Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech that shows Labour is a radical government in waiting, ready to unite our communities
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The NHS needs a Labour government
Under a Labour government the NHS and the dedicated people that work for it would at long last receive the proper investment and respect they deserve.
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NHS cleaners win pay parity battle at Basildon Hospital
Outsourced staff were transferred back in house two years ago, but kept on minimum wage
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An end to privatisation must be a year one priority for Labour
Opening the debate on privatisation at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis
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Bolton hospital staff to stage 48-hour strike for pay parity
Strike by ‘subco’ staff will start on 11 October
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UNISON welcomes Labour’s radical, inspiring and achievable economic alternative
Working people need a Labour government and an end to Tory austerity rule.
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Birmingham City Council is cutting care workers’ hours at the expense of local people
Dozens of Birmingham care workers are planning to travel to Liverpool today (Monday) to lobby delegates attending the Labour Party Conference over the City Council’s plans to cut their hours.
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Public service staff at ‘tipping point’ over unpaid overtime and low pay, says UNISON
Public services support staff – including teaching assistants, hospital porters and police community support offers (PCSOs) – are doing more than 40 million hours of unpaid overtime a year*, says a…Read more…
‘Dehumanising’ benefits system must be reformed, says UNISON
Women, working families, disabled people and ethnic minorities are being penalised by unjust policies which undermine their financial independence and leave some destitute, says UNISON. The union…Read more…
Probation rescue plans will be disastrous
This is the last chance saloon for the probation service and rescue plans proposed by the MoJ just don’t cut the mustard.
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Mismanagement by academy trust leaves vulnerable students and staff facing huge cuts
Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement.
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Midlands college facing financial collapse refused to heed warnings
It’s a disgrace that financial troubles have escalated to this level.
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NHS Earnings Max – get your resources on the UNISON Organising Space
Make sure your NHS employer is getting it right when it comes to our members’ take-home pay
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NHS pause of ‘subcos’ long overdue
This whole policy has been a damaging distraction. Valuable resources that could have gone on improving care have been wasted.
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Bolton members vote to strike over pay equality
Industrial action vote follows offer of 2% – well below Agenda for Change agreement – for workers transferred to NHS subco
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‘A testament to the strength of feeling’
Council workers from across UK pack Westminster to tell MPs ‘what’s really happening’ and urge them to Save Our Local Services
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UNISON launches national staff and patient safety survey
Nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, NHS students, ambulance workers, therapists, and administrative, facilities and technical staff across the UK are being asked to record how their shift goes…Read more…
Blog: Radicalism and ambition
I was pleased to hear John McDonnell note our fight against PFI last week in his speech to the TUC, but our party can and must go further still, by bringing all public services back in house, ending…Read more…
Union hails trust’s u-turn on private company plans a ‘fantastic victory’
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley trust becomes latest to abandon plans to transfer staff to private wholly owned subsidiary company
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Unions and employers link up to fight for colleges
Campaign will see further education unions, college employers and students lobby Parliament in October to call for proper funding
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