Councils on the brink with £4bn collective black hole, warns UNISON report unsn.uk/3MEyN3A

Probation workers in the community bring hope to people on community sentences. UNISON meets the members who are proud to work in probation – and hears about what needs to change. unsn.uk/4ehW1s9

Proud to work in probation - Magazine Probation officers bring hope and rehabilitation to people involved in the criminal justice system. UNISON meets the members who are proud to work in probation – and hears about what needs to change Read the article 👇

As Tories complain about the early release of prisoners imagine their shock when they are reminded 1. Early release was a Tory policy too - infact the conservatives released 10,000 prisoners early to ease the jail capacity crisis. How quickly they forget.. 2. Just one month

Proud to speak out in support of benefits Trades Union Congress. The removal of winter fuel benefits from all pensioners is an attack on universal benefits. We need benefits - like pip & pensions that benefit everybody fairly and fairer taxation of the rich to pay for them! #TUC2024

❗ URGENT- ACTION REQUIRED! ❗ Pay ballots for school and council workers in England and Wales are in the post Over 50% of members must return their ballots to allow you to strike. Vote YES to action 💪 buff.ly/3XbHqaS #PayUP2024

This is a really important @citizensadvice report - our analysis of DWP (May 2024) data shows there are: 🔴 143,000 North East children in households with UC deductions, losing an average £77 (or collective £5.64m) per month 🔴 50% of these deductions are to repay UC 'advances'

After spending more than a decade in power Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has had a eureka moment & solved the prisons crisis As a lawyer I’m not sure how more of this boll**** I can take! Hold onto your seats & as I explain why the legal community is rightly outraged

“Today is a day of shame for our criminal justice system” says Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick Imagine his shock when he finds out early release was Tory policy too - infact the conservatives released 10,000 prisoners early to ease the jail capacity crisis

"My partner and I have made the decision for me to resign, after 24 years as a PO with numerous successful secondments, I have simply had enough. The change I have lived through is breath taking and disturbing." 1/4

"If Probation senior managers can't (or won't!) even implement an Enhanced overtime scheme that was nationally agreed over a month ago, what hope is there that they will ever be able to implement any changes that will improve probation for staff, the offenders or the public!?"

🚨 Breaking News: The Supreme Court rules in favour of UsdawUnion workers against Tesco’s ‘fire and rehire’ tactics! The court upholds an injunction to protect workers’ right to “Retained Pay,” marking a major win for Usdaw and its members. ⚖️ Read more about the case here:

Sara Gorton, UNISON head of health during the Covid-19 pandemic, will be giving evidence this afternoon to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry UK Covid-19 Inquiry on behalf of members and their families Watch live on YouTube: unsn.uk/4dZsdka @UNISONourNHS

"We need to call it out. Sexual harassment is a health and safety issue. It is a trade union issue." Everyone should be able to go to work without fear of harassment. Robyn Richardson FBUNWC secretary received a standing ovation for her powerful speech at Trades Union Congress Congress

Sara Gorton, UNISON head of health during the Covid-19 pandemic, is giving evidence live now to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry UK Covid-19 Inquiry on behalf of members and their families youtube.com/live/z2JOxc3pn… @UNISONourNHS

Hundreds of cleaners, porters, housekeepers and other Colchester Hospital support staff are to continue their strike action this month. The region is asking members throughout the union to support some of the NHS’s lowest-paid staff, by contributing to a strike fund.

Mental health makes up 20% of health issues but gets less than 10% of NHS funding. That’s one of the findings from the Darzi Review, published today, which shows huge gaps in NHS mental health services. 🧵1/11

"We need massive investment in the infrastructure" 🏗️ 💩 Jo Bateman, the wild swimmer suing South West Water for dumping sewage in her local swim spot, just delivered a petition of nearly 50,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street - demanding the gov't to take stronger action to

An excellent explainer from BBC News on #FireAndRehire featuring comments from Neil Todd from Thompsons’ Trade Union Law Group, following the Usdaw win in the Supreme Court today against Tesco - in which UsdawUnion was represented by Thompsons. Why do companies fire and rehire

Funding shortfall of £157m leaves the North East councils on a precipice, says UNISON Local authorities in the North East could be forced to sell land, buildings and other capital assets, as well as cut back vital community services with Gateshead, Newcastle and Durham