Charity with caring image bullies its staff with threats of the sack

Turning Point told to practice what it preaches – and to stop tormenting its staff

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

UNISON housing activists gather in Manchester

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

UNISON community workers join protest against bedroom tax

Tax means ‘vulnerable people will be made to suffer’

Attacks on community workers must be stopped, says conference

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

A better start for young people survey

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UNISON welcomes South Lanarkshire pay pledge

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

Government must step away from charitable sector, says UNISON

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

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

UNISON accuses government of making the housing crisis worse

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

Survey shows government grant shifts resources from north to south

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

New community and voluntary bargaining guide

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

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

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

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