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• Proper pay talks are the solution to disputes, not penalties for staff

  05-01-2023 17:03
  Responding to the government announcement today (Thursday) about proposed legislation that could penalise public sector workers for taking strike action, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said:
  “Ministers should focus their time and energy on rebuilding trust and relationships with workers, not silencing and suppressing them.
  “Minimum staffing levels in the NHS would be welcome by the public and health staff every single day of the week. That could avoid people being le
  
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• Decisive and long-term plan needed to solve social care staffing crisis, says UNISON

  05-01-2023 14:54
  Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech today (Thursday) on Labour’s proposals for the NHS and social care, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:  
  “A significant pay boost is an absolute necessity for care workers across the country. 
  “Keir Starmer recognises that decisive action is needed to solve the staffing crisis, not the current government’s sticking-plaster approach.  
  “A long-term, fully-funded plan is the only way to att
  
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• Government should focus on solving NHS crisis with proper pay not penalties for staff

  05-01-2023 13:07
  Responding to reports that the government is to announce legislation to penalise public sector workers if they strike, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
  “The public and health staff would welcome minimum staffing levels in the NHS every day of the week. That way, people wouldn’t be lying in agony on A&E floors or dying in the backs of ambulances.
  “But limiting legal staffing levels to strike days and threatening to sack or fine health workers when there
  
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• Blog: We’re ready to talk on pay

  05-01-2023 11:19
  Starting my first blog of 2023, i’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all the public service workers who still went out to work during the Christmas and new year holidays.
  When so many people can take time off work to be with their family and friends, you make personal sacrifices to keep the country going. I have no doubt that you do this because of your commitment to your work and to the people who rely on the services you provide.
  Yesterday, the prime minister gave a speech,
  
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• Environment Agency workers to strike for the first time, says UNISON

  05-01-2023 11:00
  Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England will strike for the first time later this month in a significant escalation of their dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).
  Workers who maintain important safety structures such as the Thames Barrier, coastal sea defences and those protecting communities from floods, water pollution, spills, waste fires and fly-tipping will walk out on Wednesday 18 January from 8am to 5pm. The strike comes at a time of year when extreme weather is more
  
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• Environment Agency workers to strike for the first time over pay, says UNISON

  05-01-2023 11:00
  Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England will strike for the first time later this month in a significant escalation of their dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).
  Workers who maintain important safety structures such as the Thames Barrier, coastal sea defences and those protecting communities from floods, water pollution, spills, waste fires and fly-tipping will walk out on Wednesday 18 January from 8am to 5pm. The strike comes at a time of year when extreme weather is more
  
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