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New social care levy shows government priorities are all wrong, says UNISON       

Christina McAnea says government wrong to focus on funding before reform

Ministers must end jab compulsion to prevent care home catastrophe

Action needed immediately to stop staffing crisis

Ministers must bring back safety measures in schools, say unions 

Return of face coverings among precautions needed

Exploitation of care workers must end, says UNISON

Labour’s move to close legal loophole is welcome

Unions write to home secretary demanding police staff pay freeze is overturned

UNISON and other police staff unions demand rethink

Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles

More help needed from government and employers for new health staff

Councils across England, Wales and Scotland face a £3bn funding black hole next year

Ministers must find emergency funding to avert catastrophic cuts

Record waiting lists call for proper investment in NHS workforce, says UNISON

Comprehensive action needed to tackle understaffing and shorten wait times

Health organisations stand together against abuse  

Abuse aimed at health workers during pandemic must stop

Compulsory jabs guidance is confusing and risks driving staff away, says UNISON        

Donna Rowe-Merriman says measure will do more harm than good

Welfare of ambulance staff at risk as services face ‘unsustainable’ demand     

Ambulance trusts must provide urgent support

All​ health staff must be included in NHS pay award

NHS workers employed by private firms must not miss out

Council staff who kept local services and schools running deserve a real pay rise

Increased offer of 0.25% is “insignificant”

One Team your say, UNISON's next move on NHS pay is in your hands

UNISON launches consultation over NHS rise that meets neither expectations nor real living wage

Rise doesn’t fulfil government’s own pledge to level up

Prime Minister must intervene to fund a fair pay rise for council workers

Local services will only be resilient with “a valued and fairly rewarded workforce”

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