Press Releases
UNISON and PCS forge alliance to fight cuts
(08/09/2010) Two giant public sector unions to campaign together against the cutsUNISON in the press
(08/09/2010) Observer interview - Sunday 5 September, 2010 and Guardian Society, Wednesday 8 September, 2010.Connaught crisis is warning sign to bring maintenance back in-house
(08/09/2010) Tenants and workers will pay the priceTaxpayers' alliance costing taxpayers millions, warns UNISON
(05/09/2010) UNISON turns tables on taxpayers' alliance - shows wasting public money for political endsSomerset County Council job losses
(03/09/2010) There is an alternative to the mantra of cuts says UNISONUNISON launches eight star plan to improve community service
(01/09/2010) Community sentences can be cost - effective alternative to prison, given right resourcesEd Miliband backs UNISON dinner ladies' campaign for fair pay
(31/08/2010) School meals workers deserve fair treatment.Plans to axe NHS Direct - UNISON response
(28/08/2010) UNISON says NHS Direct a success story - private call centre could not replace itNurses can't cure carnival fever - 25 year of South Connections
(27/08/2010) UNISON supports award-winning soundsIFS Budget Report - UNISON steps up campaign against cuts
(25/08/2010) IFS report confirms regressive budget hits poor hardestUNISON takes legal action over NHS white paper
(24/08/2010) Union challenges refusal to consult the publicLibrary numbers down - UNISON response
(24/08/2010) Cuts set to hit libraries and local communities hardMotorcyclist receives compensation after amputation
(23/08/2010) UNISON helps nursing studentHospital worker forced into early retirement wins compensation
(20/08/2010) Employers must listen and take action on health and safetySurgical kits contamination danger - UNISON response
(20/08/2010) In house sterilisation is safer, more efficient and more reliable.UNISON hits back at ''misleading'' local government productivity claims
(20/08/2010) Far from low productivity, comprehensive independent studies report public sector productivity boostBitter-sweet celebration for A Level students
(19/08/2010) Careers service major casualty of cutsResearch shows that women could wait 50 years for equal pay
(19/08/2010) On top of this, women are bearing the brunt of the recession warns UNISONHealth visitor cuts warning
(18/08/2010) More health visitors would help protect vulnerable babiesWinter fuel payments save lives
(18/08/2010) Government must think again before cutting fuel payment lifelineInflation piles misery onto workers hit by pay freeze
(17/08/2010) Inflation continues to heap misery onto council workersFines for mixed sex wards - a publicity seeking stunt
(17/08/2010) Fines will not help hospitals struggling with funding cutsRecord applications for BT apprenticeship scheme - UNISON response
(16/08/2010) Huge cuts risk a lost generationPFI adding to funding crisis warns UNISON
(13/08/2010) New figures show PFI will cost the NHS £65billionJob loss figures cold comfort warns UNISON
(11/08/2010) Government should be investing in jobs to keep the economy moving3000 job losses at Notts County - UNISON response
(11/08/2010) Cuts are bitter blow to region, hit hard by the recessionGrandmother attacked by aggressive patient
(10/08/2010) Care worker forced to quit careerTribunal backs Lancashire Hospital workers' equal pay claim
(06/08/2010) Unsocial hours payments must be fair and equalForging ahead with plans to implement NHS white paper before consultation illegal warns UNISON
(06/08/2010) Public, patients and unions should be consulted over white paperCIPD call to ban strikes - UNISON response
(06/08/2010) Bankers to blame, not public service workersCall to double up on social workers after double tragedy
(03/08/2010) Demand for change on Baby P anniversaryNew wave of NHS social enterprise schemes, staff buy - out, not buy - in.
