George Osborne has condemned the country to decades of hardship and the people to unnecessary wholesale unemployment, with his “ideologically driven, no hope, no ideas, cuts review” warned UNISON, the UK’s largest public service union. The government has failed to…
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It’s hardly dreaming spires… mostly 1960s concrete. At this time of the year there are more squirrels around than people. The early-morning lectures will be the death of me, especially after the first night! And I can’t get my mobile…
How long have you worked at the Branch? 29 years. What do you like about it? I love the work… always want to come to work… never bored… every day’s a plate-spinning challenge. Where do you live? Altrincham. Where would…
UNISON and the other trade unions have been working hard to develop ways of working in the future which will allow City Council services to be delivered as effectively as possible while aiming to avoid compulsory redundancies and maintain the…
We are currently waiting for the Government’s announcement of the Comprehensive Spending review, which is due on 20 October 2010. We will then know the reality of the scale of the ConDem planned cuts across public services over the next…
The Wednesday of European Health and Safety Week has been designated “National Inspection Day” when all safety representatives are asked to inspect their workplace. In 2010, this is the 27th October. The TUC has produced a simple guide to inspections…
Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said: “Our key priority is to make sure that our members’ pension schemes, that they pay into all their working lives, remain sustainable and affordable and that there is no damaging race to the bottom.…
UNISON and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are taking our campaign to Parliament on 19 October to lobby MPs. We need all our MPs to know that public sector workers are furious about having to pay for the disastrous mistakes…
This is no time for cuts – we need to invest in jobs and services that will help our economy recover from recession and build a fairer society. We can afford the services we need – if we cut out…