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• A new post-pandemic deal is needed for public services

  13-09-2021 16:20
  
  The government must recognise the dedication and commitment of workers who got us through the pandemic with a new deal for public services and its staff, says UNISON today (Monday).
  Speaking at the TUC earlier today, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Covid has had a profound effect on public service staff. Their sacrifice, the loss of life, the strain on physical and mental health and the economic repercussions will be felt for generations.
  “The Wes
  
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• UNISON calls for proper investment for public services after COVID

  13-09-2021 15:46
  
  “Working people have been through the wringer over the past 18 months”, began UNISON’s senior vice president Andrea Egan, as she addressed delegates at the annual TUC congress.
  “Our public services – and union members – have kept the country afloat. So now is the time to invest in them properly – and to reject the failed policies of the past. Austerity has never worked before and it certainly won’t work now.”
  Speaking to the government’
  
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