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• UNISON calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

  26-10-2023 13:43
  
  UNISON supports the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to allow the delivery of vital humanitarian assistance. The union condemns the rising death toll of Palestinian civilians – especially the high level of children – caused by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
  We express our concern at the collapse of vital public services and especially healthcare and reiterate our call for the release of all the hostages being held by Hamas.
  UNISON encourages our members and br
  
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• Rotherham cemetery staff secure major pay victory

  26-10-2023 13:27
  
  Cemetery maintenance staff in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, including gravediggers, have accepted a pay offer from their employer, UNISON announced today.
  The workers, who are employed by private contractor Glendale Grounds Maintenance, have been involved in a long-running dispute over pay, but the company has finally put forward an offer that the staff have accepted.
  The accepted offer will be in place for two years and means staff will be paid what was the real living wage – £10.90 p
  
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• NEC hears of ‘terrible things happening to civilians’

  26-10-2023 12:06
  
  Meeting in London yesterday, UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) reiterated the union’s response to the unfolding events in the Middle East.
  General secretary Christina McAnea spoke of the “terrible things that are happening to innocent civilians,” noting that the union had put out two statements – the first in conjunction with the international trade union movement – condemning the attacks by Hamas, calling for the release of all hostages, stressing tha
  
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