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• An election can’t come soon enough to bring the change the UK needs

  08-10-2023 13:00
  
  Commenting on the deputy leader of the Labour Party’s speech to conference in Liverpool today (Sunday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Angela Rayner made the clear case for why working people and their families will fare better under a Labour government.
  “Her speech shows Labour truly understands the need to make work more secure, in a way no Conservative government ever will.
  “Labour in power will also deliver peace of mind to the UK’s employees i
  
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• Short-term help is welcome but NHS needs permanent workforce fix

  08-10-2023 12:30
  
  Commenting on Labour’s plans for a voluntary overtime scheme in the NHS to help reduce waiting lists, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Sunday):
  “The NHS needs all the help it can get. This is fine as a stop-gap measure, but this is all it must be.
  “Health workers are already up against it and there are only so many hours in a day. But a voluntary scheme, where staff are paid fairly, that avoids the use of expensive agencies, makes sense in the sho
  
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