Local government
Social care
UNISON supports more than 300,000 members working in social care services - for employers in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors.
We campaign for the best possible deal for employees and for the highest standards of care for service users. We support key parts of the government reform agenda but we believe that services are grossly underfunded and that the views of those who deliver the services are too often ignored.
UNISON is working hard to ensure members can give the best possible service to the public. We are lobbying, campaigning and negotiating for:
The key committee where the views of UNISON's social care workers are represented is the national social services forum. Each UNISON region appoints a rep to attend that committee. It provides advice to the national service group executive and guides our responses to government consultation documents.
Child protection plan – UNISON reaction
(06/05/09) UNISON, the union representing 40,000 social workers, today welcomed the drive to get more people into social work, announced by Children's Secretary Ed Balls. But the union warned that more needs to be done to ensure that the job is "made bearable" or risk workers coming in one door and leaving by the next.Social work recruitment crisis leads to vicious circle
(05/05/09) UNISON comments on Local Government Association report into the social work recruitment and retention crisis facing councilsUp Close and Personal
April issue of UNISON's e-newsletter on personalisation in social careYour views on social work with adults
(30/03/09) We want social workers to have a strong voice in UNISON. We need your views now on the pressures for social workers working with adults.Up Close and Personal
(26/01/09) UNISON's e-newsletter on personalisation in social care is launched today. It's an issue that affects all our members in social care including homecarers, social workers, OTs, day services staff, care assistants, admin support staff and managers. You can read the first issue here online.Still slipping through the net?
(26/01/09) Without decisive action, it is only a matter of time before there is another Baby P tragedy, according to findings released by UNISON today.Evaluation of IBs Pilots
(26/01/09) In October 2008 the Evaluation report on the Individual Budgets (IBs) Pilot Programme was published. In response to the report UNISON believes that the government should put the brakes on the current push for all local authorities to roll out personal budgets across the board until the big questions and concerns raised by the report have been addressedUp close and personal
(19/01/09) Personalisation in social care is a major challenge for UNISON. It affects all our members in social care including homecarers, social workers, OTs, day services staff, care assistants, admin support staff and managers. That's why UNISON is launching a newsletter for anyone interested in or affected by the personalisation of social care.< Back | More >
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• The UNISON national secretary for local government is Heather Wakefield.
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