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• Labour’s pledge to create insourcing wave for public services is welcome, says UNISON

  27-09-2021 19:54
  
  Welcoming the pledges made by shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Labour Conference to begin a huge programme of insourcing for public services and a major investment in green technology, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Years of outsourcing essential public services has been a colossal mistake. It’s created a race to the bottom on workers’ pay, while hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money have been snaffled by private firms who value profit
  
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• Health Heroes: Nominations now open to find this year’s winners

  27-09-2021 15:52
  
  Nominations for the sixth Our Health Heroes awards have now opened.Nearly half of the UK’s NHS health and care workforce is made up of support staff who perform a vital role in the delivery of patient care. Many of these unsung heroes form the backbone of our healthcare services, and UNISON is proud to recognise their work through its sponsorship of the Our Health Heroes awards.
  UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “The huge effort made by staff in the face of adversity through th
  
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• Government must get a grip on fuel crisis to protect essential services, says UNISON

  27-09-2021 13:00
  
  Calling for ministers to intervene in the UK’s continuing fuel crisis, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Monday):
  “The government has to take control. It’s no good ministers wasting time on a pointless blame game or pretending there’s no problem.
  “Essential staff must be able to get to their jobs so they can continue to provide the services so many rely upon.
  “Ambulance crews, nurses, care workers, teaching assistants, police staff and
  
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