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• International solidarity is key to opposing authoritarian regimes

  18-06-2021 16:53
  
  UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea was joined by an all-female panel of trade unionists at the special delegate conference’s international rally which, for the first time, took place online.
  Delegates heard harrowing accounts of the threats faced by those challenging the legitimacy of authoritarian regimes, and leaders using the COVID-19 crisis as cover to tighten their grip on power.
  Ms McAnea opened the rally by providing a sobering overview of the oppression and violence meted ou
  
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• Climate change: ‘there will be no jobs on a dead planet’

  18-06-2021 11:54
  
  During the hottest week of the year, questions of how climate change will affect lives and livelihoods – and how unions will respond – were discussed at a special delegates conference online fringe event.
  Led by NEC member and UNISON vice president James Anthony, delegates heard how the union movement is preparing for the seismic changes that will drive the UK towards its 2050 net zero target.
  To achieve the goal, the UK government plans to phase out coal-fired power stations by 2024
  
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• Blog: Why we will always stand with the Windrush generation

  18-06-2021 11:31
  
  On 22 June the UK will celebrate Windrush Day, marking the moment when the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks.
  This historic moment has come to stand for the huge contribution that post-war immigrants made to the UK. It has always had a special meaning for UNISON as a union.
  Workers from the Commonwealth not only helped build public services, they fought back against racism and, as they did so, they transformed our trade union movement too. It’s one of the reasons why equality and a
  
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