Health workers have made the vaccination programme a success. But as they encourage everyone to have their jabs, some have suffered appalling abuse
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Compulsory jabs guidance is confusing and risks driving staff away, says UNISON
Donna Rowe-Merriman says measure will do more harm than good
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‘Now is the time – have your say on pay’
Securing fair pay for hard-working members is UNISON’s top priority, as general secretary urges members to make sure their voices are heard
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Welfare of ambulance staff at risk as services face ‘unsustainable’ demand
UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable demand from the public. The letter to Daren…Read more…
UNISON campaign to protect East Midlands NHS jobs pays off
New University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group signs agreement to protect jobs in merged Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital trusts
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Blog: Fighting for pay across the union
Pay is coming to a head and we need all of our members and activists to take part in every ballot and every consultation
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Army of invisible, yet indispensible, cleaners, porters and caterers must be included in NHS pay award
Cleaners, porters, catering assistants, security guards and other health staff employed by private companies but working in the NHS must not miss out on any pay rise given to their colleagues,…Read more…
Police staff unions angered by employers’ offer of a pay freeze
A freeze would mean a pay cut in real terms, as inflation is rising by all measures
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Council staff who kept local services and schools running deserve a real pay rise
Increased offer of 0.25% is “insignificant”
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UNISON launches consultation over NHS rise that meets neither expectations nor real living wage
Rise doesn’t fulfil government’s own pledge to level up
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UNISON welcomes new law to prevent sexual harassment at work
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
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Water regulation needs to be properly resourced, says UNISON
Process must also be independent, says the union, in the wake of the massive fine handed to Southern Water for deliberate acts of pollution
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Prime Minister must intervene to fund a fair pay rise for council workers
Local services will only continue to be resilient if they have “a valued and fairly rewarded workforce
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Delayed pay rise will leave staff disappointed, say health unions
Government announcement falls short of expectations
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It’s good the government has moved on NHS pay, but staff deserve more, says UNISON
Health workers have waited months for 3%
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Government’s treatment of NHS staff is disgraceful
Just as NHS staff thought ministers were at last to announce the pay rise they’ve more than earned, hopes have been cruelly dashed
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Blog: Six months into our new era
It’s been an incredibly busy but productive and fulfilling first half year as your general secretary – with many achievements across our great union
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Government postpones controversial health data grab
UNISON welcomes commitment to properly inform and engage with patients
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Latest delay on social care reform could push staff over the edge, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson hasn’t delivered nearly two years on from pledge
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Face mask mistakes have left parents and children “high and dry”, says UNISON
Coverings should not have been hastily ditched
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