The past seven weeks have been difficult for all of us. For most of the country, there has been confinement at home, unable to see family and friends, and a deep anxiety about what the future will bring. For many UNISON members, there has been the entirely different pressure of going to work, with all […]
Covid-19
Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first
Responding to new figures published today (Tuesday) by the Office for National Statistics showing care home deaths linked to coronavirus have increased in the South East Region by more than 480 in a week, UNISON South East regional secretary Steve Torrance said: “There’s clearly no major slowdown in the devastation being caused in care homes, causing […]
Frightened workers self-isolating to protect vulnerable loved ones shouldn’t be punished says UNISON in a letter to the Health Secretary
New fund will help members facing particular need because of the pandemic
Clear guidance must be rigorously applied
Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends
Council staff in Milton Keynes with underlying health conditions or with family members in vulnerable groups – who’ve previously been off at home – are being ordered back to work, in a move criticised today (Thursday) by UNISON. UNISON says social workers, care staff, library staff, environmental health officers, school support staff and other council […]
Temporary change to death benefit for UNISON members announced
New Office of National Statistics (ONS) data highlights huge acceleration in number of deaths in the South East
Data published today (Tuesday) by the Office for National Statistics shows that more than a thousand deaths in care homes and in the community were registered up to 10 April. In the South East alone, there have been 170 deaths in care homes as a result of Covid-19 with the highest number in Surrey (36). Responding to […]
International Workers’ Memorial Day has renewed focus
Newspaper ad says ‘Thank you’ to all the UNISON members leaving their loved ones to care for ours
The latest #OurHeroes story from the frontline of the Covid-19 outbreak comes from Elaine Betteridge at Rosewood free school in Southampton
I want to thank you all for everything you are doing during this crisis. A special thank you to the NHS workers, the care workers, the school staff, the refuse collectors, all of the public service workers providing key services to keep the country going. To the public service staff being redeployed into frontline work, and to those […]