Outsourced North West workers win statutory recognition

UNISON members working for PossAbilities in Stockport have achieved a victory this week as the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) declared the union recognised for collective bargaining purposes.
PossAbilities is a social enterprise that delivers support to vulnerable adults across a number of local authorities. Staff working on the Stockport Council-commissioned learning disabilities contract will now be able to collectively negotiate their own pay and terms and conditions with their employer