Cutting financial ‘lifeline’ to student nurses will leave them thousands of pounds in debt
The article UNISON members urge MPs to save the NHS bursary first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
If the NHS bursary goes, it will put the future of our health service at risk
At a time when our NHS faces a nursing shortage (due in part to mismanagement and attacks on the profession), the government should be pulling out all of the stops to attract more people into careers…Read more…
Plans to scrap student bursaries may cost the NHS more not less, says new report
Government plans to scrap the bursary funding for students on nursing, midwifery and other health degrees will mean around 2,000 fewer people a year will study for a career in the NHS, according to a…Read more…
Voters in Wales should treat the Brexiters new-found faith in the NHS with extreme caution
The leave campaign’s loudest cheerleaders Boris Johnson and Michael Gove don’t even support a publicly-funded NHS. In the past they’ve backed introducing charges for patients and opening up more…Read more…
Farewell to an old friend
One of the great difficulties of a life in a trade union is losing special people when they pass away
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Are we making a difference for equality in your workplace?
Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?
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The Brexit campaign are peddling utter nonsense on the NHS
In recent weeks those who want us to leave Europe – the Tory headbangers, UKIP and friends – have been claiming that the NHS will get more money if we leave the EU. That’s utter nonsense. These are…Read more…
Brexit brigade don’t have the NHS’ best interests at heart, says UNISON
Commenting on Michael Gove’s comments about the NHS, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “No-one should be taken in by this latest bout of NHS scaremongering from the Brexit brigade….Read more…
NHS deficit damaging services to patients, says UNISON
Commenting on new figures showing a deficit of £2.45bn in NHS finances, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “This is yet another set of damaging figures that show the NHS is under…Read more…
Tax avoidance – there are few battles that matter more
Avoiding tax is morally wrong, and pulls vital funds away from public services under pressure – not just at home but around the world. Fighting against tax avoidance is imperative, but it is not a…Read more…
UNISON welcomes HSE report on needlesticks
Report finds 83% of organisations failing to comply with sharps regulations
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Building workplaces fit for the future
Jeremy Corbyn has rightly identified the issues that we’re fighting to eliminate each and every day – massive wage disparity between those at the top and the bottom, poverty pay and insecure work….Read more…
Queen’s Speech fails to tackle the real problems Britain faces, says UNISON
Commenting on the Queen’s Speech, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today the government has announced another set of plans that fail to tackle the real problems Britain faces. “Ministers…Read more…
Queen’s Speech: A failure to tackle the real problems Britain faces
A Conservative Party at war with itself, already out of ideas little over a year on from election day and a Prime Minister so afraid of his own shadow that he’s abandoned any semblance of a serious…Read more…
3 key reasons why we’re recommending UNISON members vote to remain in Europe
We won’t be telling UNISON members how to vote, because that’s not how we operate. But we will be encouraging members to use their vote, and letting them know why we’re recommending a vote to…Read more…
Get ready for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
IDAHOBIT offers a great opportunity for campaigning in the workplace, so let us know what you have planned
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How can you run a campaign to defend a service?
Neath Port Talbot branch fought a successful campaign against library closures – so just how did they do it?
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UNISON to ballot members at East of England Ambulance Trust over industrial action
UNISON has today (Monday) informed the East of England Ambulance Service that it is to ballot frontline ambulance staff over possible strike action concerning managers’ failure to tackle the problem…Read more…
Those with the most to lose in the EU referendum could be those who make all the difference
Young people, especially women, may feel disconnected from Europe but they have the most to lose if Britain Brexits. Parental leave, paid holiday, limits on excessive hours and the right to maternity…Read more…
Use your vote to remain in Europe, UNISON urges young workers
Young people are being encouraged to vote remain on 23 June to safeguard the rights of millions of workers – and their own futures. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) called on the…Read more…