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• UNISON statement on Gaza ceasefire

  25-05-2021 14:48
  
  UNISON welcomes the ceasefire between the Israeli government and Hamas, and the suspension of the latest deadly assault on Gaza, which has needlessly devastated so many lives.
  For 11 days, the people of Gaza have endured Israeli military airstrikes, killing 242 Palestinians including 66 children. A further 1,950 people have been injured and 106,000 forced to leave their homes in search of protection. A dozen people in Israel have died, including from rockets fired from Gaza, with 27 Palestinians
  
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• Blog: Levelling up the forgotten frontline

  25-05-2021 12:54
  
  Many, many working people have helped the country get us to this point on the pandemic journey. Our future is brighter and full of hope now – only because of the sacrifices of so many.
  Our local government workers deserve no less credit and applause than health workers. This army of care workers, school support staff, refuse collectors, social workers and many more went out to work, day in, day out, while many of us were able to do our jobs from home.
  While the media focussed on the crisis
  
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• Blog: George Floyd’s murder, one year on

  25-05-2021 10:56
  
  UNISON is supporting the TUC and Stand up to Racism’s call for action to mark the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, to challenge racism and continue the fight for racial justice in workplaces and in wider society.
  George’s murder galvanised people in the UK, the USA and across the world into taking action against racial injustice on a scale not seen before.
  The murder had a huge effect on people because it happened in real time – it lasted for over nine minutes and 39
  
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