Derby City Council are proposing to cut the equivalent of 162 full-time jobs, axe vital front line services and hike council tax by almost 5% in a last ditch attempt to balance this year’s books. The Conservative-run administration plan to effectively axe community-managed libraries, cut support to vulnerable children and the elderly, scale down highways […]
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We have previously communicated that UNISON had wrote in September to the business asking for further financial support for staff, due to the unprecedented increases in the cost of living being experienced by members. The business indicated early on that it was willing to work with UNISON to deliver this, and over the last few […]
You will be aware that UNISON requested additional financial support from your employer Cadent Gas, to help members as they face into a cost-of-living crisis this winter and into 2023. This is outside the normal pay round which runs from the 1st July. Members have received a 4% consolidated pay increase last July 2022. While […]
UNISON’s Dave Ratchford spoke to BBC Radio Nottingham explaining why we’re asking NHS workers to vote for strike action. It follows the ballot result from the Royal College of Nursing and the likelihood of strikes across the NHS this winter. The stakes have never been higher, but this is our chance to make a difference […]
The controversial Workplace Parking Levy, which planned to charge working people £550 a year to park their car, has been scrapped thanks to pressure from UNISON and the city’s other trade unions. Leicester City Council claimed the money raised from the scheme would go towards improving public transport across but was going to take eight […]
Councils across the East Midlands face a collective funding gap of over £181m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published by UNISON. Waste collections, leisure centres, nurseries and other vital services will all be hit according to the findings based on information* from local authorities in England, […]
It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of John Sharman. John was previously the Lincolnshire UNISON branch secretary – a role he held for 22 years – as well as being a former member of the Regional Committee and Regional Council. He will be remembered for his pragmatic approach to the issues, supportive […]
Commenting on the news that Kwasi Kwarteng is no longer the chancellor, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Friday): “Sacking the chancellor won’t put a stop to the economic madness. This is a crisis entirely of the Prime Minister’s making. “The buck stops with Liz Truss for turning the UK into an international laughing stock. “This […]
Derbyshire UNISON members protested outside County Hall yesterday. The Tory council rubber-stamped a decision to close 8 centres for people with disabilities and learning difficulties. This will devastate lives in Derbyshire and put 100 staff at risk of losing their jobs.
Last week, we launched the latest phase of our cost of living crisis campaign, Together We Rise. Turning outwards to the wider public, we’re bringing the message home to as many people as possible, that poverty is a choice made by the powerful. You might have shared some of our campaign graphics or our video on social media […]