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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · 9d

Consultation and funding are the first steps to improving social care, says UNISON

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...

Consultation and funding are the first steps to improving social care, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Sector ignored for far too long

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · 13d

@christinamcanea.bsky.social: “This is a positive step and shows ministers are listening to the union's warnings.

“The NHS relies on support staff to keep hospitals running efficiently. They deserve the same pay and conditions as other health workers."
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...

Government shift on outsourcing is a positive step for NHS, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

New guidance says ministers have listened to UNISON concerns about impact of outsourcing on staff

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 14d

UNISON has chosen to back Bridget Phillipson to become deputy leader of the Labour Party

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · 20d

Ministers must make good on NHS pay-talk promises, say health unions as all but one announce they will not submit evidence to pay review body.

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Ministers must make good on NHS pay-talk promises, say health unions | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Most Agenda for Change unions won't submit evidence to next NHS pay review body

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · 20d

UNISON won't be taking part in the next NHS pay review body round and calls for direct talks to fix health staff pay and structural issues.
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09/dump-pay-review-body-for-direct-nhs-salary-talks-says-unison/

Dump pay review body for direct NHS salary talks, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Tackling pay and structural issues is the way forward, not another pay review body process

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · 24d

National at-work health service would be a win for staff, employers and the country, says new Fabian Society report supported by UNISON

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...

New national at-work health service would be a win for staff, employers and the country, says new report | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Nationwide occupational health system could cut absences

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · Sep 8

The Employment Rights Bill is a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' and “we will do everything we can to make sure it is not watered down,” UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea tells BBC News.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · Sep 8

Christina McAnea and Friends of the Earth chief executive Asad Rehman at TUC this afternoon discussing just transition and workers’ rights.

Looking forward to UNISON's year of Green activity and the TUC's year of union climate action in 2026! #TUC25

l-r Christina McAnea and Asad Rehman at UNISON's TUC stand

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Sep 7

NHS cannot be rebuilt by slashing pay and conditions of the lowest paid, Christina McAnea tells union leaders

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...

NHS cannot be rebuilt by slashing pay and conditions of the lowest paid, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Christina McAnea promises robust union response to fight outsourcing

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Sep 6

Government must keep promise on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes, says UNISON www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09/government-must-keep-promise-on-nhs-outsourcing-staff-to-avoid-strikes-says-unison/

Government must keep promise on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

TUC motion says Labour must honour pre-election pledge to bring workers back in-house

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Aug 17

AI can help cut patient treatment times, but it’s no substitute for trained and caring staff, says UNISON
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/08/ai-can-help-but-its-no-substitute-for-trained-and-caring-staff/

AI can help but it’s no substitute for trained and caring staff | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Tech can help with reducing waiting lists and admin but must be used responsibly

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Aug 1

"Police community support officers deserve the same levels of respect and protection as other staff", said @unison.org.uk general secretary Christina McAnea. "No one should be attacked or live in fear of being assaulted just for doing their job."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'I was strangled - just while doing my job', says Surrey PCSO

Assaults on police community support officers are up 40%, according to data obtained by the BBC.

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 31

In the Guardian, @unison.org.uk general secretary Christina McAnea criticises the government's decision to to make it harder for migrant workers to work as carers. She says a joined-up approach is needed if the crisis-ridden sector is to be transformed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The care sector needs migrant workers. Labour’s visa crackdown is a cynical move | Letter

Letter: Ministers must think again on their approach to foreign help – and announce the funding to make the fair pay agreement a reality, says Christina McAnea of Unison

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 28

Writing for the Mirror on private firms delivering NHS services, @unison.org.uk general secretary Christina McAnea @christinamcanea.bsky.social says: 'No one should be making a profit from running public services'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

'Workers at private firms delivering NHS services rarely get a good deal'

Unison General Secretary Christina McAnea writes for The Mirror on private firms delivering NHS services, saying: 'No one should be making a profit from running public services'

www.mirror.co.uk

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 28

General secretary of @unison.org.uk @christinamcanea.bsky.social will be on @iaindale.bsky.social's show this evening from 8pm.

You can listen via their website www.lbc.co.uk/radio/schedu...

Or YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Leading Britain's Conversation LBC - talk radio for the UK, letting you have your say on the big issues of the day and affecting London and the UK, with breaking news and opinion.

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 24

More on this issue here:
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/04/video-and-photo-harassment-by-the-public-is-intimidating-for-health-workers/

Video and photo harassment by the public is intimidating for health workers | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

NHS staff must not be intimidated and harassed as they give vital care

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 24

UNISON deputy head of health Alan Lofthouse @loftyfubar.bsky.social spoke to BBC1 Breakfast this morning about the problems faced by NHS staff and emergency workers when they're filmed or photographed for social media while doing their jobs. @unison.org.uk

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 22

UNISON wins long-running race discrimination case against Leicester City Council www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/07/unison-wins-long-running-race-discrimination-case-against-leicester-city-council/

UNISON wins long-running race discrimination case against Leicester City Council | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Bindu Parmar gets "the justice she deserves"

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 16

Leng review brings some clarity and opportunity for reset,says UNISON

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/07... #LengReview

Leng review brings some clarity and opportunity for reset | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Clearer identification of physician associates and their roles will help

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

“The bizarre, meanspirited approach adopted by Gloucestershire is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, it clearly isn’t working”

@unison.org.uk general secretary Christina McAnea on
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's refusal to pay staff fairly

inews.co.uk/news/health/...

The NHS trust refusing to pay skilled staff an extra £1 an hour

A group of phlebotomists has been dubbed 'The Magnificent Thirty-Seven' after refusing to back down in the increasingly bitter stand-off with management at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenha...

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 4

UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: "The bizarre and counterproductive approach adopted by senior executives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, but it clearly isn’t working either."

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/07...

Time for “rogue” NHS trust to resolve 100-day blood specialists strike, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

The bizarre and counterproductive approach adopted by senior executives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, but it clearly isn’t working...

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

People hold the NHS dear, but after almost 77 years, it’s creaking at the seams. This plan needs to succeed for the sake of patients, staff and the NHS.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea on the government's 10-year plan for the NHS
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Ten year plan for the NHS has got to succeed, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Commenting on the publication of the government's ten-year plan for the NHS today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: "People hold

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

“Curbs on outsourcing can’t happen soon enough. Labour’s manifesto promised the biggest wave of insourcing of public services in a generation."
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea

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Curbs on outsourcing and council funding reforms will benefit staff and public, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Responding to deputy prime minister Angela Rayner's speech to the Local Government Association conference earlier today (Thursday) on council funding

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jul 1

UNISON head of policy Sampson Low:
This bill is a game changer that can’t come soon enough. It will deliver real, positive change for working people.

www.unison.org.uk/news/press-r...

Employment Rights Bill is a game changer that can’t come soon enough | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

It’s the most significant piece of employment rights legislation in decades.

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UNISON media team @unisonmedia.bsky.social · Jun 20

Bring Thames Water into full public ownership and give staff the certainty they deserve, say unions

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Bring Thames Water into full public ownership and give staff the certainty they deserve, say unions | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

Returning Thames Water to public ownership is the best way to protect staff, serve customers and safeguard the environment

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