Health conference debates what is to happen on pay for all health members both now and in the future
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Health conference debates what is to happen on pay for all health members both now and in the future
The article ‘We’ve been stabbed in the back by Boris Johnson’ first appeared on…Read more…
Unite has warned that the government’s plans to continue to relax the maximum driving timing for lorry drivers, is dangerous, reckless and potentially illegal. Unite has learned that the government…Read more…
The government has been accused using the pandemic as ‘a smokescreen’ to push through the Health and Care Bill that will open the floodgates for more NHS privatisation, Unite warned today (September…Read more…
At health conference, UNISON launches a new campaign to make sure healthcare assistants are rewarded, respected and recognised
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It was great to be in the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford for this evening’s Newham Full Council Meeting. There was even an demonstration outside by residents protesting about the closure of Newham City Farm.
It was a “blended” meeting with…Read more…
Intervention needed to prevent heating or eating choices
The article Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The post How Newham is fighting back against insecure work with the country’s first Employment Rights Hub appeared first on IER.Read more…
This Green UNISON Week, find out how much you know about the climate emergency
The article So you think you know about climate change? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘The NHS can only recover if members and colleagues are thriving in their jobs,’ UNISON health delegates are told
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Chesterfield bus passengers face serious disruption this autumn and winter if Stagecoach bus drivers and cleaners vote for strike action over a pay dispute, Unite said today (September 20). Unite…Read more…
Keynote speech renews call for immediate pandemic inquiry
The article Invest in the health workforce and public services to learn pandemic lessons first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Our health conference is a reminder of the sacrifices our health members have made, the challenges to come – and what we can achieve together
The article Blog: After everything, a pay cut is the…Read more…
UNISON’s virtual health conference opens with a campaigning programme that will build on the lessons of the pandemic
The article ‘Exhausted and demoralised staff are walking away from healthcare’…Read more…
In the first week of 2020’s lockdown, I took part in Simon Sapper’s great UnionDues podcast, sitting on my bed with my laptop to record a conversation about digital change in unions….Read more…
Unite, Prospect and the GMB have joined forces to demand government bring forward a long-promised funding solution for new nuclear. As part of the ‘Nuclear Week’ campaign in parliament this week,…Read more…
Engineers employed by Weetabix, the UK’s favourite breakfast cereal, will begin strike action tomorrow (September 21) as a result of the company’s plans to carry out an extensive “Fire and Rehire’…Read more…
The Scottish Government has published a consultation paper on the creation of a National Care Service in Scotland. This follows the Independent Review of Adult Social Care (Feeley report, Feb 2021)….Read more…
Pay will be key topic at UNISON health conference
The article UNISON health members deliver damning verdict on government’s 3% increase first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Hat tip @LondonNurse2015 for this wonderful photo of the new UNISON branch banner, remembering former local Labour MP and Secretary of State, Tessa Jowell.
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“As Support Workers, we have gone above and beyond during the pandemic to support some of our community’s most vulnerable residents.Despite this, our employer Alternative Futures Group (AFG) is proposing drastic cuts to our pay and conditions. This inc…Read more…