Local government workers are the lowest paid in the public sector. This pay rise is affordable and long overdue.
The article Higher wages for council employees would save the Treasury money, says...
Commenting on the NHS Providers’ report, There For You: A Better Future for the NHS Workforce, published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “This report hits the nail on the...
The living wage has risen to £8.75 an hour across the UK and £10.20 an hour in London
The article New living wage rates announced first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Midwives, healthcare assistants and hospital porters who belong to UNISON are joining their nursing colleagues demonstrating in Parliament Square today (Wednesday) over the government’s refusal...
As part of our Pay Up Now! campaign calling for an end to the pay cap, members have been telling us their stories of living without enough money...
The article ‘I go without lunch and tell my...
Minimum hourly pay for workers must be increased substantially to reflect the rising cost of living, said UNISON today (Friday). The union is calling on the government to raise the current legal...
National delegate conference agrees to a raft of measures to push forward the campaign against the government's pay cap and, with it, in-work poverty
The article ‘The number one priority –...
With just a few days to go, UNISON looks at what the main parties have to say on the issues most important to our members Pay and the cost of living For UNISON members, pay has not kept pace with...
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including 'national living wage'
The article Minimum wage rates increase first appeared on the UNISON National site.
If the government wants to spend money on tackling low pay, there are better alternatives – like real legal enforcement of the minimum wage to penalise unscrupulous employers and introducing a living...