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Hundreds of workers employed by pharmaceutical giant GSK will stage a series of walkouts throughout May in a dispute over pay. The 750 workers who are members of Unite voted for strike action having rejected the company’s significantly below inflation rate pay offer of a six per cent pay increase and a one off lump […]
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Inflation continues to stay at record highs, according to the latest figures, driven mainly by ongoing hikes in the price of food. The consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation fell marginally from 10.4 per cent in February to 10.1 per cent in March – a smaller drop than analysts expected, with some having predicted […]
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UNISON health conference is told: “Everyone in this room is carrying the trauma of the last three years”
The article Health workers and activists endure “unrelenting stress” first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The opening pages of this book by one of America’s greatest writers were a shock both to Richard Wright’s agent and publisher. They were so violent and painful to read that the book could not…Read more…
Sonya Howard, Eddie Brand, Abiola
Kusoro and Anu Prashar, for the Greater London Region NEC Seats.
The NEC is the most important
national committee in UNISON, we nominated these candidates as we believe they
are the right people for the …Read more…
Four motions on pay covering the recent NHS offer, the pay review body, flat rate pay uplifts and a nurses only pay spine, were debated in Bournemouth
The article Health conference debates pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Campaigns on overtime, reducing the working week and protecting the NHS pension were among the other key topics discussed by delegates
The article Health conference celebrates union’s re-banding wins first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Union secures a 8.2% increase for 1700 workers at the charity
The article UNISON secures pay win for Canal and River Trust workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The real value of workers’ pay keeps on nosediving, with the latest figures showing the fastest fall in real wages since 2009 as inflation continues to outpace wage rises. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on Tuesday (April 18) showed that yearly growth in average pay stayed at 6.6 per […]
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UNISON is encouraging branches to engage with employers on how they can reduce their carbon footprints and ensure they have a plan to green their workplaces
The article UNISON announces Green Week dates in run up to Earth Day first appeared on the UNISON National site.
1.3 million ballot papers are being sent out to UNISON members homes from today via Royal mail. Please see the message that Denise and I have sent out to the 46 UNISON branches who have nominated us and who we have asked to circulate this message…Read more…
Unite’s consultative ballot in England on the government’s NHS offer ends on 28th April. So far the known results show that members in a large number of NHS trusts are voting to reject the offer. Union representatives in those trusts with a live strike mandate will now be issuing strike notices. This was agreed at […]
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General secretary opens UNISON’s health conference, telling delegates: ‘What you do matters to everyone in this country. You are at the centre of the big political debate in our country’
The article ‘This deal puts money in members pay packets – and they voted decisively to accept it’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
I was doing a general update on pensions last week for a gathering of pension trustees. I have long been interested in pensions, even before becoming a pensioner! I was the joint secretary of the biggest pension scheme in Scotland, and I am curre…Read more…
‘We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care’
The article Powerful anti-racism debate opens UNISON health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘This is life-changing for many of us. We feel more valued and motivated to work here’
The article Insourcing win at North Middlesex University Hospital first appeared on the UNISON National site.
As elections open, it’s important that as many members as possible have their say, so that the NEC is as representative of the whole union membership as possible
The article Democracy in action, not just lip service – help run this union first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Private firms are capitalising on the crisis in ambulance services, by tempting paramedics and other crew away from NHS work.
The article NHS spending over £1m a week on private ambulances for 999 callouts, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Last Saturday, Gill and I broke a journey from North Wales back to London by stopping off for this lovely 4 mile circular walk in the Chilterns. The weather Gods were kind to us and the walk itself was largely quiet and peaceful in beautiful surr…Read more…
While there are no elections in London on May 4th, in other parts of the UK there are Council elections in England and Northern Ireland. UNISON Labour link will be supporting candidates across England and I expect in the coming week to be out sup…Read more…