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National media team

These numbers are for media use only, not for queries about membership or general enquiries about the union.

The main press office email address is press@unison.co.uk. You can contact individual members of the team as below. For the weekend of 25/26 January, Anthony Barnes is on duty if there is a pressing media enquiry. Please whatsapp/text/call as email will not be constantly monitored:

Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk
Fatima Ayad M: 07508 080383 E: f.ayad@unison.co.uk
Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E: press@unison.co.uk
Dan Ashley M: 07789 518992 E: d.ashley@unison.co.uk

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Government leaves backdoor route into child protection for profit making companies

UNISON warns that so-called u-turn is not what it seems

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Zero hours crackdown misses the mark

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today (25 June) warned that banning exclusivity clauses does not go far enough in helping over a million workers stuck on zero hour contracts.

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Safe staffing levels at heart of patient safety

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today backed calls for greater transparency and reporting in the NHS

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Children’s social workers overwhelmed by rising demand and falling resources

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, is calling for an urgent cash injection into child protection and mental health services for vulnerable children, as social workers struggle to keep up with demand.

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Local government strike date set for 10 July

UNISON today confirmed that its local government and school support staff members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be taking one day of strike action on 10 July in support of better pay. The decision was taken following a yes vote in a strike ballot, announced earlier today.

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Rise in union grants to public services workers facing hardship

UNISON warns of a growing working poverty crisis among low-paid public service workers as the union ballots members for strike action over pay row with Government

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UNISON warns government staff must not pay for NHS funding gap

Prospect of a further £2bn cut in the NHS budget a real blow for patients and staff

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UNISON warns Government – staff must not pay for funding NHS funding gap

The prospect of £2bn in NHS funding a massive blow for patients and staff

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Local government cuts devastate women’s lives

A new UNISON report reveals more than a third of women fear for their safety as a direct result of Government cuts to local government. The union warns the situation will only get worse as more draconian cuts are still to come.

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District nurse cuts crisis a false economy

Slashing the number of district nurses needed to care for the elderly and people with long-term health conditions in their home is a false economy, that is storing up problems for future generations

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Latest public poll shows poor trust in Government

The Tory-led Government is failing to convince the public it can be trusted on three key election battleground areas – the economy, the NHS and taxation, according to a ComRes poll for UNISON

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Fickle and dangerous cuts leave communities exposed

Environment Agency must have staff and resources to strengthen coastal defences and safeguard against future disasters

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Public health risk as World Cup fever strikes

Public and workers ‘caught short’ by public toilet closures

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UNISON announces ambitious new proposals to avoid large scale fracking and bring millions in from the cold

Fracking could be thing of the past if homes were properly insulated

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Cuts in Social Services budgets laid bare in accounts of ‘Day in the life of social workers’

UNISON report into the difficulties facing social workers day to day

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