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• The death of Her Majesty The Queen

  08-09-2022 20:01
  UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Everyone’s thoughts will be with the royal family at this sad time. I’d like to offer UNISON’s sincere condolences.
  “The Queen has given a lifetime of exemplary public service and her loss will be felt deeply across the whole of the UK and Commonwealth.”
  Notes to editors:– UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public serv
  
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• Waiting times won’t reduce without fixing workforce issues, says UNISON

  08-09-2022 14:20
  Commenting on new figures showing record waiting times for NHS treatment in England, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Thursday):
  “If the new Prime Minister’s serious about tackling problems in the NHS, that must start with a serious plan to keep hold of existing staff.
  “Services cannot run themselves. Without a way to persuade exhausted employees to stay and new people to join, the outlook is bleak for anyone needing the NHS.
  “Committing to
  
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• Fund energy help by taxing firms making most from crisis, says UNISON

  08-09-2022 13:41
  Responding to the government’s energy plan announced today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:  
  “At long last, the government has acted. A bill freeze should have happened months ago. Instead, millions have endured sleepless nights terrified of the winter ahead.
  “The companies raking in billions from soaring energy costs should pay their share. Another windfall tax would be fairer than handing
  
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• Headteachers fear losing increasingly vital teaching assistants as cost-of-living pressures bite​s

  08-09-2022 12:20
  Teaching assistants are still filling the gaps left by specialist staff ​during the pandemic and providing vital emotional support to students and parents, ​according to a UNISON-commissioned report ​published today (​Thursday).
  From Covid to the Cost of Living provides a snapshot of the way ​Covid has fundamentally changed the role of teaching assistants, says UNISON.
  The report also captures headteachers’ concerns that chronic low pay is drivi
  
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• Headteachers fear losing increasingly vital teaching assistants as cost-of-living pressures bite​

  08-09-2022 12:20
  Teaching assistants are still filling the gaps left by specialist staff ​during the pandemic and providing vital emotional support to students and parents, ​according to a UNISON-commissioned report ​published today (​Thursday).
  From Covid to the Cost of Living provides a snapshot of the way ​Covid has fundamentally changed the role of teaching assistants, says UNISON.
  The report also captures headteachers’ concerns that chronic low pay is drivi
  
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• NEC meets to discuss motions from June’s conference

  08-09-2022 10:24
  Following the NEC’s statement on 17 June at national delegate conference, a further NEC meeting took place on Wednesday 7 September to discuss the response to NDC motions 9, 10 and 11.
  Progress was made and it was agreed that discussions would continue at the NEC’s October meeting where actions will be agreed. A further statement will be sent to branches following the October meeting.
  The article NEC meets to discuss motions from June’s conference first appeared on the UNI
  
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