Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/public-sector-afterthought-north-sea-oil-jobs-unison
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Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’ The leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same political focus to be given to NHS, education and care sector workers as there has been on those employed in North Sea oil and gas. Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, said too often public sector workers were treated as an “afterthought” by the government compared with the “massive political focus” on protecting jobs in the North Sea. Continue reading...
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