Over a million hospital cleaners, nurses, security guards, physiotherapists, emergency call handlers, paramedics, midwives, radiographers and other NHS staff across England will now benefit from a...
UNISON responds to the Chancellor's Spring Statement
The article Spring Statement leaves public services in a dark place, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The enormous profits being racked up by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) companies should be subject to a new windfall tax, so much-needed resources can be put back into the UK’s cash-strapped public...
“Poor pay has left many public sector families desperately watching the pennies,” comments UNISON
The article Government pay policies are pushing children into poverty, says TUC first appeared on...
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the Minister for the Cabinet Office calling for a new public service ethos to underpin the delivery of services
The article UNISON calls for a...
The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years,...
The government needs to safeguard services and protect staff
The article Carillion’s collapse is terrible for staff and the taxpayer, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
The article LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope first...
Health unions are today (Wednesday) renewing their call for a coherent strategy to improve recruitment and retention, equality and diversity, workloads, well-being and career prospects as the...
Commenting today (Tuesday) on the rise in inflation, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “With inflation at its highest level in six years, many public service workers are facing a bleak...