Last night we met at Newham Council Dockside building just after 11pm for a briefing on tonight’s count. There was Council officers, volunteers, outreach workers and Councillors taking part. We were split into 5 mobile teams and given maps and di…Read more…
Infection rates will rise and care workers will abandon sector as financial lifeline ends
Abandoning infection control fund will stop people isolating
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‘Pitiful and insulting’ police staff pay offer
Vital police staff, such as 999 call handlers, are being urged to reject a ‘pitiful and insulting’ 2.1 per cent pay offer over a 17-month period, as the country faces the biggest cost of living…Read more…
Winners of Our Health Heroes Awards 2022 announced
Our Health Heroes Awards celebrates the wider healthcare workforce that supports our NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline
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“From UNISON to Ukraine, with love”
(I am so proud of UNISON London Ambulance branch and activists)
London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to UkraineParamedics are driving 1,000 miles to deliver 10 ambulances to Ukraine health workers and relief goods to refugeesEarly this…Read more…
Ending free Covid tests could threaten public services
Provision of tests needed to contain infection spread
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Ferry services are too important to leave to chance.
The scandal at P&O ferries makes clear that the industry needs an operator of last resort.Read more…
‘Another slap in the face for NHS staff’
Unite has slammed the government for ending free car parking for NHS staff in England this week, as it highlighted rock-bottom morale among health workers and a cost of living crisis that has hit so…Read more…
‘Tremendous result’
At a press conference held today (March 30) at the gates of Regina Coeli House, the centre of an eleven week occupation by workers, Unite has announced it has received assurances from the Department…Read more…
Strike looms at Royal Mail
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says today (March 30) is yet another case of ‘fire and…Read more…
‘End offshoring – buy UK-made aerospace or risk its future’
Unite members from the aerospace sector are heading to parliament to meet with MPs to demand that UK taxpayers’ cash is spent on UK jobs, not siphoned offshore.
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Staff discontent shows government must act on NHS pay, says UNISON
New figures show huge plummet in NHS staff satisfaction
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In a divided world, the labour movement is united on Ukraine
Last week, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), passed a resolution strongly condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine. The resolution was not passed unanimously. The…Read more…
‘Solidarity with health and care workers in Gibraltar’
Unite leader Sharon Graham has called on Gibraltar’s government to step up for the Rock’s health and care workers in a solidarity message supporting a rally against poor working conditions and…Read more…
Make aerospace funding deliver for UK workers
Aerospace and shipbuilding – two high skilled UK engineering industries, have long been synonymous with quality and excellence. Nations across the globe have, for many years, sought out our…Read more…
Parking charge burden could be final straw for NHS staff, says UNISON
Inflation-busting pay rise needed more than ever
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Fire and rehire clampdown welcome but must go further
Practice should be made unlawful and workers’ rights charter introduced
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Special educational needs provision won’t improve unless teaching assistants are valued
TAs must be paid more to deal with shortages
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GE Aviation strike action continues
Workers at Gloucester’s Hurricane Road GE Aviation factory will be striking every Friday until their call for a fair wage is honoured, Unite said today (March 29). Multinational GE Aviation has been…Read more…
Recovery assistants in Sheffield win much-needed pay uplift
The pay uplift comes as a result of a campaign to get the low paid care workers re-banded to better reflect their role
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