Thank you days for key workers and birthday celebrations for the NHS are great – but what really matters is an increase in pay
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Blog: Why this insult to council and school staff can’t be allowed to stand
The government must do the right thing by the people who have kept us going during the pandemic
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Members cannot be the ones who pay the price for the pandemic
UNISON’s new senior vice president on why post-COVID pay rises are crucial for members
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Greatest gift for NHS birthday would be a proper pay rise for a secure future
PM should show how much the country appreciates health workers
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Recognition richly deserved but government must do more for NHS staff
Pay rise would be appropriate way of showing gratitude
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Let’s show gratitude to NHS and other public service staff on Thank You Day
Hundreds of thousands in public services deserve recognition
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Remembering NHS workers lost to pandemic means learning lessons for future
Memorial service recognises health staff who lost lives
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Formal dispute lodged with higher education employers
After a clear majority of HE members reject the final pay offer, UNISON wants to bring employers back to the negotiating table
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School funding formula takes from the poor and gives to rich, says UNISON
NAO report finds funding cuts for most deprived schools
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Nominate your social workers of the year
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July
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Ending school bubbles and isolation will be dangerous, says UNISON
Rolling back safety measures risks spread
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All eyes on Boris: open letter to the PM on NHS pay
UNISON has launched an open letter for thousands of NHS workers and their supporters to sign in support of a proper pay rise
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Decent pay rise vital to ensure the NHS is fighting fit post-pandemic, say unions
New health secretary Sajid Javid must prioritise pay
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NHS pay campaign: all eyes on the PM for June’s #2DaysFor2k
From the 23-25 June, UNISON health members, branches and regions all over the country got out and about campaigning for what was likely to be the last ‘2 days for 2k’.
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New NHS flexible working rights to improve work-life balance and retain staff
Agreement will open up new options and make requests easier
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Members protest fire and rehire at £73m leisure centre
‘A Labour-controlled council should not engage organisations that use fire and rehire to run its leisure centres,’ says UNISON branch
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All eyes on the PM to give health staff a decent pay rise
No more delay tactics over deserved wage rise
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New presidential team
UNISON’s new national executive council (NEC) has elected a new presidential team
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International solidarity is key to opposing authoritarian regimes
UNISON delegates hear disturbing accounts of the COVID-19 crisis being used as cover to suppress peaceful opposition
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Climate change: ‘there will be no jobs on a dead planet’
UNISON’s special delegate conference gets serious about the scale of the climate challenge
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