Powerful speech from Patricia UNISON NI but fantastic to here how their collective organising by workers &unions to keep services publicly owned 👏👏👏👏UNISON Northern @NCNTW

This week we've been talking about:
💠Our mental health and wellbeing survey, which closes tomorrow
💠Bargaining guidance on minimum service levels
💠Changes to the NHS Pension Scheme
💠The upcoming Green Nurses and Midwives week
💠Our upcoming overseas nurses webinar

UNISON opinion: The budget will deliver more cuts and more pain

The prime minister and the chancellor keep telling the public to stick with the plan, but the plan failed a long time ago.

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Reports saying the government has saved £4bn by raising #WASPI women’s State Pension age are way off the mark. By 2026 they will have pocketed £181.4 billion. Plenty there to pay #FairandFastCompensation . Please retweet.
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WASPI women - still waiting for justice despite the ombudsman finding in their favour An absolute disgrace 😠
Is this government waiting for them all to pass away? Pay them what they are owed!

UNISON calls on the British government and the international community to support a ceasefire leading to renewed talks aimed at achieving a viable Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel, as the only way to secure long-term peace in the Middle East.

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“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Antony
So many women voices & stories being raised on Day 2 here at #unwc24 UNISON Northern

A survey for Unison by Maternity Action found women were making 'drastic' choices as they can't afford to live on the current amount #unwc24 UNISON Northern

'Worst-affected #WASPI women received just a few months' notice of a 6 year increase, leaving tens of thousands in poverty. These mistakes must never be repeated.' Retirement plans ruined. Fair compensation is due for this massive injustice. #1950swomen
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Time to get the public sector pay dispute settled #betterinatradeunion

#betterinaunion

Well done Eileen, our national LGBT+ committee co-chair, who made a cracking speech UNISON in Higher Education #UNISONHE24 about the need for greater LGBT+ inclusion in our workplaces in UNISON - UK's largest union's Year of LGBT+ workers 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Message I just received from an Israeli friend in Israel: 'We need your urgent help. If there is no international intervention, we're gone. The entire Palestinian people are under a genocidal attack, and democratic Jews in Israel are under violent fascist persecution that…

Government billions wasted on faulty PPE could have funded NHS pay rise, says UNISON

Government accounts published today show the billions of pounds wasted on personal protective equipment (PPE) that was unusable or soon to expire.

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea…

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'There is no place for profit in healthcare. It is and must be a public service.'

Patricia McKeown opens our Fórsa UNISON NI conference #TheStateofhealthcare

Great to be at UNISON NI Fórsa trade union conference on #TheStateofhealthcare

Prof. Kathleen Lynch's points about hyper-individualisation & recasting citizens as customers & clients, resonated deeply.

It's what #NewScript is committed to challenging in the mental health model.

On Thurs 18th Jan, members took to the Picket lines to say “Enough is Enough our communities deserve better”
our amazing members stood in great spirits + in solidarity despite the cold weather, to fight for Pay Parity, safe staffing and a stop to outsourcing public services✊🏻💜✊🏻

Thank you for your solidarity colleagues
Up the workers ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻UNISON - UK's largest union