(03/08/2010) Government playing Russian roulette, warns UNISON.UNISON wins compensation for criminal assault
(30/07/2010) UNISON wins compensation for care assistant attack.Cutting caseloads would save lives says UNISON
(29/07/2010) New survey shows just one in five social workers have enough time to work effectively with childrenBritish Gas profits leap - UNISON response
(28/07/2010) Call for fair deal for energy customersLatest Mid Staffordshire Trust report- UNISON response
(27/07/2010) Hard working staff help to turn round Trust reputation.Report into the death of Khyra Ishaq- UNISON reaction
(27/07/2010) Birmingham Council must take action to prevent tragedies like this happening again.UNISON calls on MPs to spare a thought for cash - strapped families in summer recess
(26/07/2010) No holiday for public sector workersUNISON welcomes Kings fund report
(22/07/2010) Sharing best practice is key to boosting NHS productivityUNISON backs Ed Miliband for Labour Leadership
(21/07/2010) One member one vote (OMOV) ballot takes place end of August - ballot closes 22nd SeptemberUNISON wins nearly £1 million for care staff sacked by Excelcare
(20/07/2010) Women workers compensated for sackingsBig Society - Big cop out - Warns UNISON
(19/07/2010) This plan is all about saving money..Protestors call on Government to curb reckless education plans
(16/07/2010) UNISON members join Westminster rallyAxeing 60,000 police jobs will "see crime rates soar", warns UNISON
(15/07/2010) UNISON response to police job cuts reportCall for councillor expenses hike “a disgrace”
(14/07/2010) UNISON condemns allowance plansWhite paper signals more NHS privatisation and less stability
(12/07/2010) UNISON slams new health plansGP commissioning raises tough questions
(09/07/2010) Fullest consultation needed on GP commissioning proposals warns UNISON1600 schools targeted in anti-academies campaign
(08/07/2010) UNISON call closer screening on the academy programmeNHS waiting times - UNISON response
(07/07/2010) Legacy of Labour lives on, but tough times aheadFree-loading, pension-cutting employers, cost the taxpayer billions-warns unison
(07/07/2010) Private companies taking the taxpayer for a rideNEET figures rise - UNISON response to Audit Commission report
(07/07/2010) Now is not the time to cut vital services and jobsBusting the non-jobs myth
(06/07/2010) UNISON calls for scrutiny on the millions councils waste on private consultantsUNISON hits out as Teaching Assistant training fund is scrapped
(05/07/2010) Government's breathtaking short-term thinking could damage children’s education.Report reveals the devastating impact of low pay on families
(05/07/2010) UNISON warning over damaging impact of pay freeze and service cuts.40% Cuts Would Send Shock Wave Through Economy
(03/07/2010) Leaked reports of 40% cuts in public sector would be devastating warns UNISONNew worker death stats - UNISON response
(30/06/2010) Figures grossly underestimatedCumbrian health workers one step closer to equal pay
(30/06/2010) Ground breaking judgement gives thousands of other women hope.Cracks appear in coalition over academies
(30/06/2010) Nick Clegg should listen to parents, and to his partyGrowth fund a "drop in the ocean of cuts"
(29/06/2010) £1bn regional growth fund to be spread across the countryUNISON and TUC report shows extent of regressive budget
(28/06/2010) Report shows how hard the emergency budget will hit low income familiesUNISON calls on Police Minister to honour pay pledge
(25/06/2010) UNISON is calling on the minister to honour the third year of their pay dealMisery goes on for local government workers
(24/06/2010) Local government employers refusing low paid staff the £250 pay riseCameron invite to public sector workers - UNISON response
(24/06/2010) Cameron invites public sector workers to suggest ways of cutting out waste in the public sectorGovernment piles more misery onto workers
(24/06/2010) Government plans to raise the state pension age for men to 66 by 2016Come clear on local government pay
(23/06/2010) Will low paid workers get a £250 pay rise this year?Dave Prentis re-elected as UNISON General Secretary
(22/06/2010) Ballot results released todayBudget: Government declares war on public services
(22/06/2010) UNISON reaction to budgetCouncil tax freeze will blow hole in budgets
(21/06/2010) UNISON has accused the Government of using council tax as a political footballUNISON granted leave to appeal in Parkwood case
(21/06/2010) UNISON has been granted leave to appeal in Alemo-Herron & Ors v Parkwood Leisure Ltd casePublic sector pensions' review should be comprehensive and independent, says UNISON
