The proposals exclude the best solution, which would be to allow local authorities to operate their own services, says UNISON
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A proper pay rise is crucial to keep the NHS running
Paying health staff is an investment, not a cost
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New policies pose a huge risk to the future of social housing
Right to Buy reforms could divert funding away from new council housing, says UNISON
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Government must try harder on vaccines before leaping to the law, says UNISON
Everyone should be offered jab but not coerced
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Covid inquiry needed to learn pandemic lessons and prevent future frontline worker deaths
Pay rise would show appreciation for Covid response
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Blog: the fight goes on for fairness in social care pay
UNISON will continue campaigning with renewed vigour for the major reform that the care sector so desperately needs
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UNISON signs job protection deal at Chesterfield Borough Council
Following a UNISON campaign, over 1,000 workers at Chesterfield Borough Council have been given extra job security
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Health workers win two-year battle against privatisation in Frimley
UNISON members have won the battle to keep their NHS jobs, after threats to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary were made in April 2019
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Supreme Court sleep-in appeal decision is blow for everyone in social care, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government must act now to overhaul broken system where staff are paid a pittance
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Additional money for social care must be used to support staff who self-isolate, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says employers must use extra infection control cash to support staff
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Details announced for local government special conference
Committee believes it’s important for service group branches and activists to be able to discuss the issues faced and shape the work to come
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Westminster government out on its own on NHS pay, says UNISON
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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