UNISON increases pressure for COVID public inquiry ‘ sooner rather than later ’

UNISON will continue to support the people of Palestine as the conflict in the Middle East remains a “huge issue for UNISON now and in the future”, general secretary Christina McAnea told the union’s national executive council (NEC) in an online meeting today. Highlighting the strong statements that have been made by the union and have been widely picked up since the recent conflict started, Ms McAnea reiterated that UNISON “stands squarely with trade unionists and workers in both Palestine and Israel”. Closer to home, the general secretary also stressed that the pandemic and helping members deal with the consequences of it, was still very much “our main focus” and an active priority for the union. “We will make sure people don’t forget the sacrifices our members have made.” In particular, Ms McAnea reiterated the union’s call for a comprehensive public inquiry into the Westminster government’s reaction to COVID, “sooner rather than later”, and stressed that the “fantastic success of the NHS vaccination programme should not let the government off the hook”. She said: “There has been a calamitous failure on the part of the Westminster government and that why we’re calling for a public inquiry – not to score points, but because this isn’t the end of the pandemic, there’s going to be surges and, for this country to come through the pandemic, it needs strong, resilient public services. “That’s why we’re demanding a public inquiry, s...
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