Understaffed teams with limited resources has had a terrible impact on staff well-being
The article UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
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Understaffed teams with limited resources has had a terrible impact on staff well-being
The article UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
This books tells the tragic story of a group of young Georgian men (and one woman) who chose to hijack a Soviet airliner in November 1983 in an attempt to escape to the West. As…Read more…
Today’s IFS and Health Foundation report into NHS funding is welcome, but the government must go furtherRead more…
Today I joined RMT at Arriva Rail North on their 19th day of industrial action. They have shown extraordinary resilience and determination in the fight for rail safetyRead more…
Inadequate funding means services and staff are stretched to the limit
The article Care Quality Commission give umpteenth NHS pressures warning, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Intelligent and passionate speech by Lyn on the recent violent deaths of 9 young men (and children) in West Ham.
Is it really no coincidence that 65% of Newham children are brought up in poverty while living in one of the richest cities in the world? …Read more…
Baggage handlers at Luton Airport have voted to reject a new pay offer from their employer Menzies Aviation which workers say fails to recognise their hard work and the rising cost of living. …Read more…
When the new benefits sanctions regime was first introduced in 2012, prime minister David Cameron’s Conservative government proudly declared it was ending the so-called “something for nothing…Read more…
Last week (May 17) the National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed what Unite has long been saying – that outsourcing public services can have disastrous results. In a scathing report, the NAO…Read more…
The latest wage figures were cause for mild optimism, but let’s not get carried awayRead more…
Some employers are using new data regulations to stop union health and safety representatives getting information they are legally entitled toRead more…
The way government and other organisations choose to measure inflation is costing us allRead more…
Teachers’ union add their support to ‘Keep Our Studio School’ campaign On the deadline to object to the Department for Education about the planned closure of the Isle of Wight Studio School the…Read more…
Myth: I can’t be accused of discriminating against someone with the same religion as me.Fact: If you treat someone unfairly because of their religion it would be discrimination, whether or not you were the same faith.Myth: A phi…Read more…
The environment secretary Michael Gove’s ambition to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a ‘car crash’ for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy…Read more…
Unite has accused Caroline Dinenage MP and the Ministry of Defence of ‘washing their hands’ of low paid workers who have had their working week’s stolen by their employer ESS, part of the…Read more…
“Great March of Return” Culminates in Defiance of Israeli Massacre On May 14, 1948, the Zionist state of Israel was established by unilateral declaration. It was established on the basis…Read more…
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospital staff strike for 48 hours over plans to outsource their jobs to wholly owned private company
The article I love working for the NHS – so I’m striking…Read more…
Ministers should scrap the damaging competition rules that force the NHS to sell off its services to private firms.
The article UNISON urges government to scrap damaging NHS competition rules first…Read more…
Militant Rallies Condemn Israeli Massacre and Support the Palestinian Resistance Thousands of people joined a vociferous and militant rally in Whitehall opposite Downing Street on May 15. The…Read more…