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Ovid, Pay & The Bill

NHS: Covid, Pay & the Health & Care Bill – Meeting July 27th

16 July 2021

Hear from NHS Staff themselves talking about how our NHS workers and the broader social movements can come together to fightback. Organised by Keep Our NHS Public and NHS Staff Voices. […]

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Unite reminds bus driver members of their Section 44 rights after Government announces ending of mask requirements for passengers

12 July 2021

Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, has written to its members setting out their legal rights, after the government confirmed that passengers in England will no longer have to wear face coverings on public transport. […]

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Usdaw condemn ending of £20 Universal Credit uplift

11 July 2021

Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed deep disappointment with the confirmation, by the Work and Pensions Secretary, that the £20 uplift in Universal Credit will end in September, despite widespread opposition.  A survey by Usdaw found that 57% of workers on Universal Credit are struggling to pay their gas and electric bills. 80% said they […]

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Statement on Health and Care Bill 2021-22 by Keep Our NHS Public

8 July 2021

https://www.facebook.com/events/339224764333387/ The Health and Care Bill will be launched this week, as Prime Minister Johnson overrules his new Health Secretary and Covid cases soar. KONP calls for widespread public opposition to the Bill, and for MPs and Lords to vote against it at every opportunity. The Bill will break the national NHS into 42 separate […]

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Greens join NHS workers on the streets to demand 15% pay offer

3 July 2021

Greens joined NHS workers to demand a 15% pay offer for workers, patient safety, and an end to creeping NHS privatisation. […]

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Join an NHS 73rd Anniversary event in London or nation wide on 3rd July and make your voice heard.

21 June 2021

Join Greens at the demo in central London starting at University College Hospital near Euston, or join one of many events taking place across the city. 3RD JULY – CENTRAL LONDON DEMONSTRATION CAMDEN/ISLINGTON EVENT/ It’s time we get behind the workers fighting for the future of the NHS as a well-funded, well staffed, truly public […]

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Support the campaign for decent pay, public ownership, and patient safety in our NHS.

20 June 2021

A briefing event for Green Party members, on how to support the campaign for decent pay, public ownership, and patient safety in our NHS. […]

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Climate change, COP26, zero carbon economy and job creation

19 June 2021

UCU London Retired Members Branch Climate change, COP26, zero carbon economy and job creation Our branch’s motion to UCU Congress was composited with others and passedVotes in favour 220Votes against 4Registered abstentions 4 The IPCC 2018 Special Report has warned of the dire consequences of exceeding 1.5oC global average warming. To avoid this global carbon […]

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Ben Manovitch introduces the Bread and Roses project: for a BFAWU

19 June 2021

Ben Manovitch introduces the Bread and Roses project: for a BFAWU (Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union) rep in Yorkshire.Approx followed by questions and discussion at the .Green Party Trade Union group 12/6/2021 […]

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Unite back Fire and Rehire Bill

18 June 2021

Unite, has today has endorsed Barry Gardiner’s parliamentary bill to end fire and rehire. Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, called the practice, in which employers sack their workers only to rehire them on lower pay and worse conditions, “a disease that’s ripping through our workplaces”. Barry Gardiner MP presented his bill in Parliament as a Private […]

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