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• Chancellor mustn’t ignore public services in his economic vision

  27-01-2023 14:00
  
  Responding to the chancellor of the exchequer’s speech today (Friday) about driving UK economic growth, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Jeremy Hunt’s grand vision for the future completely ignores vital public services.
  “The chancellor holds the key to unlock the damaging health pay dispute and rebuild the NHS, but he’s not even trying.
  “No plan for the economy can succeed unless the government also focuses on essential services.“Paying
  
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• The Year of Black Workers

  27-01-2023 12:22
  
  This is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers.
  UNISON has 185,000 Black members, most of whom work in health and local government services, with significant numbers working in social care and schools. Many deliver frontline services, and many are low paid.
  UNISON national officer for race equality Margaret Greer said: “The Year of Black Workers will focus UNISON on the important issues that affect Black members and their everyday lives, with their lived experiences being central to our chal
  
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• Unions ‘shocked’ by revised higher education pay offer

  27-01-2023 11:37
  
  The joint higher education unions met the employers this week – the final meeting in a series of three to negotiate on pay.
  The employers made a marginally improved offer which, compared to the original one, provides an improved – but still below inflation – offer for those on and above spinal column point 42. However, it did nothing to address issues of poverty pay and declining pay for all.
  UNISON’s negotiators were shocked that the employers thought it appropriate to d
  
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