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Could you work for a branch of Britain’s largest public service trade union? Our busy Branch office in Chichester has a vacancy for a Branch …

25th November 2016 • Read More »
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The government is proposing to set up a new regulator for social workers in England. UNISON has been invited to sit on the advisory board. We need you to tell us how the new regulator should operate. The government is currently in the process of making significant reforms to social …

25th November 2016 • Read More »
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Members of Unison, GMB and Unite in Sandwell Council, West Midlands, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the strike action, in response to the decision to set up a private children’s trust. Earlier this year it was decided that Sandwell’s struggling children’s services department, rated as ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted in June …

25th November 2016 • Read More »
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The latest edition (Autumn 2016) of Branch Lines is now available for you to download. It includes several important topics that impact directly on our …

8th November 2016 • Read More »
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Adults’ Services has been carrying out an ‘options appraisal’ of its in-house provider service (such as day care and residential centres for people with learning …

8th November 2016 • Read More »
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A UNISON survey of 2,858 social workers has revealed that they reject key aspects of the government’s proposals to reform the sector.  In August and …

8th November 2016 • Read More »
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The West Sussex schools’ campaign ‘Worth Less?’ has now hit the national press and TV, after widespread coverage locally. The Guardian focused on one of …

7th October 2016 • Read More »
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The RMT rail strikes starting Tuesday 11 October will go ahead after talks broke down between the union and Southern Rail. The RMT put forward …

7th October 2016 • Read More »
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The West Sussex Gazette recently reported that West Sussex schools may have to consider not opening five days a week if the government fails to …

28th September 2016 • Read More »
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