But championing and defending our members are always on UNISON’s agenda
Local service champions
As the biggest local government union in the country, we will always fight for local services – and for the funding that’s needed to provide them. So it was fantastic to see so many people getting behind the heartbeat of our local communities, local government workers, on our first Local Service Champions Day yesterday. There’s […]

With Local Service Champions Day fast approaching on 17 October, we chatted with Diane Peacock, the branch secretary at UNISON’s City of Sunderland branch, about the exciting plans her team have in place to celebrate local government’s hidden heroe

July might have meant the start of the summer holidays proper, but UNISON and our members are still on the case

We don’t always see what council workers do in our communities, but they’re there, making our lives better

‘There is an alternative‘ says general secretary as he lambasts austerity and calls for properly funded public services

Dave Prentis addressing the Local Government Association annual conference in Bournemouth today (Thursday)

‘We are an essential part of our communities,” local government conference hears as it backs new national campaign to promote local service champions

From campaigning around pay to fairness for apprenticeships, local government delegates discussed a wide range of issues this afternoon