Migrant family ban makes no sense without proper reform of social care (13 Feb 2024)
The care worker at the heart of UNISON’s Supreme Court challenge (15 Jan 2024)
NEC hears of shocking conditions imposed on migrant care workers (15 Jan 2024)
Government must invest in social care to drive the economy (19 Sep 2023)
Migrant care staff in UK ‘exploited and harassed’ by employers, says UNISON (12 Sep 2023)
Roadmap launched for a national care service to transform lives, says UNISON (8 Jun 2023)
DCC Care worker (Community) - short-term services consultation (21 Mar 2023)
UNISON to campaign for a national care service (21 Jun 2022)
Absence of sick pay for care workers shows system needs reform (21 Jun 2022)
Government must commit to social worker reform (25 May 2022)
Care workers put their lives on the line for £8.72 an hour during COVID (30 Mar 2022)
Council apologises to UNISON for non-consultation over homecare payments (24 Feb 2022)
UNISON seeks answers from council over payments to home care workers (21 Feb 2022)
Take the profiteering out of care and pay staff fair wages (29 Sep 2021)
Government must act over minimum wage laws affecting care workers (28 Apr 2021)
Sleep-in decision blow for everyone in social care (19 Mar 2021)
- Get tough with care home operators not paying their share of tax (1 Mar 2021)
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It is crucial to all existing members that we continue to grow our base in social care. The more members we have, the more pressure we can put on employers to listen to the concerns of their staff and make improvements. New UNISON members help strengthen existing ones!
Can you distribute some of our handy contact cards at your workplace? It will take just a few minutes but they could be the most important minutes of your week!
Email dave.gorton@unisondc.co.uk and we'll post some out to you.