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Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments

Reading council – the only local authority in England and Wales never to settle an equal pay claim – will today (Monday) be challenged in court by more than 60 women owed over £1.5m because they were paid less than their male colleagues for years, says their union UNISON. The women – mostly care workers, […]

Dave Prentis is joining thousands of other UNISON activists volunteering to get the vote out in the final week of the election campaign

‘Five days for fair pay’ starts with a four-hour strike on Monday 13 October, followed by four days of action short of a strike for the rest of the week

UNISON event: Probation: stop the sell-off Key issue: Probation: keep it public and […]

As part of the local government NJC 2014 pay campaign in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, UNISON is running a survey to check the impact of falling pay and rising prices

The UNISON local government industrial action ballot in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will start on 23 May

UNISON decided to ballot local government and school members for strike action after 70% of members rejected this year's pay […]

The University of Southampton has become the latest employer since the start of the higher education pay dispute to say that it will raise the salary of its lowest-paid employees

Reading Borough Council has pledged commitment to employment conditions and care standards by becoming the latest local authority to sign up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter this week