Papering over cracks – the truth about social housing

Housing is going to be a major issue at this year’s general election. One UNISON housing activist explains the sector, and why he and his colleagues are being brought back in-house

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Community members stage a photo op in support of a national care service at UNISON's national community seminar and conference 2024

Fragmented and under-funded

Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard how funding and organising pose particular issues across the sector

Angela Rayner speaks from the podium at UNISON national community conference 2024

Community conference told: ‘You are the stewards of the New Deal’

Angela Rayner spoke to delegates at community conference 2024 to tell them “our movement is bigger than the sum of its parts and we will achieve together”

7 people, all in the same blue shirts walk away from camera across a field, the sun setting in the distance. It is a diverse group with a child and a person in a wheelchair. Some of them have their arms around each others shoulders

UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like

They’re the most diverse group of members in the union, but they have an awful lot in common – as they meet this weekend in Chester, welcome to the community service group

Kevin Jackson speaking to rows of delegates

‘We need to outlaw fire and rehire forever,’ declares UNISON community conference 

The annual conference was held in Bournemouth on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 March

Homes for all – housing day of action

A day of action on 11 February will call on the Westminster government to fund a rent freeze and end evictions during the cost of living crisis

How to be a good lockdown neighbour

With everyone spending more time in their homes because of lockdown, the work of staff at housing associations is even more important in helping make sure everyone carries on being a good neighbour

How to be a good lockdown neighbour

With everyone spending more time in their homes because of lockdown, the work of staff at housing associations is even more important

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Detail of Settled Status guidance for members cover featuring four black and white mugshots on green and purple background

‘We need to promote settled status scheme’

Community conference hears of threat to social care workforce

Photo of Cardiff city hall

‘We are in the business of protecting the most vulnerable people’

Community conference sets out key policies in social care, housing, health and safety and much more

picture of platform at UNISON community seminar with Mark Drakeford speaking at rostrum

‘Thank you for your work dealing with floods’

‘I want to thank you and through you all UNISON members,’ Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford says as he welcomes community delegates to Cardiff

Front of terraced housing

UNISON calls for safe, decent and affordable homes for all

Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade

UNISON sign at the union's centre in London

Get elected – and help UNISON remain relevant and effective in the 2020s

The nomination period is about to open for this year’s service group executive elections

A vote for public services?

What do you think of Labour’s manifesto? Will you be voting to protect public services on 12 December? We’d like to hear your views

The UNISON member rebelling against extinction

Amanda King was arrested in London in October while protesting peacefully against inaction on climate change

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