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Take action against the new police bill

10-01-2022 18:40

This week, the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill resumes its journey through the House of Lords.
UNISON members are encouraged to take action against this new legislation, which will hand police unprecedented powers, and will drastically impact the right to protest and hold the government to account.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Each measure against the elements of protest cumulatively amounts to an attack on a fundamental building block of our democracy.
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UNISON supports legal challenge over UK’s use of PPE suppliers

10-01-2022 13:01

UNISON is backing the call for a judicial review into the UK government’s decision to continue using a Malaysian company accused of human rights abuses as a supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS.
The union is also supporting a crowdfunding scheme to finance the legal effort.
As reported in the Guardian, the London-based law firm Wilson Solicitors has filed for the judicial review at the High Court, following the selection of the UK subsidiary of Malaysian company Super

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It’s time to nominate your local service champion

10-01-2022 12:36

UNISON’s awards for local service champions are launching today, giving members the opportunity to nominate someone working in local authority services who has gone above and beyond.
It’s a great opportunity to celebrate all of the staff in local government who support us at every stage of our lives, as well as highlighting how just how valuable the services they provide are.
Last year’s winner was Jenny Evans, a senior customer services representative at Frodsham Library,

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Government guidance for schools increases Covid risk and threatens learning, warns UNISON

10-01-2022 01:01

Using support staff to cover for teachers isolating with Covid is the wrong approach to dealing with the school staffing crisis and ensuring pupils’ education continues, says UNISON today (Monday).
This week, the Department for Education (DfE) issued guidance encouraging schools to use support staff “more flexibly” as children return after the Christmas break.
UNISON recognises that the rapid spread of Omicron is causing high numbers of staff absences in schools and that learni

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