UNISON has condemned the government’s plans to hike the fees charged to migrant people for visa applications. The cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge – a double tax migrant workers... read more →
Caretakers, sheltered housing wardens and other staff at Clarion Housing Group – the largest housing association in the country – have rejected a 5% pay offer, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union says this is essentially a wage cut... read more →
Researchers from the universities of Surrey, Keele and Birmingham have today (Tuesday) published the first guidance to support NHS workers after a colleague dies by suicide. The recommendations are based on a two-year study... read more →
UNISON has defeated the government in the High Court over strike-breaking legislation that was introduced last summer. The High Court has ruled that the legislation, which allows employers to use... read more →
Last week, I spoke on the BBC’s Politics Live about the need for a proper debate on funding for public services in this country. Public services aren’t just the A&E... read more →
UNISON and has signed a recognition agreement with the anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust. The union has 46 members at the charity, mainly office and home-based staff across the UK.... read more →
Commenting on the small decrease in the number of vacancies in social care in England, reported by Skills for Care today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The need for... read more →
UNISON has launched a new stage in its One Team Us2 campaign to ensure that members working for private contractors in the NHS get the same pay as their colleagues... read more →
Migrant staff coming to the UK to take up jobs in social care are being forced to pay back thousands of pounds in fees, housed in sub-standard accommodation and even forced to share beds with colleagues,... read more →
UNISON’s general secretary Christina McAnea has written to two major figures in the regulation of the water industry about the reported financial mismanagement of Thames Water. The company, which supplies water... read more →