Helping less wealthy nations will beneift everyone
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UNISON campaign urges public to use votes to show support for public service staff
Pay freeze should be on voters’ minds
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Urgent action needed to address chronic undersupply of NHS staff
A lack of planning for a global pandemic left the UK and the NHS exposed like never before
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Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary
Company must reconsider job loss plans
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Government must do more to persuade care staff to have the jab
Attempting to force staff to comply by threatening their livelihoods is just plain wrong
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Persuasion not coercion must be the key to drive vaccine take-up, says UNISON
Mandatory jabs are the wrong approach and a massive distraction.
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Free visas extensions should apply to all overseas health and care workers, says UNISO
Care workers almost ignored once again
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Decision to keep face coverings is the right move, says UNISON
Important measure to stop infection spread
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More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact
There’s a real danger many leave the NHS for somewhere they feel more appreciated
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Create colourful window displays to support NHS staff on pay rise due date, say health unions
The entire nation knows health workers are worth much more than 1%
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Westminster government could learn from Scotland over NHS pay
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Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash.
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Government must act on watchdog’s call for social care reform, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says National Audit Office’s concerns are ‘hugely significant’
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A proper pay rise is crucial to keep the NHS running
Paying health staff is an investment, not a cost
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Government must try harder on vaccines before leaping to the law, says UNISON
Everyone should be offered jab but not coerced
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Covid inquiry needed to learn pandemic lessons and prevent future frontline worker deaths
Pay rise would show appreciation for Covid response
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Supreme Court sleep-in appeal decision is blow for everyone in social care, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government must act now to overhaul broken system where staff are paid a pittance
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Additional money for social care must be used to support staff who self-isolate, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says employers must use extra infection control cash to support staff
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Westminster government out on its own on NHS pay, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson must commit now to funding proper salary increases
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More must be done to protect care homes from infection spread
Sick pay issues and heavy-handed employers increasing problems
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