Abigail Hunt
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@abiehunt
Policy officer @The_TUC - social care, procurement and devolution. Internationalist. Tweets own.
The government has officially stepped away from their predecessor’s position that the right to strike isn’t protected by the ILO, the UN’s workers’ rights watchdog. A clear signal the 🇬🇧 is firmly back on the right side of global efforts to protect the right to strike. 👏👏
UNISON was proud to move the first motion yesterday at @The_TUC - 'Standing up for care workers' Moved by UNISON care worker @SianStockham, it proposed only fairer wages and a national care service can solve the growing crisis in social care. unison.org.uk/news/2024/09/o… #TUC2024
Today @jreynoldsMP joined @AngelaRayner to host business organisations & trade unions together 👇 Representatives were invited to contribute to the government's Plan to Make Work Pay, which aims to not only empower workers but also drive economic growth: gov.uk/government/new…
Here is Sam Thornton, one of our brilliant @unisontheunion care worker members in today's Guardian, talking about a Fair Pay Agreement and a National Care Service
By 2030 the number of care recipients is predicted to reach 2.3 billion. Cooperatives and other entities in the Social and Solidarity Economy have emerged as an innovative form of care provision for this increasing demand. #CoopsDay 👉rb.gy/n7758f @ilocoop @simcim
Did you know that the new vice prime minister for the UK government @AngelaRayner was a care worker and @unisontheunion trade union leader ? Success with building the public social care sector in the UK. @EPSUnions
Labour GAIN Birmingham Northfield from the Conservatives 🌹
Labour GAIN Tipton and Wednesbury from the Conservatives 🌹
👉Invest more in care 👉Ensure care is paid 👉Change balance of power to include women in decision-making @gloria_mills of @unisontheunion, @etuc_ces & @PSIglobalunion tells #OECDgender Forum debate on breaking down the barriers with Ministers @AmandaRishworth & Lubna Jaffrey
