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• UNISON opinion: Why councils are on the brink – and how they can be pulled back

  01-03-2024 15:24
  
  By UNISON’s head of local government Mike Short
  Local government is in the news. But not for the right reasons.
  The Daily Mail asks “Is your council about to go bust?”, the Mirror tells us that every single local authority, bar one, is experiencing cuts to funding and the Guardian reports that councils are resorting to crowdfunding to maintain their schools.
  We hear about the youth clubs that have closed and the Christmas lights that won’t be switched on. Each day there&r
  
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• Care sector couldn’t function without its migrant workforce, says UNISON

  01-03-2024 09:52
  
  Commenting on new figures from the Home Office that show an increase in the number of health and care visas issued, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “The government has let social care get into such a dire state that the sector can no longer function without overseas workers to fill the huge gaps in staffing.
  “Instead of grappling with the real problems by funding social care properly and tackling the exploitation of migrant staff, ministers no
  
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• NHS pay key to cutting waiting lists, says UNISON

  01-03-2024 09:47
  
  Commenting on the publication of the government’s evidence to the NHS pay review body, UNISON acting head of health Helga Pile said:
  “NHS workers should be getting this year’s wage rise in a matter of weeks. But because ministers were so late getting the pay review body process started and didn’t get their own evidence in on time, staff will now have to wait months. This simply isn’t good enough.
  “Unless the government gets a handle on pay and gives
  
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