UNISON have launched Bringing Services Home campaign to ensure that essential public services are taken back in-house to ensure quality and not profit.

Better public services – Everyone is working for one employer to provide the best possible experience for your service users. Uniting all employees under one publicly owned employer means that the service is provided in a cohesive way and effective way, benefitting everybody.

Better accountability – Having one employer means that there is clear responsibility, whether that’s through elected councillors, an NHS trust board or education governing body. This means a clear oversight and accountability, the ability to be responsive to the changing needs of service users and to adapt the service if it needs to change.

Better investment – Private companies delivering local services want to make a profit on it – that’s why they bid for these contracts. We don’t think that the money that’s been paid in taxes/tuition fees should be going to shareholders – it should be reinvested in making our services better. Only the public should profit from our services.

Better equality at work – outsourced workers are more likely to be women, Black workers, and migrants. UNISON believes that everyone should have access to decent pay, terms and conditions whatever their identity. By insourcing contracts we can help to make our workplaces fairer and more equal.

Better union recognition – UNISON wants to make sure that employers listen to their staff and the union representatives. Bringing services inhouse should strengthen our collective union voice.