Photo credit: Bradford Council UNISON is calling on Bradford Council to reconsider its plans to close an outdoor activity centre in the Yorkshire Dales, the union says today (Thursday). Ingleborough Hall is a Grade 2 listed building, run by the local authority. It hosts trips from over 80 schools a year, offering activities such as […]
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A commitment by Leeds City Council to enhance the support given to its children’s social workers will help to provide greater protection for young people in the city, UNISON says today (Wednesday). The local authority has agreed to a number of measures suggested by the union that should ensure the service runs more smoothly, and […]
“Care companies couldn’t function without migrant care workers.” Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) from care minister Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them after mid-March, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said: “Care companies couldn’t function without migrant care workers. Firms have to recruit from overseas […]
Thousands of people, including UNISON members, took part in a trade union march and rally in Cheltenham on Saturday, protesting to protect the right to strike. 40 years ago, GCHQ workers were banned from joining a trade union. 27 years ago, they won back that right. Today, the Conservative government is attempting to restrict the […]
UNISON is calling on its migrant worker members in the Yorkshire and Humberside region to sign up to the union’s Migrant Worker Network. The network is an informal group of UNISON members with a first generation immigrant background including overseas and migrant workers, EU settled status workers and workers who have subsequently naturalised as British […]
A UNISON young members officer from Sheffield has won a prestigious national award for the work she has done in the role. The Eric Roberts Award, named after the union’s former president, celebrates effective or innovative campaigning by young members – for workplace issues, or wider political campaigns. Helena Fletcher, the young members officer for […]
UNISON has expressed concern over proposals that could see a private hospital built in Leeds on NHS land, the union says today (Wednesday). The plans from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust would see a private company rent land from the trust to build a private facility. The union understands this would be a hospital providing […]
A long-running dispute between Barnsley College and its support staff is set to continue, after workers voted in favour of further strikes, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Staff have already walked out for 11 days since September. The most recent ballot saw almost 90% vote in favour of further action. The ongoing dispute relates to Barnsley […]
UNISON will introduce a range of measures to support workers at Bradford Council after the authority announced plans to cut more than a hundred jobs earlier this month, the union says today (Friday). The council is the latest to announce cuts to address its budget shortfall, following a decade of underfunding by central government, says […]
Proposals to tackle a budget shortfall at Bradford Council will have a significant effect on the people of the city, UNISON warns today (Wednesday). The council has a large budget shortfall and needs to find savings of around £120m in the coming months if it is to avoid issuing a section 114 notice, which essentially […]