Newcastle City Council has pledged to tackle race discrimination and promote equality by signing UNISON’s anti-racism charter.
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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

The government must fund local councils properly for the first time in more than a decade in order to keep communities safe and rebuild the country after the pandemic, says UNISON today (Monday). Unless ministers fix the current funding shortfall – estimated to be in the region of £10bn – there could be tens of thousands of job losses and catastrophic cuts to local services in […]

Cleaners who feared their pay and pensions would be reduced by being transferred to private firm are celebrating after Middlesbrough Council dropped the plan, says UNISON. The 140 workers – who are among the lowest paid staff at the local authority – were told their jobs were to be outsourced to a number of contractors. […]

The three unions have now called on the local government employers to think again and come up with a better offer so talks can continue as soon as possible.
The 140 workers – who are among the lowest paid at the local authority – have been told their jobs are to be transferred to a number of private companies