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LATC threatens staff pay cuts
The local authority trading company (LATC) Tricuro, set up by Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole councils to provide care for elderly and disabled people, has announced …
We’re hiring! Branch vacancy available
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 …
New regulator for social workers in England
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 …
Council workers strike over privatisation of children’s services
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 …
Branch Lines available now!
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 …
Adults’ Provider Services research challenges options
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 …
Social Workers oppose government’s reform plans
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 …
West Sussex schools’ campaign hits national media
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 …