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UNISON condemns ‘shameful’ P&O Ferries action

17-03-2022 19:33

UNISON has strongly condemned the move by P&O Ferries to sack 800 British crew members across its fleet.
The company’s announcement that it has – with immediate effect – terminated its entire seafaring workforce and intends to replace these crew members with agency staff on worse terms and conditions is described by UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea as a “shameful betrayal” of these workers, and an example of “disgraceful, unethical tactics”

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Somerset decision risks Covid care home spread, says UNISON

17-03-2022 17:01

Commenting on reports that Somerset County Council is to allow staff testing positive with Covid to continue looking after elderly care home residents, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:
“No one with Covid should be going in to work, and certainly not into workplaces with vulnerable people.
“Only recently, care home staff were being sacked for not having the vaccine. Now those testing positive are being told to carry on caring for elderly people, despite the obv

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Unions urge education secretary to extend free COVID testing

17-03-2022 12:12

Education unions, including UNISON, have urged education secretary Nadhim Zahawi to extend the availability of free COVID-19 tests in England, beyond the end of March.
In a letter to Mr Zahawi this week, the unions insist that this is “especially important” for those attending and working in schools.
Under the government’s Living with COVID plan, most people in England will no longer receive free PCR or lateral flow tests after 1 April.
But with cases still high &ndas

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Fixing broken social care system would be best tribute to staff, says UNISON

17-03-2022 01:01

Commenting on Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection taking place today (Thursday) in tribute to the work of social care staff during the pandemic and those who lost their lives to Covid, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Care workers put their lives on the line to protect and look after people, often without essential protective equipment.
“It’s important everyone remembers and pays their respects. But the

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