UNISON Week-336 – now it’s time to defend councils, care workers travel, university strikes and more.

A report for UNISON on the growth in use by councils of local authority trading companies, their failure to deliver promised cost saving and financial gain, and the loss of pay, condition and protections for the workers delivering these services

A UNISON report outlining the issues with the growth of compulsory competitive tendering for public service contracts, and recommending a programme that puts public interest first

A UNISON briefing summarising the first report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies in its planned 18-month review of the UK pension system