Care employees have been undervalued and ignored for too long.
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Care employees have been undervalued and ignored for too long.
The article Care sector pushed to brink by staffing catastrophe first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Before the three year spending review next week, UNISON’s petition piles the pressure on the chancellor to end the pay freeze
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The union’s retired members come together virtually, discussing a wide range of issues, determined as ever to make their voices heard
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UNISON is concerned that saving money and not the needs of learners or staff is the main motivation as FE colleges move to a mix of online and in person learning
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UNISON will be playing a key role up to and during the global summit on climate change. But branches and members don’t need to go to Glasgow to take part
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World Menopause Day is a reminder that the menopause is a workplace issue, says Christina McAnea
The article Blog: Why we should all take the menopause seriously first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Funding for maintained nursery schools must secure their future
The article Hundreds of school staff march on Downing Street to save nursery schools first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
North Northants council announce they’ll pay staff the real living wage in the run up to Living Wage Week 2021
The article Council decision helps mark 20 years of the real living wage first appeared…Read more…
UNISON police and justice conference hears emergency motions calling for a fair pay award as staff anger rises over government’s 0% ‘rise’
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Addressing UNISON police and justice conference, Sarah Jones says the murder of Sarah Everard ‘must be a watershed moment’
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Employers urged to increase offer ahead of industrial action plans
The article Council and school staff deserve increased pay offer, say unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a pernicious attack on our legitimate democratic practices – and we should all be worried, says the general secretary
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Central rather than local government funding needed
The article Social care is a national problem needing a national solution first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Delegates to UNISON’s first live conference since the beginning of COVID-19, push on with a packed schedule
The article Police and justice delegates stress frontline pandemic role first appeared on…Read more…
Assistant general secretary delivers message from Christina McAnea, while also saying that there is money for the government to pay public service workers more
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Waiting times are an indication of the intense pressure on NHS
The article Ministers must protect staff looking after the nation’s health first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools
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Care is in crisis but there’s a simple solution. A proper pay rise for staff.
The article Government action on pay holds the key to care staffing emergency first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Wholesale reform of social care also key
The article Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government must deliver ‘a fair and just’ response to the climate emergency
The article NEC backs mobilisation for climate day of action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…