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Campaign launched to highlight role police staff play in keeping communities safe

05-10-2023 16:17

Police staff deserve greater recognition of their vital role in fighting crime and protecting communities, said UNISON as it launched a new initiative to highlight their work.
Speaking at the union’s annual police and justice conference in Edinburgh as the We Are Police Staff campaign was launched, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Politicians know they can’t win an election unless they’re trusted on law and order. But ministers have&nbs

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Free events will help renters know their rights

05-10-2023 12:43

The national voice for renters, Generation Rent, is running a Renters’ Rights Awareness Week from 16-23 October.
The week will consist of a series of free webinars and podcasts designed to give renters an opportunity to learn about their rights with the aim of improving their experience in the private rented sector.
It will explore a variety of topics, including how to respond to the threat of an illegal eviction, how to afford your rent and what to do if a landlord won’t

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Christina McAnea urges retired members to help campaign for care

05-10-2023 12:36

Christina McAnea addressed UNISON’s retired members’ conference in Glasgow on Wednesday, calling on delegates to help the union in the run-up to a general election, “in demanding a commitment from your local MPs and candidates, to deliver transformational public services that our country can be proud of”.The general secretary’s particular focus was on social care – one of a number of “glaring policy issues” that “matter not just to

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We Are Police Staff – new film launches

05-10-2023 12:10

‘We Are Police Staff’ is a new film from UNISON to promote and defend the work of police staff in England, Scotland and Wales in the face of budget cuts.
UNISON national officer Ben Priestly said: “Our police staff members do a vital job to keep communities safe by solving crime and bringing offenders to justice. The first voice you hear when you call the police in an emergency will be a police staff 999 call taker. Another member of police staff – a dispatcher – wi

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