Levelling up won ’t mean anything without decent public services

Commenting on the Queen’s Speech today (Tuesday) UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: Levelling up “Hope and prosperity won’t come to forgotten communities without proper investment in public services. Years of scant resources have made it much harder for local councils to provide support to vulnerable families. “The government must mend the damage from a decade of cuts. Otherwise, its levelling-up agenda will mean nothing to those in need. That means scrapping the pay freeze too.” NHS “Limiting the impact of privatisation will improve treatment for NHS patients and reduce stress for hard-pressed health employees. “But urgent action to tackle growing staff shortages is long overdue and vital to tackling the enormous treatment backlog. “That must start with ministers dropping their insulting 1% pay proposal. The government needs to find the resources to reward workers properly after a nightmare year and prevent experienced staff from walking.” Employment rights “Ministers have said much about how life and work would be better after Brexit. But promises without action won’t improve standards at work. “There was no comfort today for anyone on zero-hours contracts or who needs protection from unscrupulous employers and the increasing use of heartless fire and rehire tactics.” Skills “Tackling the skills deficit demands a well-funded further education system. Colleges make a huge difference to the lives of many from disadvantaged bac...
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