Chancellor’s pay freeze for most public service workers mocks the government’s commitment to ‘levelling up’ with old-style Thatcherism
General Secretary’s blog
UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea’s blog.
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Stars in Our Schools is celebrating the people who keep our schools running – and this year, we need to recognise their contribution more than ever
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This young workers month, let’s listen and support one of the fastest growing groups of our membership and ensure they don’t pay the price of the pandemic
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You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay
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We will continue doing all we can while our members continue to do all they can to fight this pandemic and keep our communities going
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While welcome, it should not be left to charity from individuals and organisations to put food in children’s mouths
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Decision to scrap the Union Learning Fund in England is all about an ‘ideological distaste for trade unions’
Over coming weeks we will be taking this fight to the government. The more people who visit our new campaign website and sign the open letter to the prime minister and chancellor the better.
Blog: Windrush Day – our thoughts and our support remain with those who are still fighting injustice
The Windrush scandal is a scar on our society, and one whose injustice endures
The Grenfell Tower tragedy must not be forgotten, nor must justice for those who lost their lives, their loved ones or their homes be delayed any further.
The rights of the Palestinian people have been ignored by the international community for far too long. We cannot allow this attempt to destroy the prospects of a viable Palestinian state to go ahead.
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We need strong leadership from this government now and we are all being badly let down. But as ever, your union will continue to fill this vacuum.