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Holding down pay will worsen a bad situation

Local government delegates agree it’s essential to get rid of the Conservative government in order to save our services

“Poor pay has left many public sector families desperately watching the pennies,” comments UNISON

UNISON says the policy is pushing families into poverty

Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.

Care professionals – doctors, health visitors, school staff, social workers – identify people in crisis and issue them with a food bank voucher. Each voucher entitles a […]

Professionals such as doctors, health visitors, schools and social workers identify people in crisis and issue them with a food bank voucher, which entitles them to receive a […]

Professionals such as doctors, health visitors, schools and social workers identify people in crisis and issue them with a food bank voucher, which entitles them to receive a […]

And I’m a little involved with a charity there called Doorway [working with vulnerable young people] which is run by a friend, Carol Gallagher. So Paul [Laverty] and I went there. Carol […]

Whether they are working to support children and families, or facing low pay themselves, UNISON members know the human cost of poverty

National delegate conference gets underway with discussion on how to tackle the poverty affecting millions across the UK

“It's going back to how it was when I was a young boy,” he says. “There is no justice for ordinary people; there’s no life; there’s no […]