Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospital staff strike for 48 hours over plans to outsource their jobs to wholly owned private company
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UNISON urges government to scrap damaging NHS competition rules
Ministers should scrap the damaging competition rules that force the NHS to sell off its services to private firms.
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Academy workers face jobs threat
UNISON is organising meetings and support after Cheshire academy chain announced 43 redundancies at seven schools across the county
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UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of protest over pay
Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.
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Two new senior appointments at UNISON
Margaret Thomas and Emilie Oldknow are to become assistant general secretaries
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UNISON responds to NAO report on Capita and NHS England
UNISON highlighted the huge risks in these ambitious plans from the outset.
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Nursery campaigners meet minister to call for better funding
Salford UNISON, parents and mayor put the case to Nadhim Zahawi
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A brutal massacre in Gaza
We condemn the government of Israel for its actions that have brought fresh pain to the Palestinian people and we pledge to redouble our efforts to campaign for the rights of Palestinians, peace and…Read more…
Blog: All too often, early years services are a poor relation
Thanks to UNISON, the government have agreed to meet with UNISON members tomorrow. Yet the person they’re sending to the meeting is Nadhim Zahawi – the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department…Read more…
Blog: If the Tories want a hostile environment, we will give them one
On Saturday, thousands of UNISON members took to the streets and made our voices heard. UNISON was by far the biggest, noisiest presence on the march – and swamped Hyde Park for the rally…Read more…
Blog: Time for the government to end their silence on Turkey
Although the UK government vocally condemned the attempted coup in Turkey for undermining democracy, they have remained almost silent on the subsequent state of emergency, mass detentions and…Read more…
UNISON steps up for public services
Dave Prentis: ‘It’s time for an end to austerity; an end to cuts; an end to Tory cruelty’
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Higher ed employers make final offer
Service group executive meets on 23 May to consider offer of 2% or £425 a year
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Operating theatre staff celebrated with first national awareness day
An awareness day highlighting the contribution of operating department practitioners (ODPs) to patient care will take place on Monday (14 May), UNISON has announced. The first National ODP’s Day will…Read more…
The suffragette spirit
A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement
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UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office
Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
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Wigan hospital staff vote for strike over outsourcing plans
NHS trust’s plans to move jobs and workers to its own private company sees 89% vote for strike – in a 79% turn-out
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Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
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Blog: Together, we can step up for public services
By standing together on Saturday, we can continue to show the strength of our feelings and continue to make the case for public services. If you’re in London, near London or can get to London this…Read more…
Helping with the cost of school uniforms
The union’s welfare charity There for You has once again got a limited fund to help members deal with the costs of school uniforms
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