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• UNISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund opens 5 October

  03-10-2022 17:38
  UNISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund opens for applications on Wednesday 5 October, on the UNISON website.
  This is a one-off non repayable grant of £200 for members struggling with their energy bills.
  The application form will go live at 11am on the day, on the Energy Support Fund page on the website.
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  Members can apply if they meet the following criteria:Must have 4 weeks of up-to-date membership as of 5 October;
  Must not have received a main grant since March 2022;
  
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• Staff at Manchester and Liverpool universities begin series of strikes over “ludicrously low” pay rise, says UNISON

  03-10-2022 12:30
  Administrators, cleaners, library, security and catering employees are among staff at Manchester Metropolitan and Liverpool Hope universities taking strike action today (Tuesday) in a dispute over pay.
  The workers, among the lowest paid in the higher education sector, walked out after rejecting a 3% pay award from the University and Colleges Employers Association.
  Staff had asked for a pay increase 2% above the rate of inflation, which currently stands at 9.9%.
  With further rises in the cos
  
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• Black History Month: Black NHS workers going above and beyond

  03-10-2022 11:29
  Alvina Ware
  UNISON member Alvina Ware (pictured above) is a clinical practice support worker at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath. Over the past two years, Alvina has transformed hair and skincare for Black patients at the hospital.
  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alvina began to notice that elderly Black patients on her ward weren’t getting the skincare and haircare they needed – and set about to change that. She explained:
  “Culturally it’s so important for our hair
  
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• Royal Northern College of Music and UNISON sign historic agreement as staff prepare to strike 

  03-10-2022 11:28
  An agreement has been signed by the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and UNISON that will give employees the right to be represented by unions.
  The deal, signed by the union’s general secretary Christina McAnea, allows UNISON and the University and College Union to negotiate with college managers on behalf of staff about pay and their working conditions.
  The agreement comes as RNCM staff represented by UNISON prepare to strike over pay on dates due to be announced later this mon
  
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• UNISON launches next stage of cost of living campaign

  03-10-2022 11:00
  UNISON moves into the next stage of Together We Rise, the union’s cost of living campaign today. The campaign, which was launched to members at this year’s national delegate conference and at the TUC #DemandBetter rally in London in June, will now be seen by the wider public.
  The launch comes on the back of 80,000 people (at the time of publication) signing the union’s petition calling on new Prime Minister Liz Truss to prioritise pay rises over tax cuts, with over 26,000 tweet
  
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• Government should focus on those in need rather than foolish tax cuts

  03-10-2022 11:00
  Responding to the government’s u-turn on the abolition of the 45p tax rate, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Monday): “This pointless tax cut was foolish from the off.
  “It’s deeply disturbing that it took a week of financial worry for millions and damage to the UK’s international reputation before the government listened to reason.
  “The Prime Minister and Chancellor should be focusing on those who can’t make ends meet, not lining the
  
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