More must be done to make mental health services safer and kinder places to work
The article UNISON responds to funding for crisis mental health services first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The Chancellor’s promise that there’ll be no more PFI contracts signed is welcome
The article PFI abolition pledge doesn’t help public services with contracts first appeared on the UNISON National...
Years of wrecking ball austerity have left local services in a perilous state
The article Budget doesn’t end the austerity nightmare first appeared on the UNISON National site.
115 MPs sign UNISON letter to Philip Hammond
The article Key council services need funding, Chancellor told first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government must reverse its cuts to universal credit so that workers are allowed to keep more of the money they earn every month, says UNISON today (Thursday). Millions of workers on the minimum...
The budget was another opportunity for Philip Hammond and Theresa May to show they had understood the anger caused by their government, and a nation’s fear of what impact their attacks are having on...
There’s no actual money on the table
The article Budget leaves public services “gasping for air” first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Governments should not be afraid to make the case for higher taxes to pay for the investment in pay, services and infrastructure our country needs. A higher rate of income tax for those who can most...
The council is backing UNISON’s campaigns on ending the public sector pay cap and promoting dignity in social care
The article UNISON welcomes Liverpool City Council commitments to fair pay first...
The government must make the right choice, after so many years of making the wrong choices.
The article Blog: The Chancellor’s budget choice is between decent services and lost services first...