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• Chancellor right to turn the page on austerity

  23-09-2024 18:39
  
  Commenting on chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech at the Labour Party conference today (Monday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Ruling out a return to austerity was music to the ears of everyone who cares about their communities.
  “It’s clear this is a government committed to investing in public services that have been ravaged for a decade and more.
  “The chancellor understands that the way to reset the UK and grow its economy is to invest in peopl
  
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• Opinion: Why you should vote ‘yes’ to strike in councils and schools

  23-09-2024 14:29
  
  By Mike Short, UNISON head of local government
  UNISON is asking its council and school members in England and Wales, and council members in Northern Ireland, to vote to go out on strike over the local government employers’ pay offer for 2024.
  The industrial action ballot is open now. You should have already received your ballots in the post and it runs until Wednesday 16 October.
  As UNISON’s head of local government, I wanted to take a moment to explain why your elected representativ
  
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