Care recruitment crisis won’t end while workers are living in poverty, says UNISON

Decent wages have to be at the heart of the promised national care service the country needs so desperately

Care overspend shows urgent need for reform of sector, says UNISON

Councils often only intervening at crisis point due to funding strains

UNISON calls on government to deliver its promise of a national care service

‘This is about justice. Care can’t wait’

Making social care work in England

A national care service in England is becoming a reality – but there’s still much to do

UNISON on film on the Magazine site.
General secretary at community conference

‘Pushing our vision of a fully funded national care service’

General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s community seminar of the union’s determination to tackle the crisis in social care

Christina McAnea, arms folded, in front of conference stage - 'Fighting for our future'

Opinion: ‘I am determined and optimistic’ for the year ahead

The general secretary looks back on the last year and forward to this new one

The game changer

UNISON policy officer Guy Collis on what a fair pay agreement – as touted in the government’s New Deal For Working People – would mean for the care sector

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Only fairer wages and a national care service can solve the growing crisis in social care

Fair pay needed to begin solving recruitment problems

Conference hears the promise of a national care service

Delegates heard Labour’s manifesto commitment to build a national care service ‘wouldn’t be in there if it wasn’t for our union’

Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, speaking to a nurse while visiting the Cambridge Practice in Aldershot, Hampshire, UK. Photo©Steve Forrest/Workers’ Photos

Wes Streeting: The man who can

The shadow health and social care secretary has one of the most daunting tasks should Labour gain power in Westminster. Who is he, and how will he fix such huge issues?

bigger picture, General Election 2024, Uncategorized on the Magazine site.
Christina McAnea, arms folded, in front of conference stage - 'Fighting for our future'

Opinion: ‘The past is gloomy, but the future doesn’t have to be’

In the PM’s own words, we can now decide between ‘the past and the future’

Dreams can come true

Five people deeply connected to the care sector explain what it’s like now – and what a national care service would mean for them

Behind the headlines, Magazine, Uncategorized on the Magazine site.
Christina McAnea addressing UNISON's health conference

Christina McAnea leads applause for successful UNISON strikers

General secretary stresses the power of UNISON in address to health conference

Government neglect of care has led to low level of public satisfaction, says UNISON

Commenting on the findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey, published by the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust which show falling levels of public satisfaction with social care, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:

Care sector couldn’t function without its migrant workforce, says UNISON

A national care service and a fair pay agreement for care staff are needed to reform the care service