Seventeen home care workers employed across the London Borough of Haringey – backed by their union UNISON – are taking care company Sevacare and the council to court in a dispute involving illegal...
The pay of teaching assistants should be agreed nationally like that of teachers, then local councils would not be able to undermine their earnings and working conditions, says UNISON today...
Sunday 11 September 2016 For immediate release The government must use the Brexit negotiations to build a new, fairer Britain, and should start by throwing off the shackles of austerity, says UNISON...
Friday 9 September 2016 For immediate release Commenting on the prime minister’s speech about grammar schools today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The country may be under new...
An estimated £387 million has been axed in just six years from youth services across the UK, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). The report –A Future at Risk: Cuts in Youth Services–...
UNISON's general secretary wants to ensure 'the best possible outcomes' for members
The article Prentis seeks top-level Brexit meetings with government first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Whether they are working to support children and families, or facing low pay themselves, UNISON members know the human cost of poverty
The article Invest to tackle the scourge of poverty first...
Failure to honour the minimum wage is endemic across the care sector as many homecare workers are unpaid for the time they travel between home visits – which can be up to a fifth of their working...
Summer should be a time of warmth and light, but weather aside, there seems precious little of either quality around at the moment.
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The current crisis within the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply regrettable and unnecessary. Last week’s vote to leave the European Union presents the entire labour movement with unprecedented...