Local government conference remembers those lost to the pandemic

UNISON president Josie Bird opened the virtual special local government conference on Sunday with a call for delegates to observe a minute’s silence, to remember all those who have lost their lives during the pandemic.
Summing up the seismic impact that COVID-19 has had on staff, Ms Bird said: “The last 15 months have been a time that none of us has experienced before – and no one would wish to again.
“I’m sure that we will all have had our own experiences of death,