Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers
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Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers
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Sara Gorton says funding for early NHS staff pay rise needed as well as cash to prepare for Covid-19 resurgence
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Staff will feel ‘betrayed’ by the move and UNISON will fight for a better deal
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UNISON also calls on the Scottish government to ensure its fair work standards are applied at the Edinburgh university
The article Napier staff to be balloted over planned redundancies first…Read more…
Executive members ‘angered, dismayed and disappointed’
The article HE executive rejects employers’ proposed pay freeze first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Graeme Ellis and Tansaim Hussain-Gul are co-chairs of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee. Here, they look at how COVID-19 has disproved myths about home working being unproductive
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UNISONdirect’s member support team has returned to the office as phone lines reopen
The article UNISONdirect re-opens first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In three months, UNISON has already reached over 40% of the record numbers of people who have joined during lockdown
The article UNISON reports 40,000 calls to members during lockdown first appeared…Read more…
Christina McAnea warns hiring staff will become harder in a sector already ‘desperately’ short of workers
The article Immigration changes “a disastrous mistake”, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Serving public service workers for two decades has been ‘honour and privilege’
The article Dave Prentis to stand down as UNISON general secretary first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Jenny Harvey is a member of UNISON’s trans network, part of the West Midlands regional LGBT+ group and a member of UNISON’s health service group executive. Here, she explains why reform of the Gender…Read more…
While so many people have stayed at home – UNISON members have been on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. And while you’ve been fighting coronavirus to keep communities going, UNISON has…Read more…
Government promises to overseas nurses must honoured
The article Vital health staff must feel valued and supported first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Proper investment would power a return to a more prosperous time
The article Money for public services would mean a quicker recovery first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Poor government decision making at the heart of problems
The article Prime Minister should take responsibility and not blame others for care home failings first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Advice for a ‘gradual and phased’ return puts safety first
The article UNISON publishes library reopening guidance first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
At least £10bn needed to save essential services
The article Ministers must fix council funding to avoid ”catastrophic cuts” first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Julia O’Connell, the vice chair of UNISON’s national women’s committee, explains what’s it like to be pregnant – and working – during COVID-19
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Sick pay for staff essential to limit spread
The article Care home death toll highlights urgent need for reform, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The TUC’s festival of ideas runs from 9-11 July – and there are plenty of remote events to sign up for
The article Organise 2020: TUC’s free festival launches next week first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…