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• Blog: Help us fight back against the government’s ‘Rights Removal Bill’

  08-08-2022 16:35
  
  Your basic right to justice could be taken away, but at UNISON we’re doing everything we can to stop the #RightsRemovalBill.
  This is another ambush from the Westminster government on our basic rights, and it’ll hit the most vulnerable hardest.
  Our human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that we all rely on every day, even when we don’t realise it. They belong to us and are protected in law by the Human Rights Act.
  But the proposed Bill of Rights – we’re calli
  
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• Exam board staff to strike on A-level results day, says UNISON  

  08-08-2022 16:27
  
  Staff at exam board AQA are planning to strike over pay later ​this month on the day students receive their A-level grades, says UNISON today (Monday).
  The 180 workers​, including those in customer services ​who would normally take calls from schools, parents and pupils about the results, will take action from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 August.
  UNISON says this could cause issues for thousands of teenagers trying to contact AQA on Thursday 18 August̴
  
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• Get ready for Green UNISON Week

  08-08-2022 11:09
  
  This September, the union is once again supporting and encouraging branches to mark Green UNISON Week, using it to celebrate, discuss and share how the union is working to green public services.
  From 23 of September to 1 October, branches across the UK will be asked to consider organising a week of activities to call for urgent action to tackle climate change.
  Green UNISON Week also gives members the chance to show support for the school climate strike on Friday 23 September.
  Christina McAnea sa
  
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