The anti-strike bill is draconian and undemocratic, and will do nothing to fix the problems this government has caused
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Christina McAnea tours pickets on second NHS strike day
The general secretary visited picket lines across Yorkshire and the North East yesterday to show support and solidarity for UNISON’s ambulance workers on strike
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I Support Workers on Strike
“John -Next week, Ambulance workers will be back on the picket line after their calls for fair pay and safe working conditions went unanswered. The week after, Environment Agency members will be striking for the first time in history. Thousands m…Read more…
General secretary thanks strikers
Christina McAnea’s says public support is on the union’s side
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Christina McAnea: ‘It’s great to be loud and proud’
General secretary tells UNISON LGBT+ conference that there’s still much to do on equalities and trans equality cannot be treated as some ‘poor relation’
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Blog: It is within their power to give NHS workers the pay they deserve
“This government let frontline workers take responsibility when times were at their toughest, but now it refuses to take responsibility for the things that are in its control”
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Blog: The government paves the way for Austerity 2.0
‘Austerity affects peoples’ lives so profoundly that its legacy can last for generations, and it is a false economy with a price that isn’t worth paying
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‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress
General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
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“We need grown ups in charge of the country. We need a general election”
“Not only did Truss trash the economy, she trashed the Tories’ own economic record of the last 12 years. But this isn’t about the Conservative party, this is about the country. We need grown ups in charge of the country. We need a general electio…Read more…
Unless wages rise in social care, the sector’s problems will never be fixed, says UNISON
The prime minister and the health secretary must make social care a priority.
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Environment Agency staff start to vote on possible strike over pay, says UNISON
Staff voted to reject a pay offer of 2% and an additional £345.
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Improving lives means more than putting money in people’s pockets, says UNISON general secretary
Christina McAnea delivers lecture at Jimmy Reid Foundation.
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Improving lives means more than putting money in people’s pockets
Christina McAnea delivers memorial lecture for inspirational union leader Jimmy Reid
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Austerity cuts had terrible repercussions and should never be repeated, says UNISON
Cuts to public services cause irreparable damage to the nation’s health.
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Labour Party Conference 2022: Day 2 Monday
Another rather random collection of photos from Day 2 of Conference. I posted here on my early morning run and seeing some well known local ladsTop left is a picture from “Newham Night” when delegates and visitors from Newham met up for a drink a…Read more…
Government must stop the chaos and abandon its disastrous financial experiment, says UNISON
Borrowing to fund huge tax cuts for the super wealthy has taken the UK economy to the brink.
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Labour Party Conference 2022 – Sunday PM
A rather random collection of photos from the first afternoon and evening of conference. With picture from an excellent fringe in support of Ukraine with its UK ambassador as well as David Lammy MP and John Healey MP. I asked a question how can w…Read more…
A Labour government can’t come soon enough, says UNISON
Labour in power would understand that well-funded public services, with properly paid staff, help grow the economy.
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UNISON comments on NHS Confederation’s call for better funding for social care
For too long, the government has ignored pay and staffing.
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Government should follow Foundation’s lead with early wage rate rise, says UNISON
Ensuring everyone is paid at least £15 an hour would be a lifeline for millions.
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