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• Time for Westminster to follow Edinburgh on NHS pay

  12-05-2021 17:14
  
  The Prime Minister must now follow the good example set by the Scottish government and quickly find the money to give all health workers across the UK a decent pay rise, says UNISON today (Wednesday).
  Earlier today, NHS workers belonging to UNISON and other health unions across Scotland voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, which will see most staff receive at least a 4% pay rise.
  Commenting on the news, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “NHS staff in every part of th
  
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• UNISON responds to the situation in East Jerusalem and Gaza

  12-05-2021 16:45
  
  UNISON has expressed its deep concern about the escalation of tensions in East Jerusalem in recent weeks, including the scenes at al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.
  The union has also condemned the violence and the bombing of Gaza, and expressed its regret at the tragic loss of life and injuries to Palestinians and Israelis.
  The escalation has happened in part due to the planned evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem,
  
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• Covid inquiry next year is way too late, says UNISON

  12-05-2021 16:24
  
  Commenting on the announcement by the Prime Minister today (Wednesday) that an inquiry into the pandemic will not begin until spring 2022, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Launching the public inquiry next spring is way too late. It must begin while experiences are still fresh in ​everyone’s minds. People have already waited long enough.
  “The government owes answers to the workers, the public and the
  
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• Compulsory vaccinations for care staff are the wrong approach

  12-05-2021 11:36
  
  Responding to a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine study that ​suggests making ​Covid vaccination​s a condition of work could hinder take-up, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Wednesday):
  “This study makes plain any talk of compulsory vaccination could damage take-up ​severely.
  “​Care workers need clear, accurate information from their employers about when and how they ​to get their jab​s.
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