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• New prime minister must improve pay if he wants a stronger NHS

  25-10-2022 14:28
  Responding to the speech by new prime minister Rishi Sunak as he arrived at Downing Street today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “No one can be under any illusion about the challenges that lie ahead. The previous prime minister has certainly made the situation a whole lot worse.
  “If Rishi Sunak really wants the NHS and other public services to become stronger, they must have the resources needed to tackle the growing workforce crises.
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• Help ensure MPs understand the reality of the cost of living crisis

  25-10-2022 12:29
  UNISON is urging activists and members to lobby their MPs and call for a general election in Westminster next Wednesday, 2 November.
  The lobby takes place during the worst cost-of-living crisis in 50 years. Everything is going up but wages. The Tories crashed the economy with their mini-budget and all the signs are showing that they will try and fill the hole in public finances created by their own mistakes with a fresh wave of austerity.
  This will place public services under unbearable strain,
  
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• Blog: Vote ‘yes’ for your futures and the future of our NHS

  25-10-2022 12:05
  What would you do with an extra 72p an hour in your pay packet? Those extra pennies amount to the pay award that was imposed on NHS staff in England and Wales this year.
  A flat rate of £1,400 extra per year, for the essential workers who save lives and worked all through the pandemic, is simply not enough. For many NHS workers it’s just about a 4% increase, which lags way behind inflation.
  And it gets worse. NHS workers in Northern Ireland have received no increase at all. Disagreeme
  
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