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UNISON says safety measures “must be the priority” in dealing with rising COVID-19 infection rates

By Union Web
September 21, 2020
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, has responded to this morning’s press briefing on the increasing COVID-19 infection rates, calling for strict social distancing measures and an effective testing ...
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Unions call for national care system after TUC report highlights lack of adult care funding

By Union Web
September 8, 2020
Unions have called for the formation of a national care system after a TUC report into social care found that adult social care spending in England is still ...
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Unions warn test-and-trace will fail unless government pays wages of those forced into self-isolation

By Union Web
August 10, 2020
Trade unions and regional mayors have called on the government to subsidise the wages of people told to self-isolate under the test-and-trace system, saying that statutory sick pay ...
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Unions critical of government’s proposed pay rise for public sector workers

By Union Web
July 22, 2020
Almost 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above-inflation pay rise, but various trade unions have criticised the move for excluding many key workers. In announcing the ...
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Unions respond to government’s “shambolic” and “disastrous” new immigration system

By Union Web
July 13, 2020
Several unions have responded to the government’s new post-Brexit immigration policy with condemnation, describing it as “shambolic” and “disastrous”. The government today revealed its new immigration policy, which ...
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Teaching unions voice concerns over full reopening of schools in September

By Union Web
July 2, 2020
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced the government’s guidance for schools to fully reopen in September, which has led to headteachers complaining of “mind-boggling” practical difficulties and ...
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UNISON urges government to tackle care worker pay deductions during coronavirus crisis

By Union Web
June 15, 2020
Care workers have told UNISON that they are being forced to take unpaid leave if they have to self-isolate or shield during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNISON has called ...
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Unions call for further action to protect BAME communities from coronavirus

By Union Web
June 3, 2020
Major unions including Unite, UNISON and GMB have called on the government to take action following a Public Health England report showing people from ethnic minorities are at ...
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Education unions call on government to delay reopening schools

By Union Web
May 13, 2020
Eight major trade unions with members working in the education sector have published a joint statement calling on the government to “step back” from its plan for a ...
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GMB slam “mixed messages” from government regarding the easing of lockdown, and lament “horrifying” COVID-19 death figures

By Union Web
May 11, 2020
Unions have criticised the government’s handling of the messaging around the easing of the lockdown, with some union leaders labelling it a “recipe for chaos”. Boris Johnson has ...
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