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• Opinion: UNISON will stand up to the politics of hate

  05-08-2024 18:18
  
  By Christina McAnea
  The racist rioting and violence led and organised over social media by the far right last week and over the weekend has horrified many of us.
  Sickening scenes of mobs laughing and cheering as buildings housing vulnerable asylum seekers were set on fire were both terrifying and shameful.
  The homes of those judged to be immigrants were attacked street by street. People were targeted and beaten up solely because of the colour of their skin.
  Mosques were attacked and besieged. Is
  
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• Communities must come together to reject extremism and hatred, says UNISON

  05-08-2024 16:24
  
  Responding to the riots which took place over the weekend, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “The overwhelming majority of people will be appalled by the scenes of violence, racism and looting inflicted by far right thugs in towns and cities across Britain.
  “Those who co-ordinated these so-called protests have exploited the tragic events in Southport to incite misplaced fear, division and hatred – often at a distance through social media.
  “The vile thug
  
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• Probation pay campaign sees award re-opened

  05-08-2024 11:22
  
  UNISON is pleased to report that the joint probation unions’ campaign to re-open the three-year pay award to give probation staff more pay has been successful.
  The unions submitted a claim to get more pay back in 2023, which His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) rejected in April this year.
  However, after consultative ballots in UNISON and the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo) showed strong support for taking industrial action, combined with the change of
  
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