gone into administration, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The company has been teetering on the brink for some time. While today’s announcement won’t immediately affect jobs or the running of care homes, it should act as an […]

UNISON releases figures as workers take a third day of action in fight against company cutting pay

Response to major report into health service and care workforce

‘The only people who will deliver for social care workers are this union,’ conference delegates hear