High Court rules that zero-hours workers should have the same protection as others
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Politics can‘t interfere in the approval of PPE, warns UNISON
Political pressure to approve substandard PPE does not bode well for HSE independence once the UK finally leaves the safety of the EU, says the union
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Government must end poverty pay for care staff, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says overwhelming public support for wage rise for social care workers
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Government must urgently tackle funding problems for struggling councils, says UNISON
Council workers should not pay the price for budget problems
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Pay rise and student support are key to increasing nursing numbers
Workforce must be built as registration slows
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Staff need training and support to deliver mass testing to students, says UNISON
Workers must be protected from risk and funding must be in place
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Blog: This is a critical young workers’ month
Jess McGuire, the chair of UNISON’s young members’ forum, says that the pandemic makes this year’s young workers’ month more important than ever
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UNISON prepares to mark One Team Day on 25 November
“One Team Day recognises and celebrates the vital role that everyone in the health team plays to ensure patients get the care they deserve”
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Any vaccine must be delivered by the NHS and public health bodies, not private firms
Government must use weeks ahead to manage rollout properly
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Blog: Why we’ll never stop fighting for a real living wage for all
You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay
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Branch resources review – where we are so far
The review is making ‘good progress’ with a branch survey and in-depth research
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Last chance to add your voice and help support public services
Time is running out to add your signature to our letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor – and make sure the government invests in public services
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COVID reverses progress on financial equality
“When the country starts to count the cost of the pandemic, we can’t allow the burden to fall on women – again”
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‘People are dying’ – how the Home Office is risking lives in the NHS
Even with massive NHS staff shortages, healthcare workers like Arun Kumar have been forced to return to their home countries during the pandemic instead of saving lives
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Care staff deserve equal pay with the NHS
Reform of the care sector is long overdue
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Living wage increase leaves many thousands of health and care staff behind
Ministers must give a well-earned pay rise to all those caring for us
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Government must grant NHS staff a wage rise by Christmas, say health unions
Increase needed to show ministers value staff
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Safety in libraries must be a priority
‘Our library workers need the certainty that will come with their workplaces being closed for this next lockdown phase’
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Our COVID response fund – helping members through the pandemic
UNISON’s There for You charity is reopening the COVID-19 response fund to help members who are struggling as a direct result of coronavirus
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Education staff need an urgent new safety plan for schools, says UNISON
Government must explain science behind keeping schools open
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