UNISON celebrates the school support staff who go above and beyond to give our children the best possible education with our Stars in Our Schools campaign. Tina Kemp is one of them
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School catering staff win in the Wirral after UNISON pressure
Private company abandons plan to make staff redundant and will now access the government furlough scheme
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Pay restraint is a “cruel blow” for those working tirelessly in the pandemic, says UNISON
Staff need pay rise to maintain morale
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Public support not going back to normal
‘The people and services who delivered so much during the pandemic deserve so much better – as do the communities they support’
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Government must let schools go online to rescue Christmas
Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference
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Blog: You are doing your school and your union proud
Stars in Our Schools is celebrating the people who keep our schools running – and this year, we need to recognise their contribution more than ever
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Covid contracts need proper scrutiny to end gravy train
Ministers must be held to account after spending billions of pounds of public money
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Young members: time to get active
Marking Young Members’ Month, Sonya from the West Midlands shares her perspective
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Blog: Time to celebrate and look after our young members
This young workers month, let’s listen and support one of the fastest growing groups of our membership and ensure they don’t pay the price of the pandemic
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UNISON welcomes better health and safety protection for zero-hours workers
High Court rules that zero-hours workers should have the same protection as others
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Politics can‘t interfere in the approval of PPE, warns UNISON
Political pressure to approve substandard PPE does not bode well for HSE independence once the UK finally leaves the safety of the EU, says the union
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Government must end poverty pay for care staff, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says overwhelming public support for wage rise for social care workers
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Government must urgently tackle funding problems for struggling councils, says UNISON
Council workers should not pay the price for budget problems
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Pay rise and student support are key to increasing nursing numbers
Workforce must be built as registration slows
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Staff need training and support to deliver mass testing to students, says UNISON
Workers must be protected from risk and funding must be in place
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Blog: This is a critical young workers’ month
Jess McGuire, the chair of UNISON’s young members’ forum, says that the pandemic makes this year’s young workers’ month more important than ever
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UNISON prepares to mark One Team Day on 25 November
“One Team Day recognises and celebrates the vital role that everyone in the health team plays to ensure patients get the care they deserve”
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Any vaccine must be delivered by the NHS and public health bodies, not private firms
Government must use weeks ahead to manage rollout properly
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Blog: Why we’ll never stop fighting for a real living wage for all
You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay
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Branch resources review – where we are so far
The review is making ‘good progress’ with a branch survey and in-depth research
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