Commenting on the latest UK inflation figures announced today (Wednesday), UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said: “Higher prices, soaring rents and sky-high mortgages are a living nightmare. “Government ministers don’t... read more →
Commenting on the report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) that suggests most councils in England aren’t confident they can offer the legal minimum of social... read more →
If you’re a member in England or Wales and you work for a council or in a school, you have just two weeks left to vote for strike action. It’s... read more →
UNISON’s national delegate conference last week approved a rule change that has an immediate impact on the union’s young members. Delegates agreed to raise the ceiling age for young member... read more →
The higher education pay strike ballot for 2023/24 is open until 31 July, so there is still time to get the vote out. UNISON sent out a text this week... read more →
UNISON’s newly elected national executive council (NEC) convened for the first time on Friday afternoon, at the end of national delegate conference in Liverpool, to elect a new presidential team.... read more →
National delegate conference turned its attention to the cost of living on Friday morning. Conference debated a trio of motions on the issue: the first calling on the NEC to... read more →
National delegates today underlined the union’s ongoing fight for the rights of its Black members, by passing three motions in the closing sessions of conference. The first focussed on the... read more →
A future Labour government should do all it can to bring outsourced contracts in health, education, police and councils back in-house, says a new report from UNISON today (Friday). Any... read more →
High rents and mortgage payments are a cause of major financial stress for nearly a third of public service workers including cleaners, care staff and teaching assistants, says UNISON today (Friday). A... read more →