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Rochdale carers to strike over cuts to pay and conditions

UNISON says it is wrong to make the savings by drastically slashing members' pay. Helen Harrison, UNISON Rochdale branch secretary, said: "Our members provide a vital service to […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON community workers join protest against bedroom tax

UNISON's community and voluntary sector service group chair Kevin Jackson said: "UNISON members in the community and voluntary sector are proud to […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Attacks on community workers must be stopped, says conference

Violence should never part of the job, say delegates at UNISON’s community conference

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON accuses government of making the housing crisis worse

Union calls on the government to make capital funding available to housing associations and councils

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON says government’s plans for housing are ‘shambolic’

Union says the government has slashed affordable home budget by 60% and caused confusion in planning

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like

I can tell you who we represent. UNISON has 85,000 members in community, they are: housing officers, care workers, support workers, admin […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and conditions’

L&Q, Hyde Group and East Thames housing associations opened talks last Friday on the biggest merger in the sector’s […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Action for Children unions suspend pay strike for talks

The strike over pay due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday) at the charity Action for Children, by members of Unite and UNISON, has been suspended. This is to allow talks to continue with the conciliation service Acas. Both unions met the charity’s management again at Acas this afternoon. Unite and UNISON consulted their Action for […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members at Action for Children overwhelmingly vote for industrial action

A total of 73.5 per cent of UNISON members employed by Action for Children voted for strike action. The figure voting for industrial […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Help halt the government attack on housing

To help, the union has published a briefing on the bill, which can be downloaded from the UNISON websites and includes suggestions for how people can take part in the campaign. The bill […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Budget housing policies condemned

With rents rising in the independent and private rented sector, creating an affordability crisis, plans to cut or freeze housing benefit will mean […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

New law bans ‘revenge’ evictions

UNISON welcomes new law which aims to protect renters

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Scottish mental health staff feel the pressure

New report from UNISON Scotland reveals tales of ‘workload increasing but resources being cut and time with each patient going down’

Article on the UNISON National site.

How to be a good lockdown neighbour

At a time when so many employers are failing workers, Lynn feels grateful for how Citizen have managed COVID-19. “As soon as the lockdown happened, our head of HR produced […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

UNISON calls for safe, decent and affordable homes for all

Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade

Article, News on the UNISON National site.