(21/06/2010) Dave Prentis has urged the Government to stop issuing misleading figures and mis-informed statementsUNISON cuts survey reveals where axe will fall in further and higher education on day of protest
(21/06/2010) Results reveal that thousands of support staff and teaching staff jobs will be axedUNISON steps up fight against cuts
(18/06/2010) UNISON steps up its campaign against £10.5bn spending cutsStop misleading people over public sector, warns UNISON
(18/06/2010) Fundamental flaws in the Policy Exchange reportGlasgow council worker elected as union president
(18/06/2010) Angela Lynes has been elected as president of UNISONReport reveals benefit of involving trade unions in workplace change
(17/06/2010) Union involvement can build good communicationsLost tax and benefits from public sector job losses would cost £15bn says UNISON
(17/06/2010) UNISON calls for Robin Hood Tax to boost recoveryPFI hospitals facing cuts - UNISON response
(17/06/2010) Contracts must be properly scrutinized says the union.Unemployment figures - UNISON response
(16/06/2010) Protect public services and create opportunities for young and unemployedGovernment double speak and myths about public sector pensions
(15/06/2010) Government pension myths are scaremongeringUNISON warning over strike threat on pensions
(15/06/2010) Extract from UNISON Chief, Dave Prentis’s speech to the union’s annual delegate conference in Bournemouth.Private companies boast of inside knowledge of the budget
(14/06/2010) Boasts by private companies, if true, shows exactly whose side the coalition government is onThe homecare companies that couldn't care less
(14/06/2010) Workers exploited, elderly people missing out on careParents and children short changed, and teaching assistants exploited, says UNISON
(13/06/2010) Teaching Assistants being forced to step in and cover for teachers without proper training and support.Social work review - UNISON response
(10/06/2010) UNISON warns that precious time should not be wasted going over old groundUNISON tells Birmingham City Council "pay women workers what they are owed"
(09/06/2010) UNISON calls on council to drop its appealFinal piece of the jigsaw for Stafford Hospital
(09/06/2010) UNISON warns that going over old ground would be counterproductive and wastefulUNISON chief demands Iranian activist Mansour Osanloo's freedom after safety fears
(08/06/2010) Call for justiceC4 Dispatches report into children's social services - UNISON reaction
(08/06/2010) Spending cuts add pressure to hard pressed social workers'No race to the bottom' warns UNISON
(08/06/2010) These cuts have consequences and are damaging to public servicesCameron speech - UNISON reaction
(07/06/2010)UNISON condemns Israeli attack on Gaza Flotilla and UK Government's "muted" response
(03/06/2010) UNISON is calling for an immediate, unconditional end to the siege of Gaza40 years after Equal Pay Act women still fighting for equal pay
(28/05/2010) UNISON is calling for action from employers and the government to give women equal payUNISON chief attacks coalition's plans for massive cuts in public services
(27/05/2010) Dave Prentis will speak at the Wales TUC conferenceUNISON warning over academies
(27/05/2010) Academy status would not deliver better educational results for childrenBaby P social workers - UNISON response
(26/05/2010) UNISON welcomes the GSCC's recognition of the challenging environment for social workers in HaringeyUNISON fuels energy debate at prospectus launch
(26/05/2010) UNISON is calling for a national debate about the future of our energy sectorCall for Government to sign up to social work reforms
(26/05/2010) UNISON highlights the fact that the social work system currently stands at breaking point'Dismal' Queen's speech spells danger for public services
(25/05/2010) UNISON warns that Lib Dem/ Tory plans will undermine vital public servicesScrapping of strategic health authorities - UNISON reaction
(25/05/2010) UNISON express concerns about plans to scrap SHAsCuts announcement signals worse to come - Everyone will suffer
(24/05/2010) The new Government is completely ignoring the human impact of these cutsPeople in UNISON
Dave Prentis, general secretary
Keith Sonnet, deputy general secretary
Angela Lynes, president
Eleanor Smith, vice-president
Chris Tansley, vice-president
UNISON, 1 Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9AJ. Telephone: 0845 355 0845.
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