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On top of frozen pay as inflation rises, and heavy job cuts as pressure grows, public sector workers now face an attack on their pensions. UNISON members providing vital public services care, educate and support - they make our communities…
Brilliant spoof from Unison outlining some of the risks of the Health and Social Care Bill:
By Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison For many public sector workers, this morning's news of how much more the government wants to force them to pay for their pension will have been a shock - as well as very frightening. It will have…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk According to the BBC: "Dismissal letters have been sent to about 6,500 Shropshire Council employees. The letter states that all council staff will be dismissed on 30 September and immediately rehired, but…
By Jon Richards Michael Gove says that the government is setting schools free and allowing them to make their own decisions. Yet he can't help interfering in their running and telling Head Teachers how to do their jobs. In his latest…
By Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison Today, delegates at UNISON's national conference in Manchester received a heartfelt message of thanks from Burmese pro-democracy campaigner, Aung San Suu Kyi - who was given lifetime membership…
By James Anthony UNISON members meeting at our National Delegate Conference in Manchester discussed the NHS today. Members from across the union spoke passionately about how important the NHS is and the threat posed to it by the Tories…
By Christina McAnea, UNISON head of health The NHS, our National Health Service - providing world-class care, delivered free at the point of use. It's a service at the heart of our country, used by every single one of us, at some of the…
"While even the Public Accounts Committee admits that the 2007 reforms are good value for the taxpayer and will keep public sector pensions stable, the Condemn Government is still insisting that further reforms are necessary, and are…
By Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison This week, thousands of UNISON members from across the country are gathering in Manchester to make their voices heard at our national conference. In the face of attacks on all fronts, our…
By Angela Lynes, President of UNISON The attacks on UNISON members launched during my time as union president have been unprecedented, both in intensity and in their number. You only have to have a passing glance at the order of business at…
A sleep day today in Westminster with little on the agenda, so it's not surprising that Ed Miliband has allegedly set today aside for a shadow cabinet war council. No doubt events in Manchester at Unison conference will be of very real…
