“This commission must work to a strict timeframe and focus on how to establish a national care service, not on whether to create one. Urgent work to deliver a fair pay agreement must also be delivered ...

Around 300 workers employed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have today (Monday) called off industrial action after agreeing an improved pay deal, says their union UNISON. The employees, who ...

Commenting on the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26 published today (Wednesday), UNISON head of local government Mike Short said: “Ministers’ acknowledgement that council ...

Commenting on the appointment of long-standing UNISON activist Wendy Nichols to the House of Lords today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The appointment of Wendy Nichols as ...

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5 January – Deadline for receipt of Winter Essential Grant Programme supporting documentation 29 January – First notification of AGM sent out to NEC, BWOs, branch secretaries and regional welfare ...

After years of damaging austerity that has left councils at breaking point, investing in services and staff must be central to any reform Commenting on the publication of the government’s devolution ...

As we approach Christmas and the end of another year, I want to thank all of you who have worked tirelessly to keep our public services going. It has been, as always, a challenging year. Yet with ...

UNISON’s written evidence to the parliamentary committee charged with examining the detail of the Employment Rights Bill has been published today. The bill represents the government’s flagship ...