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• Mayor of Liverpool opens UNISON’s energy conference

  12-06-2023 17:30
  
  Bill Esterson (left) and Steve Rotherham (right), fielding questions from delegates
  UNISON’s energy conference was opened this morning in Liverpool by the region’s metro mayor, Steve Rotherham.
  He spoke to delegates about the region’s efforts toward decarbonisation and greening of its economy.
  He said: “Since I was elected as metro mayor we have been working together for a better, fairer greener future for the people who call this place home.
  “In 2019 our area was t
  
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• The case for better pay in local government is ‘compelling and clear cut’, says UNISON 

  12-06-2023 17:17
  
  An improved pay deal for council and school employees is vital for the economy and community services, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Monday) in a keynote speech.
  She was addressing the union’s annual local government conference in Liverpool as workers continue to vote in one of the biggest strike ballots the union has undertaken.
  More than a third of a million council and school staff are being asked to vote on a £1,925 offer in England and Wales, signifi
  
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• Christina McAnea introduces new energy report at conference

  12-06-2023 16:19
  
  Gridlock, a new report outlining the inadequacy of current government help to drive energy efficiency, was launched by UNISON today at the union’s annual energy conference, being held in Liverpool.
  It claims short-term policies and a complex array of ever-changing support packages have left millions of households with insufficient help to meet soaring energy bills.
  It also concludes that unless substantial progress is made on making sure sustainable homes and vehicles are within reach of t
  
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• General secretary urges delegates to ‘get the vote out’

  12-06-2023 15:46
  
  UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea, urged delegates at the union’s local government conference to ”get the vote out” in its latest strike ballot, which ends on 4 July.
  “We need you, talking to members, face to face in their workplaces, explaining why this vote matters,” she said. The National Joint Council, which covers council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is calling for a pay increase of inflation plus 2%.&ld
  
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• Conference calls for national pay bargaining in FE

  12-06-2023 11:53
  
  Low pay in Further Education (FE) was high on the agenda at UNISON’s local government conference, with delegates hearing that pay in the sector had fallen by around 35% since 2010, thanks to a lack of centralised pay bargaining.
  This has led to a recruitment crisis, with three quarters of England’s 228 colleges reporting difficulties in filling vacancies.
  But delegates heard about the recent success of the Wirral branch of UNISON in securing a commitment from Wirral Metropolitan Coll
  
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• Water, environment and transport conference held in Liverpool

  12-06-2023 11:18
  
  UNISON’s annual water, environment and transport (WET) conference met yesterday in Liverpool and opened with a speech from UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards (pictured above).
  Environment agency pay
  He opened by highlighting the situation that the country faced when conference last convened a year ago: “Inflation was ramping up and by the end of the year was at levels we haven’t seen for 40 years. Government borrowing soared and interest rates have climbed since.
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• Water, energy and transport conference held in Liverpool

  12-06-2023 11:18
  
  UNISON’s annual water, environment and transport (WET) conference met yesterday in Liverpool and opened with a speech from UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards (pictured above).
  Environment agency pay
  He opened by highlighting the situation that the country faced when conference last convened a year ago: “Inflation was ramping up and by the end of the year was at levels we haven’t seen for 40 years. Government borrowing soared and interest rates have climbed since.
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• Labour promises to rebuild local government

  12-06-2023 11:15
  
  The next Labour government will work together with workers and trade unions to rebuild the “hollowed out” local government that the Tories have left us with, Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan, told delegates at UNISON’s local government conference.
  The shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities said: “We’re going to tilt the balance of power back to people like care workers, refuse workers and librarians. It’s not just the right thing to do, it
  
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• A lasting legacy for Black workers

  12-06-2023 10:51
  
  It is the duty of all union members to fight racism, delegates at UNISON’s local government conference in Liverpool were told yesterday.
  Black workers in local government face multiple forms of discrimination, including bullying, racial harassment and a lack of opportunities for promotion.
  An independent review found that 30% of those from a Black background reported witnessing or experiencing racial harassment or bullying from management in the last five years, while 29% of Black Caribbea
  
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• Time to fight for a fair pay rise

  12-06-2023 10:24
  
  Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference, which opened in Liverpool yesterday, were urged to vote yes to strike action in the union’s latest ballot, and to encourage other members to do so.
  The National Joint Council, which covers council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is calling for a pay increase of inflation plus 2%. The ballot ends on July 4.
  Glen Williams, chair of the union’s local government service group executive (pictured), sa
  
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• Support Guaranteed: The roadmap to a national care service

  12-06-2023 09:15
  
  UNISON joined the Fabian Society to launch the first ever roadmap to a national care service at an event in Westminster late last week.
  The event marked the launch of Support Guaranteed, a report commissioned by UNISON but produced independently by the society.
  Introducing the report, co-author and general secretary of the Fabian Society Andrew Harrop said: “The backdrop of the project is an adult social care system on its knees. Since 2010, spending on adult care has fallen hugely, relati
  
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• Failure to widen financial help for a greener future will mean climate goals are missed, says UNISON

  12-06-2023 01:01
  
  Government help to drive energy efficiency is inadequate, putting greener homes beyond the reach of all but the wealthy, says UNISON in a new report published today (Monday).
  Unless substantial progress is made on making sure sustainable homes and vehicles are within reach of those on lower and middle incomes, the UK won’t meet its 2050 net-zero target, the union says.
  Without a rethink on financial help and incentives to turbocharge the “painfully slow” progress, the
  
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