Public services can help create a kinder, fairer society, says UNISON  

Addressing the union’s annual conference in Liverpool today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This year thousands of public sector workers in UNISON have voted for strike action. Environment Agency, CQC and university staff are still in dispute. “Local government workers in England and Wales are currently voting for strike action, with others to follow in Scotland and Northern Ireland. “Council services are too often overlooked. It’s only when there’s no one to fill the potholes or empty the bins that anyone notices. When there are no urgent care packages available or no support for pupils with special needs that anyone realises the importance of local services. “During the ballot there’s a simple message – vote for strike action. Not just for better pay, but to save essential services and shine a spotlight on their chronic underfunding. “The strikes involving UNISON NHS workers captured attention and their action won the hearts of the public. The ‘yes’ votes piled pressure on mediocre ministers, who buried their heads in the sand and hoped the dispute would go away. “The threat of strikes at almost every ambulance service in England, blood and transplant services, Great Ormond Street, the Tavistock and Portman, and Liverpool hospitals made clear the seriousness of the dispute. “The government was forced to come to the table and put more money on it. Strikers braved freezing weather, standing up for what’s right. Not o...
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