Brexit has made many European nationals feel decidedly unwelcome
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Brexit has made many European nationals feel decidedly unwelcome
The article Nurse and midwife numbers dragged down by Brexit effect first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
This Tory government have sought to trash early-years support by failing to support them nationally or provide the necessary resources to local authorities. Now they need to hear the message loud and…Read more…
UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality
The article University of Bath agrees to reinstate living wage first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Community service group committed to using the charter to help end the belief that violence and aggression is ‘part of the job’
The article More join our fight against violence at work first…Read more…
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The…Read more…
Salford campaigners to the fore in launching national funding for nurseries campaign at Parliament on 25 April
The article Nursery funding campaign goes to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON and our members need to be round the table and involved in the decisions about the future of public services in Northamptonshire. By ensuring that, we’ll achieve better outcomes for everyone –…Read more…
Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great…Read more…
It’s time the legal status of the Windrush generation was confirmed once and for all – but the stain their treatment leaves on the already ugly record of this government will take a very long time to…Read more…
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two…Read more…
UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’
The article The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says…Read more…
Delegates at UNISON health conference voice their anger over trusts’ moves to transfer staff and create two-tier workforces
The article UNISON vows to step up fight on wholly owned subsidiaries…Read more…
Brexit is fuelling the discrimination against migrant workers, delegates are told
The article Health conference vows to fight the disease of racism in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
This is just the beginning of better pay for NHS staff, conference delegates hear as they vote in favour of ‘biggest pay rise in 15 years’ and Agenda for Change reform
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Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
The article HE unions and employers to meet again in May to talk about pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
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The first person born in the NHS says that it’s too easy to take the service for granted
The article ‘The NHS has always been there’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
As your General Secretary, I always will always fight for the NHS because NHS workers fought for me – they never gave up. As UNISON General Secretary, neither will I.
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Commenting on the news today (Monday) that the Prime Minister is to meet Commonwealth leaders later this week to discuss the immigration problems of individuals who came to Britain as part of the…Read more…