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Unison Mobilizes Care Workers to Block Birmingham Settlement Plan

4/23/2026

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Unison is launching its biggest leafleting drive in Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency to oppose the settlement plan.
The plan would raise residence time from five to ten years and set a fifteen-year baseline for low-skill jobs.
Migrant care workers, about one-third of care staff and one-fifth of NHS staff, are distributing the leaflets.
Unison also calls for replacing the employer-driven sponsorship system with a publicly managed scheme to reduce exploitation.

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Unison is launching its biggest leafleting drive in Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency to oppose the settlement plan.
The plan would raise residence time from five to ten years and set a fifteen-year baseline for low-skill jobs.
Migrant care workers, about one-third of care staff and one-fifth of NHS staff, are distributing the leaflets.
Unison also calls for replacing the employer-driven sponsorship system with a publicly managed scheme to reduce exploitation.