Welfare reforms risk forcing disabled people out of work, says UNISON Government plans to cut a key benefit for disabled people could stop tens of thousands of workers from continuing... read more →
Lindsay McNaught, chair of the energy service group executive. Image: Steve Forrest The pay systems currently in place within the energy sector simply don’t deliver fair pay, delegates at this... read more →
UNISON local government conference passed a motion on supporting Black workers in local government. Introducing the motion, James Minto from the national Black workers executive said, “Black workers are the backbone... read more →
A motion was passed at UNISON’s local government conference to encourage all local authorities to adopt the disability employment charter and to introduce a statutory two-week time limit for employers... read more →
NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout due to the relentless pressure of calls, sometimes involving suicides, stabbings, shootings and patients dying before ambulances can reach them, says UNISON... read more →
Plans to restructure councils across England could deepen the sector’s financial crisis, putting vital services and staff at risk, says UNISON today (Monday). Ministers last year announced their intention to... read more →
On the second day of UNISON’s annual local government conference, the most impassioned speeches focused on members’ concerns for young trans people in an increasingly hostile political climate. The motion,... read more →
Christina McAnea addresses WET conference. Image: Steve Forrest UNISON’s water, environment and transport (WET) service group conference was held in Liverpool on Sunday. Several motions focused on the importance of... read more →
Sunday afternoon’s local government conference focused upon early years workers and support staff in schools, who were described as “the backbone of our education system”. Yet despite their vital role,... read more →
A motion for the government to meet its pledge for a national care service, rather than “kicking the promise back into the long grass”, was passed at UNISON’s local government... read more →