Government must not act too hastily and risk safety
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‘Leave that £20 well alone’
A growing number of Tory ministers have joined the chorus of calls to permanently maintain the extra £20 a week to Universal Credit payments that is due to end in September. This week, six Tory…Read more…
Blog: The best birthday or thank you gift is a pay rise, now
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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Unite slams gov’t ‘live with Covid’ plans
Unite has denounced the government’s insistence that the country must `live with Covid’, while refusing to provide the furlough and sick pay support needed to protect workers’ jobs…Read more…
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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On 73rd birthday, NHS ‘in urgent need of massive investment’
New health and social care secretary Sajid Javid should give the NHS a generous birthday present to celebrate its 73rd birthday today (July 5), as the first step in rejuvenating the health service…Read more…
Recognition richly deserved but government must do more for NHS staff
Pay rise would be appropriate way of showing gratitude
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UNISON Labour Link Special National Forum 2021
Yesterday was the UNISON Labour Link National Forum for 2021. Labour Link is the political fund in UNISON for members who volunteer to pay a levy to affiliate to the Labour Party.
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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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Post lockdown beer & curry
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
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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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Batley and Spen: Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Superb news. Well done Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57696431
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Lorry drivers ‘voting with their feet’ over low pay
Unite has warned that proposals to lift immigration rules to allow European lorry drivers to enter the UK for work, will not solve the problems afflicting the industry. The union, which represents…Read more…
First of June 2021
Zero Covid. No recorded deaths. Zero Covid the news announcer, announced. After all we’ve been through together. Is this phase of Covid 19 coming to an end? As for coronavirus, we are told,…Read more…
‘Pathetic’
Three-time grand slam tennis champion Andy Murray has spoken out against the government’s proposal of a one per cent pay rise for NHS staff, calling it ‘pathetic’. Murray is the latest high-profile…Read more…
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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‘Don’t snap the investment wallet shut – our jobs depend on it’
Boris Johnson cut the ribbon at Nissan but we know who really delivered – the workers. We’ve battled for years for UK battery manufacturing. At long last we’ve got somewhere –…Read more…
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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