Funding increases only begin to tackle cuts
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UNISON responds to Public Accounts Committee report on test and trace
Handing huge sums to contractors was a mistake
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Any public pay award below cost of living is a wage cut
Pay freeze should never have been imposed
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Pay freeze will continue “in all but name” unless government departments get extra money
Holding down public sector pay was height of folly
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Minimum wage rise – low-income families need boost now
Extra cash is little comfort after universal credit cut and national insurance rise
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Education unions call for urgent action on climate change crisis
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
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Urgent action needed to fix care staffing, says UNISON
Pay hike and total overhaul required
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Hundreds of school staff march on Downing Street to save nursery schools
Funding for maintained nursery schools must secure their future
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Council and school staff deserve increased pay offer, say unions
Employers urged to increase offer ahead of industrial action plans
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Social care is a national problem needing a national solution
Central rather than local government funding needed
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Ministers must protect staff looking after the nation’s health
Waiting times are an indication of the intense pressure on NHS
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Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay
Wholesale reform of social care also key
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Education unions call for additional safety measures in schools
UNISON among unions calling for action to halt rising rates
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“Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON
Public sector staff mustn’t see their pay slip further behind
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Improve local government pay offer or face strike action, says UNISON
Ballot on action expected to begin next month
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UNISON responds to Keir Starmer’s speech
Labour is offering just what the country needs after 11 years of Tory mismanagement
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Take the profiteering out of care sector and pay staff fair wages, says UNISON
In her Labour conference speech, Christina McAnea condemns exploitation of those needing and giving care
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Labour’s pledge to create insourcing wave for public services is welcome, says UNISON
End the race to the bottom
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Government must get a grip on fuel crisis to protect essential services, says UNISON
Key workers mustn’t be left stranded or forced to queue for hours simply to get to a pump.
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Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON
Intervention needed to prevent heating or eating choices
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