If branches wish to purchase face coverings, they must not be branded and it must be clear that that are not PPE and should not be worn for work
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Blog: This Black History Month, we won’t go back to the old normal
Our Black members deserve so much better
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Addiction support workers enter last day of latest strike
We Are With You continues to refuse to pay promised wage increase, after Central Arbitration Committee rules it has to recognise UNISON
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Health workers will play a part in hitting climate targets for NHS, says UNISON
Report will help NHS move towards net zero
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UNISON submits further education pay claim
Claim for college staff in England seeks a “full restoration” of the loss to pay in the sector during 10 years of austerity
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Only weekly testing of NHS staff will stop the virus in its tracks
The government has failed to keep its many testing promises
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Government breaks pledge to stop low-paid health and care staff paying twice to use the NHS
Boris Johnson promised a lifeline to low-paid workers then callously pulled it away
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Blog: Ten years of the Equality Act and still fighting
UNISON disabled and LGBT+ activist Louise Ashworth looks back at 10 years of the Equality Act
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‘All they’ve done is ignite a toxic debate’
UNISON says the government’s response to the Gender Recognition Act consultation is a missed opportunity and has, once again, let down the trans community
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Migration Advisory Committee report exposes government’s muddled immigration plan
The sector needs to be properly funded and wages increased
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Taking UNISON’s demands to the Treasury
UNISON makes submission to the government’s comprehensive spending review
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Petition launches to get COVID tests for all education staff
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
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Stakes too high and pressures too great to delay NHS pay rise
Staff need decisive government action now
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Saving the lives of the workers who are saving our lives
UNISON is committed to making sure that workers’ rights are at the centre of procurement – looking after the workers who make the equipment that helps keep our members safe – and is running training…Read more…
Health and care staff need reassurance about next stage of the pandemic, says UNISON
UK PPE production will guarantee supplies and cut shipping
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Branch resources review restarts, with pledge to stay on schedule
Over 350 branches have already taken part, with 17 to be approached for in-depth interviews
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University staff speak out about COVID-19 fears
‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’
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Boost wages and scrap tuition fees to turbo-charge nurse recruitment
Ministers must act to fill 40,000 nursing vacancies
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Support jobs and strengthen economy to maintain public services, says UNISON
Fixing testing system and sick pay for all also key
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Government must safeguard thousands of university jobs, say education unions
Joint letter to higher education minister calls for immediate action
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