Helga Pile says government must guarantee a fair and consistent wage
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Blog: When you’re the wrong sort of ‘vulnerable’
Kathleen Kennedy, deputy co-chair of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee, writes about the impact on disabled workers of being classified incorrectly
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Clearer guidance still needed on face coverings in schools in England, says UNISON
Ruth Levin says government should allow school staff and pupils to wear masks if they want to
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New evaluation system should help government concentrate on delivering for social care, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says reform needed to address gaping chasm between ministers’ pledges and the reality
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Homerton Hospital workers secure living wage and sick pay victory
But outsourced staff still have much to right for, says UNISON
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Councils forced to pick up the pieces from failing test and trace
UNISON calls for urgent improvements to a ‘chaotic’ system in England
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Outsourced cleaners at Luton and Dunstable Hospital claim NHS pay victory
UNISON applauds ‘life-changing improvement for these vital workers’
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Blog: LGBT+, COVID-19 and mental health
Eileen Best, of UNISON’s national LGBT+ committee, talks of the pandemic’s massive impact on mental wellbeing
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Police unions seek improvement of pay offer
Employers offer nothing to address ‘the ongoing scandal of low pay in our police forces’, says UNISON
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Limit on mega council pay-offs could cost middle-income workers thousands
Long-serving staff caught up in flawed government law
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Government must do all it can to defend jobs and stave off mass unemployment, says UNISON
NHS and care sector must be in best possible state
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UNISON joins attack on housing minister over fossil fuel divestment
Open letter condemns suggestion that pension funds engage in ‘constructive engagement’ with fossil fuel companies
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NHS workforce need actions to match the promises, says UNISON
Sara Gorton says People Plan must be backed with investment for early and significant pay rise
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Sunderland members give out 3,000 gift packs to local government workers
‘We’re looking after the people who are looking after the people’
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Public want NHS staff to get early and significant pay rise
Pay award should be in place before the end of the year
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Pride is a protest – get ready for our virtual event
Get set to join UNISON’s virtual Pride is a protest event this weekend
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‘We need our union to be stronger than ever’ Dave Prentis tells NEC
General secretary says UNISON members won’t ‘carry the can’ for another economic crisis
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Blog: Will the elderly be expected to pay for COVID-19?
Rosie MacGregor, the chair of UNISON’s national retired members’ committee, warns that older people may face further challenges to their well-being post-COVID-19
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More cleaners needed to make English schools safe for return of pupils and staff, says UNISON
Jon Richards calls on government to provide schools with funds to increase cleaning services
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Pay announcements mask “something altogether more sinister”
All public sector workers need a pay rise
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