Commenting on the complete absence of help in the Autumn Statement for social care or the NHS, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Hopes were raised the Chancellor would conjure up extra...
Aside from those on the very lowest wages, the pay misery for school, hospital and town hall staff goes on. The government’s stubborn refusal to end the one per cent pay cap means wages are lagging...
UNISON will continue to campaign for vital local services to be properly funded after successful day of action focused on social care raised awareness with MPs
The article The campaign to Save Our...
Adult social care is in crisis, but UNISON has a solution – find out how UNISON's proposal to use a £2.4bn business rate surplus in England would affect funding in your area
The article More money...
The government could ease the social care crisis by handing councils back billions in surplus cash raised from business rates, says a report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. The government...
Care staff employed by Dorset company Tricuro are to stage a silent protest outside county council offices in Dorchester later today (Thursday), over plans that could see some employees lose as much...
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Ill-conceived government plans to remove statutory duties protecting children should never have been put forward. “Social workers recognised the danger of...
Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the...
Health and social care partnership commits to achieving fair work, better pay and improved quality of care on eve of Living Wage Week
The article Inverclyde signs up to UNISON’s Ethical Care...
Check our campaign briefing for SOS Day on 16 Novembers for ways you can get involved
The article ‘Social care is at a tipping point’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.