Pay and proper planning is key to fixing NHS and social care
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UNISON comments on NHS Confederation’s call for better funding for social care
For too long, the government has ignored pay and staffing.
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Government should follow Foundation’s lead with early wage rate rise, says UNISON
Ensuring everyone is paid at least £15 an hour would be a lifeline for millions.
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A trade unionist reading list
Hat tip UNISON Learning “A few weeks ago one of our UNISON learning reps asked us if there was a ‘reading list’ of recommended books with a trade union angle. Well, there wasn’t… so we asked on social media, and UNISON members, activists, staff, and al…Read more…
Government should follow Foundation’s lead with early wage rate rise
Government should raise minimum wage to £15 an hour
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Governing With Purpose – a guide for charity trustees
As someone who works with and serves on several third-sector boards, I have sometimes wondered why anyone does this. External criticism and internal squabbling are not unknown, and thanks are not always forthcoming. Moreover, when personal time h…Read more…
UNISON reacts to government energy package for businesses and public sector bodies
This package is too little too late.
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‘It’s the only way we can make this government listen’
Unite’s consultative ballot on industrial action over NHS pay in England closes on September 30. Each day this week, we’ll hear from a different member from our Unite health sector who explains why it’s so important to have your say on pay. Unite rep and paramedic Debbie Wilkinson will soon go on her first holiday in over […]
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Labour Party Conference 2022 (& plug for fringe ‘Levelling up net zero: How can we invest in a fair and just transition?’)
Labour Party conference starts on Sunday in Liverpool and I am looking to being one of the two elected UNISON Labour Link delegates for Greater London. I will post when I can.However, quick plug with a different hat for a fringe I will be speakin…Read more…
A spectre is haunting Europe
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of fascism. We caught a glimpse of that spectre in Sweden last weekend and we are likely to see more of it next weekend in Italy. It…Read more…
Alstom rail maintenance workers in strike vote
More than 70 highly skilled workers who perform maintenance of rolling stock will be balloted from today until 4 October. French-based Alstom’s latest financial report shows it brought in sales of £13.6bn in 2021/22 and made net profits of £233m Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Once again a company making huge profits is offering […]
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London market security guards to strike
New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms London is facing severe disruption later this month as its outsourced security guards, employed by OCS Group UK Ltd, begin strike action over poverty rates of pay. The security guards who work at the market, the hub of London’s fruit vegetable and plant trade, are paid just £9.69 […]
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Fresh Muller Gloucestershire strikes
HGV drivers and shunters at Mullers’ Stonehouse factory in Gloucestershire will begin a fresh round of strike action this week over imposed rota changes that are detrimental to their quality of life. The change to a five days on two days off rota system contravenes an agreement with Unite signed by the company earlier this […]
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University staff to strike over pay as new term begins
Workers have reached breaking point and have little choice but to strike
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Quorn Billingham workers to strike
More than 60 workers at Quorn’s meat free paste production factory will strike on September 30 and October 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. More strikes are set to be scheduled if the dispute is not resolved. Workers rejected a four per cent pay offer plus a £1,000 bonus. They voted to strike […]
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New date for the UNISON and TUC cost of living lobby of Parliament
We want all UNISON members to contact their MPs face to face, either locally or in London
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UNISON takes the government to court over law allowing the use of agency workers to break strike
Ministers are risking everyone’s safety by allowing the use of inexperienced agency workers
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Blog: There is no future on a dead planet
Green UNISON Week is our time to highlight a once-in-a-generation challenge
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‘Patients deserve better’
Unite’s consultative ballot on industrial action over NHS pay in England closes on September 30. Each day this week, we’ll hear from a different member from our Unite health sector who explains why it’s so important to have your say on pay. When Doctors in Unite (DiU) chair and London GP Jackie Applebee learned that […]
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Nine in ten of us feel our work has made our mental health worse – we need urgent changes in the workplace
Linsey Imms reveals shocking statistics from our recent mental health survey, and explains what we can do to make life better for all workers in Wales.
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