NEC hears how the cost of living is dominating the union ’s work

In a meeting dominated by preparations for the first in-person national delegate conference since before the pandemic, there were still plenty of opportunities to discuss the issues affecting members as UNISON’s NEC met today. General secretary Christina McAnea highlighted the cost of living crisis and the union’s campaigning on it, together with ongoing pay disputes and the need for the union to mobilise at the big TUC march and rally in June. In her report to the NEC, the general secretary said: “We’re campaigning on the cost of the living and the cost of working. Rishi Sunak’s sweeping promises don’t stand up to scrutiny, with families now facing the steepest drop in living standards since the 1970s – we continue to give members all the information they need.” On the summer demonstration, the NEC heard how the union is working with the TUC, to prepare for demos all over the UK and a rally in Parliament Square on Saturday 18 June. The union will once again be taking to the streets to demand action on the cost of living – a new deal for working people – and a pay rise for all workers, as over a quarter of a million people are expected at the London demo alone. Elsewhere, the meeting heard how the general secretary joined higher education staff on the picket line last month, as members took further action on pay and pensions at nine universities. In her report to the NEC she highlighted how pay had fallen by nearly 20% over the past 12 years, with thousand...
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