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UNISON: activists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are angered by news from the national office on progress on pay negotiations. Scottish Unison stated they are preparing for further action; they oppose multi-year deals, and state that "talks are welcome but not a means in themselves", Unison in England and Wales thinks differently. Members are told that Unison wants to resolve this dispute as soon as possible, but that the framework for talks is until end of December
Thousands of Covid fines handed out to the public have resulted in lingering criminal records which could be revealed in DBS checks when they apply for future jobs, a charity has warned.
NUT Exec has talked of another strike against pension cuts in the week beginning 7 November. But the Unison Exec meeting on 12-13 July indicated that Unison leaders are thinking of action as something unlikely to happen before maybe February 2012. It looks as if organised pressure from the rank and file will be necessary to put some urgency into the fight.