UNISON members in Doncaster take second week of strike action against Care UK attempts to slash pay, terms and conditions
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UNISON members join National Pensioners Convention in marking National Dignity Day on 1 February
Carolan tells delegates to make sure they take the message out beyond the conference hall to voters
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UNISON Northern Ireland’s retired members meet junior minister Jennifer McCann to highlight the rights of retired and older people in society
New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election
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Help our research to uncover the effect austerity is having, whether you are an LGBT service user or working providing services
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UNISON, the Pensioners Convention and United for All Ages present peers with 10 key questions on the draft Care Bill
UNISON’s national delegate conference meets in Liverpool next week to set the union’s priorities for the year ahead
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Seminar encourages members to get involved in campaigns
Discussion in Parliament is informed by the work of UNISON and the experiences of members working in homecare
Flouting of minimum wage law must be challenged, says the union.
Councils cannot wash their hands of their responsibilities, stresses the union
Local councils are under government cosh, says union, and tells Eric Pickles to ‘get into the real world’
As report highlights the crisis in our home care system, UNISON’s charter would improve care for those who receive it and those who provide it
UNISON launches campaign to raise standards in homecare