Unison leader says public sector workers get less political focus than North Sea workers

Unison leader says public sector workers get less political focus than North Sea workers

Andrea Egan, general secretary of Unison, the UK's biggest trade union, says public service workers in the NHS, education and care often seem an afterthought for ministers compared with North Sea oil and gas workers. She called the government's approval of the Jackdaw gas field a serious misstep and said ministers should create secure, well-paid renewable energy jobs instead.

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