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Royal College of Nursing

RCN says nurse shortage is putting patient safety at risk, after NHS trust is told to improve

By Union Web
March 9, 2020
The UK’s largest professional nursing union says a shortage of nurses is risking the safety of patients, after an NHS trust is downgraded ...
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Priti Patel
PCS

The government has “presided over a bullying culture within the civil service”, says PCS

By Union Web
March 5, 2020
The Public and Commercial Services Union have called for an independent inquiry into bullying in the civil service, as pressure grows on the ...
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NASUWT

NASUWT calls for more guidance from education ministers amid rise in coronavirus-related racist incidents in schools

By Union Web
March 4, 2020
The teaching union has called on the government to provide more “guidance and support” to school leaders, as reports of racist incidents related ...
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NEU

NEU joins demands for social and environmental protection in UK-EU trade talks

By Union Web
March 3, 2020
Europe’s biggest education union has joined various civil groups and organisations to call for a post-Brexit trade deal based on rights, justice and ...
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UNISON

Unison becomes second union to call for sick pay for all workers self-isolating because of coronavirus

By Union Web
March 2, 2020
Unison have joined the GMB in calling for guaranteed sick pay for self-employed and ‘gig economy’ workers who have to self-isolate. Unison has ...
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GMB

GMB warn that self-isolation could leave gig economy workers “abandoned and left penniless”

By Union Web
February 28, 2020
The GMB union is calling on all employers to pay their workers if they have to self-isolate due to the coronavirus – including ...
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Royal College of Nursing

Survey of RCN members finds ‘corridor nursing’ is becoming the norm in busy A&E’s

By Union Web
February 27, 2020
Seven out of ten nurses surveyed say they look after patients in “non-designated” areas such as corridors every day. A&E departments across the ...
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Unite

Unite is preparing a landmark “toxic cabin air” legal case

By Union Web
February 26, 2020
The Unite union is currently pursuing 200 cases of its members who claim to have suffered ill health after exposure to toxic cabin ...
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NASUWT

Pupils and teachers at increased risk of violence in schools – says NASUWT

By Union Web
May 14, 2018
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates issued the stark warning during her speech at the teaching unions’ annual conference in Glasgow last week. Teachers ...
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