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• OCS workers secure major victory after 26 days of strike action

  26-10-2022 17:34
  UNISON members at Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust have secured a major victory after taking 26 days of strike action over four months.
  In a new deal, announced last week, the workers – who are outsourced to private healthcare facilities firm OCS – have won a pay rise of over 14%, an extra week of annual leave and the same sick pay as their colleagues who work directly for the NHS trust.
  The 50 workers include porters, catering staff and cleaners at hospitals, mental hea
  
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• Blog: The EU law bill – a Halloween nightmare from Downing Street

  26-10-2022 16:25
  It might not be Halloween yet, but yesterday in the House of Commons, MPs debated the Retained EU Law bill, which aims to deregulate workplaces and strip away protections that all UK workers rely on.
  A bonfire of employment rights might be the long-cherished dream of right-wing ideologues like Jacob Rees-Mogg, but it’s a nightmare for workers – particularly women. One member told UNISON that these plans were “callous, cruel and despicable”. I agree.
  If the bill becomes la
  
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