In January last year, on ITV’s This Morning, the topic of pharmacists came up – and the ensuing conversation caused an uproar among those in the profession. Mocked by host Sam Delaney as ‘pretend…Read more…
Westminster government could learn from Scotland over NHS pay
After a long and difficult year, a decent pay rise for NHS staff should be a simple decision to make and be popular with the public. Valuing health staff and investing in the NHS is a political…Read more…
Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash.
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Government must act on watchdog’s call for social care reform, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says National Audit Office’s concerns are ‘hugely significant’
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UK average house prices / Average yearly salary
While I cannot find the exact ONS link on this “Politics for All” tweet it seems about right. The complete and utter unaffordability of housing in the UK is just a national disgrace and a betrayal of our young people.
How on earth can they pay around…Read more…
Our Health Heroes: celebrating COVID contributions
The annual Our Health Heroes campaign shines a light on the extraordinary efforts of thousands of healthcare support staff who keep the health service running
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Heroes of the year – Nissan workers making life-saving PPE
Today we honour workers at Nissan, Unite members, who got to work making life-saving PPE at the height of the first wave of the virus. Find out more in our feature below from May.
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Review: Rogue Justice by Geoffrey Household
Geoffrey Household’s novel Rogue Male, written on the eve of the Second World War, told the story of a British big game hunter who decided on his own to shoot and kill an un-named European…Read more…
‘NHS workers need sensitive support’
Unite, which represents over 100,000 workers in the NHS, has today (March 24) called for maximum sensitivity and full consultation with unions to deal with the mental health challenges many health…Read more…
Government’s new bus strategy highlights failures of deregulation
The proposals exclude the best solution, which would be to allow local authorities to operate their own services, says UNISON
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Labour Unions: NHS Fair Pay Rally & Phone Bank
This evening there was a really positive Labour Unions NHS Fair Pay rally with speakers Paula Barker MP, Chair; Cllr Linda Hobson, Unison Rep & Nurse; Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe, Unite National Officer for Health; Holly Turner, GMB Rep & Nurse and …Read more…
A year on from furlough
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the furlough scheme being introduced.Read more…
Cut to Green Homes Grant has taken a wrecking ball to green jobs in the North East
The withdrawal of hundreds of millions of pounds from the Green Homes Grant scheme will likely cost the best part of 6000 jobs in the region.Read more…
A proper pay rise is crucial to keep the NHS running
Paying health staff is an investment, not a cost
The article A proper pay rise is crucial to keep the NHS running first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘NHS staff have been waiting too long’ for proper pay rise
An expected six-week delay to the NHS Pay Review Body’s (NHSPRB) 2021 recommendations to the government will help ministers who are ‘desperate’ to avoid attention over their ‘unpopular’ one per cent…Read more…
London bus strikes suspended
London bus strikes scheduled for tomorrow (March 24) have been suspended following, eleventh hour negotiations that have produced improved offers. The strikes, over pay and attacks on drivers’…Read more…
‘Landmark day in trade union history’
Today’s (March 23) decision by the Court of Appeal to overturn the convictions of the Shrewsbury pickets after a nearly 50-year campaign has been hailed by Unite as a ‘joyous and just…Read more…
New policies pose a huge risk to the future of social housing
Right to Buy reforms could divert funding away from new council housing, says UNISON
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Government must try harder on vaccines before leaping to the law, says UNISON
Everyone should be offered jab but not coerced
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Review: Four Soldiers, by Hubert Mingarelli
Despite the title, this is not a book about war, but about friendship. It tells the simple story of four men serving in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, but has almost no…Read more…