Sick pay, social distancing and testing system are key
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Sick pay, social distancing and testing system are key
The article Safety measures must be the priority to tackle increased infection spread first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
New UNISON campaign to move country forward
The article Government must support public services and key workers to build a better post-pandemic future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Investment in staff and public services will boost the economy
The article Time to give a fair pay rise to all public service workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
All public sector workers facing a virus threat should have the kit they need
The article Promises of protective equipment alone won’t keep people safe, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
More must be done to ensure public service workers don’t miss out on food basics
The article Don’t push key workers and the vulnerable to the back of the queue, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Important to provide for those who look after us
The article Key worker provisions welcome to ensure public services operate, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite has criticised a new report on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public services for failing to discuss the real threat to public sector jobs. A Unite analysis of the threat…Read more…
What do you think of Labour’s manifesto? Will you be voting to protect public services on 12 December? We’d like to hear your views
The article A vote for public services? first appeared on the…Read more…
Responding to new Labour Party analysis published today (Friday) suggesting NHS staff work one million hours of unpaid overtime each week, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The NHS is…Read more…
A third of public service workers are worried they’ll lose their jobs due to technological innovation or government cuts, according to a UNISON survey published today (Thursday). But one in ten feel…Read more…
Next government must help low-paid staff
The article More workers deserve to be paid the real living wage, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Chancellor’s pledges nowhere near enough to tackle nine years of austerity
The article Sustained investment needed to fix years of Conservative cuts, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Awareness is mixed around what public service workers do for communities
The article Refuse and recycling top public priority for council spending, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Now isn’t the time for game playing or cheap political stunts
The article Queen’s Speech – public services will need ‘substantial investment’ to recover first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Promises for services are just electioneering
The article Chancellor’s spending pledges are a decade too late, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn has set out “inspiring vision” for future
The article The UK needs a Labour government, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.
The article Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘There is an alternative‘ says general secretary as he lambasts austerity and calls for properly funded public services
The article ‘Your days are numbered,’ Dave Prentis tells Tories in Durham…Read more…
New film will kickstart recognition of overlooked council staff
The article UNISON launches campaign to celebrate local government workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has…Read more…