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A nurse Rebecca, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), changes the dressings on the legs of an elderly woman during a home visit
COVID could have been slowed down if decent sick pay was available, care workers had got proper PPE, and bad bosses who put staff safety at risk had been prosecuted, TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said yesterday.
Ms O’Grady said the virus crisis should be a catalyst for real change in the workplace.
Speaking to the TUC’s annual congress, she said years of austerity had taken their toll and meant the pandemic was fought “with one hand tied behind our backs.”
With 121,000 vacancies and 44.8% of staff feeling unwell from work stress, the NHS 10-year plan will not succeed unless the government takes immediate action to retain existing staff, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people