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• Record water fines expose the stench of scandalous sewage failures, says UNISON

  06-08-2024 15:15
  
  Record fines levied on three water companies don’t go far enough and more investment is needed to stop sewage spills and tackle corporate greed, says UNISON today (Tuesday).
  Responding to the announcement that industry regulator Ofwat is proposing to punish three privatised water firms with a record combined fine of £168m for their failure to invest and for illegal pollution releases, UNISON head of environment Donna Rowe-Merriman said:
  “Ofwat has finally woken up, but the
  
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• Good riddance to a bad law, says UNISON

  06-08-2024 15:13
  
  Commenting on the announcement that the new government is to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which threatened to worsen industrial relations across essential services, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Tuesday):​
  “This was a terrible law. It’s great the government is ditching it so early on. Good riddance to a bad law.
  “This legislation should have never reached the statute book. No one wanted minimum service levels, only a spitef
  
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• Check your benefits entitlement

  06-08-2024 10:35
  
  The government has announced that, due to the state of the public finances, some pensioners will no longer receive the winter fuel allowance.
  For retired members who are concerned about the impact of this, UNISON has a calculator to check your benefits, which includes finding out if you are entitled to pension credits.
  The National Pensioners Convention, to which UNISON is affiliated, has launched a campaign on the issue, as has Independent Age.
  The article Check your benefits entitlement first
  
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