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Paul Holmes opens NDC with rallying call

14-06-2022 16:35

UNISON president Paul Holmes opened UNISON’s first in-person national delegate conference in three years, in Brighton today, by voicing the union’s anger at the way the UK government – “some kind of upper-class Wetherspoons” – is running the country.
The inflation rate in the UK for the bottom 10% of earners has hit 14%, he said, before talking about two women in Wakefield who had recently been interviewed by the BBC, in light of the imminent by-election

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Paul Holmes opens national delegate conference with call to arms

14-06-2022 16:35

UNISON president Paul Holmes opened UNISON’s first in-person national delegate conference in three years, in Brighton today, by voicing the union’s anger at the way the UK government – “some kind of upper-class Wetherspoons” – is running the country.
The inflation rate in the UK for the bottom 10% of earners has hit 14%, he said, before talking about two women in Wakefield who had recently been interviewed by the BBC, in light of the imminent by-election

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UNISON host cost of living summit

14-06-2022 16:34

Leaders from across the charity sector have joined Rachael Reeves, the shadow chancellor, and UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea for a roundtable on the cost of living crisis.
The event, at UNISON Centre on Friday 10 June, aimed to bring together the various strands of the cost of living crisis and hear views from key stakeholders – to inform policy development and explore opportunities for collective action.
Ms McAnea opened the session, outlining UNISON’s particular concerns

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UNISON votes unanimously for trans equality in local government

14-06-2022 10:55

UNISON local government conference unanimously passed a motion in support of trans rights this afternoon, recognising the importance of the union being loud and visible in support of its trans members.
Speaking in support of the motion, UNISON LGBT+ delegate Anu Prashar commented on the hostile media treatment of trans women in particular saying “this is the same tactic used against gay men in the section 28 era, when they were portrayed as sexual predators and a danger to children. We hav

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Blog: Working with UNISON on the cost of living crisis

14-06-2022 10:34

My community, like many others, was left devasted by the pandemic. The suffering endured will live long in the memory, but so too should the resolve of those who pulled us through, not least our NHS staff, carers and educators.
As a proud UNISON member, I know that, too often, the vital role of our public services – and those who work in them – is taken for granted, but whose true value was there for all to see during our darkest hour.
It is deeply regrettable that many of those same

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