But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.
The article Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Second local authority in the UK to be affiliated with Electronics Watch
The article Lewisham Council commits to tackling abuses in global supply chains first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Plans to abolish ‘no-fault’ evictions are welcome, says union, but more needs to be done for private tenants
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Investigation reveals that councils across England have sold public buildings and land to fund basic services and redundancy payments
The article New report shows devastating impact of council cuts...
This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector
The article UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich first appeared on the...
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The...
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
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The government needs to recognise the importance of the jobs council and school workers do
The article Give councils and schools the cash to fund a decent pay rise and protect services first...
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...
One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s...