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UNISON Comments on the Queen's Speech
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2017 13:42
The Queen's Speech has ignored the nation's concerns, says UNISON
Commenting on the Queen's Speech, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: "Ministers are living in a parallel universe. Years of harsh spending cuts have caused huge damage to public services across the country.
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The residential care system is failing the elderly, says UNISON
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 June 2017 15:29
Elderly and vulnerable people in residential care homes are being left in re-used continence pads, denied trips to the toilet and kept indoors for days on end because of severe staff shortages, according to a survey published by UNISON.
The vast majority (83 per cent) of care workers say they are so rushed they are compromising the dignity and well-being of the people they look after. This is despite many staff (80 per cent) regularly working through their breaks.
The findings are based on survey responses from more than 1,000 care staff working in private and local authority care homes across the UK.
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Government must scrap the pay cap says UNISON, as survey shows public service employees are struggling
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 June 2017 15:18
Staff providing public services are being forced to cut back on groceries,borrow money from friends or family, and even go without meals to feed their children because the government has capped their pay, according to a survey from UNISON.
The survey is released to coincide with the first day of UNISON's national conference in Brighton. Dave Prentis, General secretary, will call upon the government to lift the pay cap, and undo the damage its pay policies are causing.
The research is based on responses from more than 6,500 employees including paramedics, teaching assistants, council workers and police staff across the UK. The survey highlights how years of wage restraint have left many struggling through to the next pay day.
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Save Glenfield Children's Heart Centre
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- Last Updated on Friday, 16 June 2017 12:04
Attached is a flyer for a Public Meeting on Glenfield Heart Unit which Notts Trades Council is jointly hosting with
Leicester Trades Council. Public meeting on Glenfield Heart Unit June 24 2017
The meeting will be at the Mechanics, North Sherwood Street, NG1 4EZ, on Saturday, June 24 at 2pm
More details of the event can be found on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/events/114292552507394/