Raising status must be backed by better pay
The article Recognition for care is welcome but government needs to deliver on PPE, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Raising status must be backed by better pay
The article Recognition for care is welcome but government needs to deliver on PPE, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The post All in it together? The reality is sadly different It’s the poor who will suffer the most appeared first on IER.Read more…
The postcode lottery that exists in the supply and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) must end, Unite has told the government today (April 15).
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Newspaper ad says ‘Thank you’ to all the UNISON members leaving their loved ones to care for ours
The article Speaking up for our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Many people from all walks of life have been putting rainbows in their windows to try and spread some joy in these difficult times and to show our love and appreciation for our NHS and key…Read more…
With the labour movement reeling from the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism in recent years, the party’s biggest affiliate…Read more…
UNISON service groups all pushing to protect members in the coronavirus crisis
The article Work on protecting members continues across all UNISON service groups first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
The whole labour movement will be shocked by the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism over the last few years.
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UNISON says ‘desperate measures’ in leaked plans could lead to preventable deaths
The article Frontline staff need real protection first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In the first legal test of test of the government’s job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has secured clarification that the scheme can be used by companies in administration during the Covid-19…Read more…
Up to 9m workers may lose out on statutory sick pay, including those in the gig economy, agency workers or on zero hours contracts, and over seven million workers may not be eligible for the job…Read more…
At the NEU, we have been developing our use of digital channels in our response to the coronavirus crisis. This has been a difficult time for our members, with schools mostly closed, new ways of…Read more…
Staff must be properly equipped to prevent deaths
The article Last resort safety equipment plans are ‘desperate’, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Increase was needed much sooner
The article Boost to testing for care workers is welcome, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Streamlined form introduced to deal with current coronavirus and COVID-19 situation
The article Streamlined interim electronic CASE form first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Personal protection equipment (PPE) for frontline workers in the coronavirus epidemic has risen again as the main issue this week after deaths from the virus have continued to jump to exponential…Read more…
Dave Prentis says care workers still face lack of PPE
The article Care home death figures a ‘national scandal’, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Drop duty to save care workers
The article End VAT for PPE to help combat “national emergency” in care homes during coronavirus crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Why did Bernie Sanders fail to win the Democratic nomination in 2020? Let’s start with three explanations that don’t work. 1. The Democratic party establishment conspired to stop him. That was only…Read more…