Invest in vital  public services and learn pandemic lessons, says UNISON

Addressing the UNISON annual conference earlier today (Wednesday) general secretary Christina McAnea urged the government to bring forward the start of the Covid public inquiry, ditch plans to compel nervous care workers to be jabbed and invest in the public services that have kept the UK running during the pandemic. Christina McAnea said: “I’m incredibly proud to be speaking to you as the first woman general secretary in the history of our union. I must first pay tribute to my predecessor Dave Prentis. Under his leadership UNISON became the biggest union in the country. “So much has happened in the two years since our last conference. Brexit, the Tories now have a massive majority in Westminster, and lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic. “So many have been affected by this terrible virus, and have lost friends, colleagues and family members. “Covid’s shone a spotlight on inequality at home and around the world. It’s highlighted the racism and discrimination all around us. “It’s had a disproportionate impact on black people, women, disabled people and those on low incomes. This isn’t a coincidence, or bad luck, and it certainly isn’t down to life choices. “It’s because they’re more likely to be in jobs that can’t be done from home. Whether it’s cleaners and catering staff, bus and delivery drivers, care and health workers, or those who empty our bins and bury the dead. “These people and many others still had to go to work thr...
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