Conference notes that cuts to local government services are biting ever deeper and deplores the damage they are wreaking on local services and our members who work in them. The impact on our members includes job losses, increasing severity and complexity of service user needs, and reduced pay and terms and conditions. Our members are […]
Conference recognises the real threat of climate change to our planet. According to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. The Paris Agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change […]
Conference notes that austerity has seen local authority spending on in work training slashed as staff development budgets have been cut back to the bone. In social care private sector providers focused on making profits provide the bare minimum of opportunities for training. There has also been a shift to online and distance learning and […]
All these conferences are taking place in Liverpool. This follows problems with the union’s RMS membership system […]
A new campaign will raise the profile of the union’s 600,000 local government members
Conference notes that in 2015 and 2016 the Government legislated for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. In April 2019 the Government launched a consultation on proposed draft regulations and guidance to bring the legislation into force. The consultation ends on 3 July 2019. Conference further notes that: 1) The […]
This union opposes plans, outlined in the consultation “Local Government Pension Scheme: Changes to the Local Valuation Cycle and the Management of Employer Risk” launched on the 9th May 2019, from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government , that would allow further education colleges (FECs), higher education institutions (HEIs), and sixth form colleges […]
“In Camden, libraries we have the most reported incidents of violence and aggression across the council,” she said. She recounted her experience of an incident […]
Ms Colin observed that all employers should sign up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, which commits them to treat carers to a minimum set of standards. These […]
There are “too many areas where there are no youth clubs or community centres”. UNISON’s own research has revealed that, by 2016, £387m had been cut from youth services, with the loss […]
Local government pledges continued campaign against privatisation and deregulation of meat hygiene service
Goalkeeping giant who now works with troubled youngsters addresses local government conference
Photo: Marcus Rose Housing is out of reach for public service workers, UNISON’s local government conference declared today. The conference vowed to “continue to make the […]
From campaigning around pay to fairness for apprenticeships, local government delegates discussed a wide range of issues this afternoon
Shirley Scott for the service group executive opened today’s debates at UNISON’s local government conference in Liverpool with a motion on zero-hours contracts. She pointed […]
