wherever you are – at home or at work – please join us in a moment of silence. To say thank you. To remember. To show our solidarity. To remember the dead, but also on International Workers Memorial…Read more…
Public asked to observe minute’s silence tomorrow to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute
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Lessons from living through COVID-19
When NEC member Mark Fisher started to feel ill, he didn’t realise it was the new coronavirus and that he was facing a frightening stay in hospital
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Government asked to back minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign
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Care sector should look to the NHS for inspiration
We must grasp the chance to fix the broken care system
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Blog: your right to be safe from harm at work
As UNISON has been working hard for our members during the coronavirus crisis, I know that the issue of getting the right personal protective equipment (PPE) is the still the top priority for…Read more…
Baking for bin men: life as a refuse collector in COVID-19
‘To be honest, the public have been giving us better equipment than our employer’
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Government should mobilise volunteers to take testing to staff, says UNISON
Dave Prentis says millions who offered help could assist by driving vans or in other tasks
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What do carers think of #ClapForCarers?
‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated: paid living wages, with proper job security and career structures.’
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Remember COVID-19 dead this International Workers’ Memorial Day
IWMD will give us the chance to remember the workers who have died because of COVID-19
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Coronavirus: online learning update
New resources available for health and safety reps and care workers at our dedicated learning.unison.org.uk site
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More than a thousand care home deaths highlights ‘shambolic’ government response to Covid crisis, says UNISON
Dave Prentis says government must ‘get act together’ to prevent more needless deaths
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Record numbers join UNISON
“People are joining the union for advice and security at this worrying time,” notes Dave Prentis as growth this year tops 15,000
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Call for minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
International Workers’ Memorial Day has renewed focus
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NHS organisations must be honest with staff over PPE stocks, says UNISON
Rationing shouldn’t take place while supplies exist
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UNISON calls for government to prioritise staff safety before re-opening schools
Suggestions that the government in England is considering reopening schools has caused huge anxiety amongst school staff and parents
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Book review: the birth of the NHS
If you need a distraction in lockdown, here’s a book that celebrates the birth of the NHS and leaves us with an unspoken question: what would be happening now without our health service?
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Council workers keeping vital local services running during the pandemic deserve a proper pay rise, say unions
Chancellor urged to fund top up to pay offer
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Recognition for care is welcome but government needs to deliver on PPE, says UNISON
Raising status must be backed by better pay
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Speaking up for our members
Newspaper ad says ‘Thank you’ to all the UNISON members leaving their loved ones to care for ours
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