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Scottish council workers strike for a fair deal(20/08/08)150,000 staff walk out in protest at below-inflation pay offerPay cut 'a disgrace'(20/08/08) UNISON chief joins Scottish local government workers on strike rallyAll out for Scottish strike(15/08/08) 200,000 council workers to down tools on 20 AugustUnions and employers agree way forward(13/08/08) Local government talks for England, Wales and NI to continue on 22 AugustNews list >
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Social careUNISON 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. Homecare – Important info needed!Branches are asked to participate in a survey that is being conducted on homecare services to assist in the development of UNISON’s campaign around their future. Completed forms should be returned by Friday 19 September 2008.Home Care Seminar(24/07/08) Branches are invited to send members working in home care to a national seminar being held in Birmingham on Friday 10 October 2008. Branches are asked to ensure that registration forms are returned by Friday 26 September 2008. 2008 home care seminar invite: Register HereTop honour for Conwy Council back care adviser(23/06/08) Award acknowledges importance of the role of trainer within the home care serviceHome Care Stewards/Contacts Network(05/03/08) This circular is a request for branches to identify and provide details of home care workers that would like to be included on a new stewards/contacts list. A6799.docBriefing on Health and Social Care Bill House of Commons Second Reading(26/11/07) UNISON supports the Government’s emphasis in the Health and Social Care Bill on the importance of public protection. But we do have concerns. Read our briefing for MP's here and our joint union briefing here.Approved Social Workers - give us your views on the draft Mental Health Act Code of Practice(26/11/07) The Department of Health have issued a revised draft of the Code of Practice for consultation, and we would like your views to input into our response.UNISON Briefing on Children and Young Persons Bill for House of Lords Second Reading(26/11/07) UNISON believes that the Bill offers an opportunity for the Government to work with local authorities and the trade unions to identify ways of improving working conditions, managing workloads and freeing up social workers and other staff to focus on direct work with children, in the way that it has done with the local government and school workforce unions in relation to teachers. However, we have some concerns about the models that have been suggested by the Government as a means of achieving these aims, which you can read here.New regulator for Health and Adult Social Care in EnglandThe Government’s plans to set up a new health and adult social care regulator for England through a merger of the existing Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and the Healthcare Commission (HCC).Research on Direct PaymentsA new UK wide study has been carried out into direct payments in social care. It contains important detail on how schemes are operating, including on pay and conditions for personal assistants, but draws dubious conclusions about staff resistance to expansion of direct payments.Individual Budgets - The Next Big Thing?The Government’s policy is to promote Individual Budgets in social care – ahead of the results of an independent evaluation of the pilots. Branches are asked to circulate the following briefing widely among social care activists and members as a basis for discussion.Review of the Social Work profession- UNISON response(27/06/07) UNISON has responded to the General Social Care Council consultation on defining the role and tasks of social work in England.UNISON responds to Social Care White PaperUNISON calls for Government action to address challenges facing social care services in a letter to Department of Health Ministers in response to the health and social care White Paper Our health, our care, our say.< Back | More > |
CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work • The UNISON national secretary for local government is Heather Wakefield. UNISON Local government 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9AJ localgovernment@unison.co.uk
Recent documents
Pay campaign newsletter: 15 AugustNJC negotiations update - for branches in England, Northern Ireland and Wales Pay campaign newsletter: 15 August
Model letters: NJC pay talksMake sure your representatives hear your side of the story Model letter for councillors
Model letter for MPs
Recruitment leafletSets out why local government workers should join UNISON today - includes an application formRecruitment leaflet
Pay campaign newsletter: 25 JulyAll the latest on the local government pay campaign - for branches in England, Northern Ireland and WalesPay campaign newsletter: 25 July
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