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• Pension talks to resume at Dundee University as strike action pays off

  09-11-2021 19:00
  
  Following prolonged strike action by members of UNISON, Unite and the UCU, the joint trade unions have today struck a deal with the University of Dundee that will allow pension talks to resume.
  UNISON members have been on strike for three weeks, with the final three days of strike action being withdrawn.
  UNISON branch secretary Phil Welsh said “We are delighted the university has stepped up and realised that their plan for pension reform was flawed.
  “We ran a short consultation with
  
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• Double-jab rule risks care collapse, says UNISON

  09-11-2021 17:06
  
  Care homes face closure if the government persists with draconian plans to sack care staff who aren’t doubled-vaccinated by midnight tomorrow (Wednesday), warns UNISON.
  The union says the ‘no jab, no job’ policy risks the collapse of care companies, and needless upset for thousands of elderly residents and their families.
  Care staff will be banned from entering care homes in England unless they are double jabbed by 11 November. Today (Tuesday), health and social care secretary
  
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• Forced jab rule in the NHS risks doing more harm than good

  09-11-2021 16:45
  
  Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) from health secretary Sajid Javid that all NHS staff in patient-facing roles will need to be Covid double jabbed by 1 April, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
  “This wasn’t something the government needed to do. The effective and supportive approach taken by NHS trusts has persuaded the overwhelming majority of health staff to have both Covid shots.
  “Now this sledgehammer approach risks doing more harm than good. Without knowi
  
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