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Showing posts with label covid-19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label covid-19. Show all posts
Thursday 16 July 2020
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Let’s say thank you to all our key workers
UNISON has become a partner in the /together coalition, which this weekend will unite the country to celebrate the NHS’ birthday and commemorate all those who have died from the coronavirus.
Click HERE for the full story from UNISON
Friday 12 June 2020
The trades union congress (TUC) needs your help
Help us keep workers safe when they return to work after lockdown by testing our new website. We need your help to ensure employers are acting responsibly and keeping their employees safe by conducting COVID-Secure risk assessments.
Employers should publish their risk asseements on their websites. But so far, very few employers are publishing them, and we fear many are ignoring their duties altogether.
We want you to help us report employers that are neglecting their responsibility. So please spare some time to check out our new reporting website https://covidsecurecheck.uk/
The website lets workers:
- Add a risk assessment they’ve found, or flag an employer that hasn’t published.
- Join a survey panel to help crowdsource safety data on workplaces as more return.
- Get advice on how to address safety concerns in the workplace.
Your thoughts and help will be hugely useful in building this new resource.
If you’ve got time, please
- Check out the website https://covidsecurecheck.uk/, let us know what you think at info@covidsecurecheck.uk
- Add a record for your employer or another in your sector
- Become a COVID-Secure Monitor, and join our survey panel
Thanks for your help in making our workplaces safer as members go back to work.
Sunday 24 May 2020
Sunday 10 May 2020
The Government’s new slogan, but the message is still the same.
But the message is still the same.
- Stay at home whenever possible
- Work from home if you can
- Limit contact with others
- Stay 2 meters apart
- Wash you hands regularly
If not rocket science Stay home - Protect the NHS - Save lives
Friday 8 May 2020
VE Day 2020 team work video
Video showing the Great work by our Health and Safety officer and team to make this happen during these challenging times.
Thursday 7 May 2020
COVID-19 response fund launched
There for You is UNISON’s unique charity, set up to help members in difficulties – and this year, the COVID-19 crisis is making life harder for many of our already-stretched members.
The welfare charity has set up a special fund to respond to calls for help because of the pandemic, with £250,000 set aside for members in need. Our members can only apply for a grant if they know about it so please share as widely as you can.
For full story just click Here or for application form Click Here
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Monday 27 April 2020
Friday 24 April 2020
Coronavirus: Disinfectant firm issues warning after Trump comments
A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus.
Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Lysol and Dettol, said "under no circumstance" should its products be injected or ingested.
President Trump faces a backlash over his comments at a briefing on Thursday.
Disinfectants are hazardous substances and can be poisonous if ingested.
Even external exposure can be dangerous to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Mr Trump's comments have been heavily criticised by doctors and have generated a huge online response. They have provoked hundreds of thousands of comments and caused well-known cleaning brands to trend on social media.
Reckitt Benckiser, which also owns the brands Vanish and Cillit Bang, said its products should not be administered "through injection, ingestion or any other route".
"Our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines. Please read the label and safety information," the company said in a statement.
The full story can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52411706
Friday 17 April 2020
Thank you from ODS
ODS
workers thanked
Refuse collectors at ODS have been receiving
thanks from our residents for their continued delivery of the collection
service. We sent out our filmmaker, Sharon Woodward, to film the collectors’
appreciation. Please take a look at the resulting video
Thursday 16 April 2020
What to think about before you forward that message
We're all worried about the spread of the coronavirus and sharing information on social media can help us feel like we're supporting our family and friends.
But the threat of misinformation is real.
The BBC's Zeinab Badawi explains how to check whether what you're about to forward is real or fake, and how to slow the online spread of falsehoods which can put lives at risk.
Click here to see more
Monday 23 March 2020
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Dear all
We would like to reassure you all, that UNISON will be here
for you during these difficult times ahead. The office will still be open but
at reduced times and days, if you do need us the best option is to call or
email first to save you a wasted trip, but your first point of contact should
always be your local steward. Their contact details can be found at www.oxfordcityunison.com if for some reason they are not available then please contact one of us listed
below.
There are going to be many challenges ahead of us all and
you may be asked to do things differently from your normal daily tasks. We know
that you all will rise to the challenge’s that will come. If you are asked to
support another roll or support another area and are or unhappy or concerned
about it then please talk to your manager in the first instance, if you still have concerns please contact us and we will do our best to help.
Oxford City Council staff are well known for great public
service in times of need never has there been a time when we all need to
pull together and support each other.
Lastly, We just want to say stay safe all of you.
Caroline
David
UNISON Direct
0800 0 857 857
In Solidarity
On Behalf of Oxford City Branch of UNISON
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