Local government workers rarely seek recognition – but they deserve it. Nominate someone you know who goes above and beyond ...

The unions are warning pay for council and school staff continues to lag behind many other public services. In turn, low wages have led to a recruitment and retention crisis while demand for key ...

UNISON had three big demands for this budget. Policy officer Anna Birley asks: how did the government measure up?

“All other day one rights are protected. Those on sick pay, access to parental rights and protection from discrimination, or for being in a union. Of course, there will be critics. But the bill and ...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson and UNISON London regional secretary Sara Gorton will be visiting Waverley School in Enfield – a special school for pupils with severe learning difficulties – at ...

Commenting on the government announcement that the national minimum wage is to rise to £10.85 for 18 to 20-year-olds and the national living wage increase to £12.71 for workers over 21 from April, ...

Responding to the government’s announcement that new neighbourhood health centres are to be part-funded through public-private partnerships, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Tuesday): ...

“But the government must go further and faster if it wants to fix Britain. “The NHS, schools, councils, the police and other essential services require sustained investment if they are to deliver the ...

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Industrial action can include strike action (which is any concerted stoppage of work) or action short of strike action such as ‘go-slows’ or ‘working to rule’. Although there is no positive legal ...