Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson must commit now to funding proper salary increases
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Support the Myanmar workers putting their lives on the line
As the violence and the number of deaths in Myanmar increases, the international trade union movement is asking for funds to support workers
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More must be done to protect care homes from infection spread
Sick pay issues and heavy-handed employers increasing problems
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A 1% increase is neither a pay rise nor the way to treat NHS staff
Matt Hancock should stop trying to defend the indefensible
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Blog: This worrying attack on free speech and the right to protest
The point of a demonstration is to be heard and to have an impact – the explicit aim of the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seems to be to minimise any impact
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Blog: The importance of Black people standing up for their rights
The UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reminds us all of what is at stake in the fight against racism
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‘It’s a relief, a light at the end of the tunnel’ – young women and the vaccine
With vaccine hesitancy high among young women, UNISON members reassure others that there’s nothing to fear
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Blog: To walk without fear
The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has jump-started a conversation about how it can be acceptable that so many women experience fear so often
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School support staff fear ‘big bang’ return’ to school is a safety risk
Workers worry measures to keep them safe aren’t up to the job
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UNISON’s special delegate conference confirmed
New one-off, online event will take place in June, after national delegate conference cancelled due to the pandemic
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Public shows support for NHS staff over pay, says UNISON
Thousands join slow hand clap against government’s proposed 1% rise for NHS staff
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Staff are pushed to brink and fed up with unfair pay
Workers have given one hundred per cent but the government thinks they’re only worth 1%
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Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive
Many workers are yearning for a reason to stay in the jobs they love
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Staff are pushed to brink and fed up with unfair pay, says UNISON
Sara Gorton says NHS staff survey findings send clear message on wages and stress levels
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Specialist mental health support and pay rise needed for NHS and social care staff, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says high vacancy rates have increased impact of Covid
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Let’s call the government out on pay with handclap protest, says UNISON
Public urged to join mass action against government’s proposed 1% rise for NHS staff
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Public money has been frittered away but NHS pay is a vital investment
The biggest cost for all of us will be if the government fails to invest in the NHS workforce
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It’s in all our interests that the chancellor invests in the NHS
The government needs to hit pause and think again on pay
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Government policies failing women on flexible working, says UNISON
Pandemic has highlighted need for new arrangements
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Remembering the matchgirls who struck for better pay and conditions
UNISON is backing a campaign group for a proper memorial for the women and girls who joined together in London’s East End to fight for a better working life
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