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A group of retired members sitting in the conference hall, some holding voting cards in the air
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Nearly two million pensioners in the UK now live in poverty

Shocking statistic is shared as over 300 delegates attend UNISON’s national retired members’ conference in Brighton

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Care recruitment crisis won’t end while workers are living in poverty, says UNISON

Decent wages have to be at the heart of the promised national care service the country needs so desperately

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Leaving workers in poverty is no way to run vital services

Holding down pay will worsen a bad situation

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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The government needs to ‘sling their hook’

Local government delegates agree it’s essential to get rid of the Conservative government in order to save our services

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Government pay policies are pushing children into poverty, says TUC

“Poor pay has left many public sector families desperately watching the pennies,” comments UNISON

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minister, says UNISON

UNISON says the policy is pushing families into poverty

Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Make the NHS a living wage employer says UNISON

Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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A run on the bank

The rise of food banks are the most visible face of the poverty crisis affecting the UK in 2017 – they’re the country’s new emergency service. We spent a few days at one to find out more

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Food banks hope to give Britain’s ‘hidden poor’ a festive Christmas

As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger

Magazine, moving on the UNISON National site.
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Food banks hope to give Britain’s ‘hidden poor’ a festive Christmas

As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger

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