Unite | Stand up for social care

Unite’s Retired Members Stand Up for Social Care

Across the country, vulnerable people are struggling for accessible, affordable, good quality, compassionate social care. Unite’s retired members know that enough is enough; we need the government to act, now.

For the first stage of this campaign, Unite’s retired members are joining forces with Unite’s Local Authorities sector to demand fair funding for local councils and the social care they provide.

The funding crisis in local councils is forcing cuts in services, leaving those who need it without necessary support. Our MPs must act to stop the cuts to jobs and services and back our calls for fair funding now! Read more about Unite's Fair Funding campaign. 

Coming up as part of Unite's Retired Members social care campaign: 

• A landmark social care survey of tens of thousands of retired members
• Contributing to social care policy through the Casey Commission

Send your MP a postcard to demand fair and full funding for social care!

For 15 years local authorities have faced brutal austerity cuts, with frontline workers and services facing the brunt. This has to stop. The impact of the cuts can be seen in social care, with one in seven paying over £100,000 for their care in a privatised, fragmented system. Families are forced into selling homes, taking on unpaid care roles, and seeing their loved ones suffer from a lack of accessible, affordable support.

Meanwhile, social care and local authority workers have faced years of real term pay cuts, reductions in terms and conditions, fewer resources and job losses. But none of this is necessary.  Austerity is a political choice, and we can see that it has failed. We call on the Labour government to do the right thing and fund adult social care fairly.

Send your MP a postcard today 

Materials to share

Download and print your own leaflets and posters to take action on social care in your area.