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• NEC hears that building for the NHS strike ballots is the ‘priority’

  12-10-2022 17:56
  UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) met today and agreed that the forthcoming NHS industrial action ballots will be its priority after hearing details plans of the work being undertaken now to build turnout.
  General secretary Christina McAnea updated the meeting on bargaining, negotiations, disputes and industrial action that the union is currently engaged in, across sectors.
  On health, she noted that a ballot opened in Scotland on 3 October, with phone-banking set to start this week
  
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• The Retained EU Law Bill: An attack on working women

  12-10-2022 13:41
  Many core workplace protections – holiday pay, maternity pay and equal pay for women and men – come from the European Union. For decades, EU laws have ensured decent working standards in the UK, shielding workers from exploitation and discrimination. 
  As a trade union working to tackle exploitation, protect working people and to promote decent pay and work, UNISON is horrified about the proposals contained in the Retained EU Law Bill.
  Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has intro
  
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