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• Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon

  05-07-2021 20:00
  
  Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement end​ing rules requiring face coverings in enclosed public spaces, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said today (Monday):
  “This isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind, especially with infections on the rise. The economy is important, but so is public confidence.
  “These hasty changes will create a confusing cocktail of guidance. The public will be expected to know how to react to each and eve
  
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• This isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing

  05-07-2021 16:35
  
  Commenting on reports that the government is to scrap rules requiring face coverings to be worn in enclosed public spaces, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said today (Monday):
  “This isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind, especially with infections on the rise. The economy is important, but so is public confidence.
  “People want clarity from the government as restrictions are eased. They don’t need a confusing free-for-all, with ministers&nbs
  
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• Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind over mask wearing

  05-07-2021 16:35
  
  Commenting on reports that the government is to scrap rules requiring face coverings to be worn in enclosed public spaces, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said today (Monday):
  “Now isn’t the time to throw caution to the wind, especially with infections on the rise. The economy is important, but so is public confidence.
  “People want clarity from the government as restrictions are eased. They don’t need a confusing free-for-all, with ministers 
  
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• Blog: The best birthday or thank you gift is a pay rise, now

  05-07-2021 14:46
  
  It’s been a busy few days of thank yous and celebrations for health and key workers, culminating in today’s national service of commemoration for the NHS at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
  UNISON is a partner of the Together Coalition which organised the Thank You Day at the weekend to celebrate the work of the NHS, key workers and everyone who has helped us through the pandemic.
  Thank You Day was a good opportunity for everyone to show support for the dedication of health and c
  
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• Blog: Why this insult to council and school staff can’t be allowed to stand

  05-07-2021 14:13
  
  For a moment, imagine you’re a cleaner at your local primary school…
  Throughout the pandemic you were asked by your employer to go into work. You were told, ‘You’re essential – without you, the school couldn’t open to look after key workers’ children’.
  You left the house and travelled through the eerie, deserted streets. You waited for the bus for an extra hour, because they only ran a skeleton service at the height of lockdown.
  At the start, you
  
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• Members cannot be the ones who pay the price for the pandemic

  05-07-2021 11:19
  
  “It’s an honour and a privilege,” that’s how Andrea Egan reacted to her election to the union’s presidential team as UNISON senior vice president.
  A proud northerner, Andrea hails from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and it was in the former mill town that her life-long association with the trade union movement began.
  “I was one of the original young UNISON members when I worked in children’s residential services at Bolton council, 20 years ago,”
  
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• Greatest gift for NHS birthday would be a proper pay rise for a secure future

  05-07-2021 10:44
  
  Commenting on the NHS’s 73rd birthday celebrations and service of commemoration at St Paul’s Cathedral in London today (Monday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “NHS staff have given everything over the past 16 months, and they’re owed a great deal.
  “They’ve been pushed to the point of exhaustion. Many have lost their lives to keep everyone safe and the pandemic’s still not over.
  “The best way to show appreciation for the healt
  
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• Recognition richly deserved but government must do more for NHS staff

  05-07-2021 01:36
  
  Commenting on the Queen awarding the George Cross to the NHS today (Monday) to recognise 73 years of dedicated service and its response to Covid, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
  “The NHS truly deserves recognition. The health service and its staff have gone to extraordinary lengths over the course of 73 years – never more so than in the past 16 months.
  “But this isn’t enough. Ministers must now honour staff by giving the NHS the resources to tackle the Covid backl
  
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