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ANDY CHAFFER sets the scene for Unison conference 2022, which begins today

UNISON, the public services union, meets today for the first national delegate conference since 2019.

Much has happened in the intervening period. Hundreds of thousands of Unison members worked throughout the pandemic to provide front-line services in the NHS, social care, education, police, utilities and many other sectors.  

A substantial number of working members paid the ultimate price and succumbed to the virus. Their sacrifice will be acknowledged as the conference opens on the Brighton seafront.  

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