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• Allow schools to close early as Omicron spreads exponentially, says UNISON 

  15-12-2021 17:09
  
  Allowing schools to close early this week would reduce the risk of Omicron transmission, make Christmas less stressful for families and give staff more time to get their boosters, says UNISON today (Wednesday).
  The union wants the government to take immediate action and says this would help reduce the risk to everyone in the lead up to the festive break.
  Heads should be able to close schools a few days early without the fear of government criticism. Ministers should also ensure air filtration de
  
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• Rising prices have left public service pay ‘well and truly behind’, says UNISON 

  15-12-2021 16:36
  
  Commenting today (Wednesday) on the inflation figures for November, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: 
  “Rising prices have left public sector pay well and truly behind. 
  “Without additional government funding for better wages, hospitals, councils, police forces, schools and college are going to struggle to hold onto staff and won’t be able to attract new employees.
  “The pandemic has demonstrated the crucial role public services play in our com
  
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• Great new deal for CaseWeb

  15-12-2021 13:44
  
  Starting in January, UNISON’s own case work system for regions and branches, CaseWeb, will have its monthly price of £60 plus VAT cut in half for those branches with 2,000 or fewer members.
  Since its launch in 2020, over 120 branches have signed up to use CaseWeb. To increase this number, special delegate conference in June committed to subsidise the price of the system to make it more accessible for smaller branches.
  The system contains all the functionality of a standard casework s
  
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