Lancashire County Council – Social Care Support Worker Strikes

The Chair of the Social Work Forum has sent a message of support to staff in social work teams across Lancashire who are taking a second round of strike action over salary grades and working cover. It reads: As Chair of UNISON’s National Social Work Forum, on behalf of the Forum, I am writing to offer […]

UNISON is standing up for social workers and their profession

Four new films illustrate why social work is important and why being in a union is vital too

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Social worker Angela Medford

UNISON is standing up for social workers and their profession

Four new films illustrate why social work is important and why being in a union is vital too

UNISON urges an end to the ‘ongoing crisis in social care’

‘A decade of austerity has ravaged social care’, conference delegates are told

Social workers are overworked but the data is hiding it

“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”

‘I think we should have more social workers in politics’

Labour’s shadow minister for children and families talks about the problems facing social workers

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Every Child Matters

UNISON members in the fostering recruitment team at Manchester City Council talk about their task

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Every Child Matters

UNISON members in the fostering recruitment team at Manchester City Council talk about their task