Next government must make social care a priority
care workers
A national care service and a fair pay agreement for care staff are needed to reform the care service
A UNISON event at parliament sought to ignite the political will in Westminster to make a national care service a reality
UNISON hosted the Fabian Society’s National Care Service Summit, bringing together stakeholders to discuss the practicalities of creating a national care service
Julia Mwaluke has led a successful local campaign to get over 100 care employers to pledge to pay workers the foundation living wage
“Insourcing, insourcing, insourcing is the solution to market failure”, delegates hear
Care workers in Powys have been stripped of their paid break times and must now work longer hours
UNISON members have secured the Living Wage for care workers in six out of ten Manchester councils
St Monica Trust workers line up five strike days
Survey shows extent of inadequate sick pay
Urgent reform of care is the answer
Abandoning infection control fund will stop people isolating
When UNISON’s community service group held it’s conference in Glasgow last week, pay for social care workers was top of the agenda