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• Cuts since 2010 have cost pupils £5,000 each in lost education

  02-05-2023 17:00
  
  Government cuts to schooling mean a pupil who started school in England in 2010 has lost out on £5,384 of education funding by the time they graduate sixth form this year, according to new research published by UNISON.
  Independent analysis, commissioned by the union from economic experts Landman Economics, shows the cumulative effect of Conservative cuts. It shows that, even with the increased money promised for each pupil in the 2022 Autumn Statement, funding remains significantly below 2
  
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• NHS workers must now get their money as soon as possible, says UNISON

  02-05-2023 15:39
  Following the majority union vote in favour of accepting the government’s pay offer at the NHS staff council today (Tuesday), ministers and employers must ensure health workers get their money as soon as possible, says UNISON.
  UNISON head of health Sara Gorton, who chairs the union group on the NHS staff council, said: “NHS workers will now want the pay rise they’ve voted to accept. The hope is that the one-off payment and salary increase will be in June’s pay packets.
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• UNISON to challenge government strike-breaking laws at High Court

  02-05-2023 09:00
  
  Tomorrow, UNISON will be challenging the government’s new strike-breaking laws in the High Court.
  Since 1976, it has been unlawful for employers to introduce or supply agency workers to replace workers who are taking part in a strike or industrial action. For decades, it has been a criminal offence to knowingly supply agency workers on strike days.
  However, in the heat of last summer’s rail strikes, the government rapidly removed this key regulation without consulting trade unions. S
  
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• Movement on pay needed to avoid delays and cancellations of CQC inspections, says UNISON

  02-05-2023 01:01
  
  Staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will strike today (Tuesday) in their ongoing dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Tuesday)
  Employees represented by UNISON, including those working in inspection teams, call centres and data analysis, will walk out along with colleagues belonging to PCS and Unite.
  There will be severely reduced capacity at call centres to deal with reports from the public about serious concerns, emergency inspections may not take place and planned visits may be delayed
  
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