Edwin Jeffries has been elected unopposed to the Northern region male seat on the NEC
The article NEC by-election result first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON Cymru/Wales extends solidarity to junior doctors
Cymru/Wales regional secretary notes Welsh doctors are not striking because the Welsh government values them
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What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?
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Ballax about bankers bonuses
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for a few weeks, and only now have time. I think the bonus cap is another issue where it is important that we look at what the industry (and other interested parties like rem consultants) told us would happen, and w…Read more…
UK must stop blocking EU taking action against China steel dumping
The fallacy of Brexit campaigners claim that the EU is preventing the UK from taking action against China dumping cheap steel has been exposed with the government’s announcement today that its plans to part-nationalise the steel industry would be compatible with EU state aid rules. As the TUC…Read more…
Enough is enough
It was a huge pleasure to address our health conference this morning. It’s a special event that I return to each year, and which inspires me every time. Not just because it’s a great…Read more…
âStick to your promisesâ
Unite shop stewards vowed to defend jobs and the UK’s ability to design and build complex warships following a meeting today, (April 25) to discuss their response to BAE’s review into its naval ships…Read more…
Back of the net!
Community support for Shotton Tata steelworkers scored a goal this Saturday (April 23) when Wrexham AFC fans paid tribute to Unite steelworkers at the historic Glyndwr Racecourse Stadium. …Read more…
âSordid tacticsâ
The government is trying to demonise the junior doctors, in the same way that Margaret Thatcher bullied the miners, Unite said today (April 25). Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health…Read more…
Health unions to consult ambulance staff over strike action on pay
Ambulance workers in England are to be asked if they would be prepared to take action over pay. Their three unions – GMB, Unite and UNISON – today (Monday) announced they will be consulting ambulance…Read more…
âThe NHS saved my life,â Dave Prentis tells conference
General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
The article “The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
ÂŁ35k migrant worker minimum salary doesnât add up for NHS workers
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
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Give operational staff access to training
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
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âCommunity policing is worth protecting and worth voting forâ
UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
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Pride in our union and our NHS
General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers
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Keep IT in BA: We need action against undercutting in British Airways
Tata’s decision to close its steel plants in the UK has brought it to the centre of public attention. What may be less known is that Tata, the Indian conglomerate, also owns the company Tata…Read more…
âDonât government claims to be protecting NHS make you sick?â
Not one person in the NHS believes £22bn cuts by 2020 are achievable, delegates hear as UNISON health conference gets under way in Brighton
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Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of nursing professionals published today (Monday), at the start of its…Read more…
Ambulance workers to be balloted over pay
Ambulance staff, including paramedics, are to be balloted over whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis announced today (Monday)….Read more…
The 2011-16 political mandate: how did they do?
As the devolved political mandate 2011-16 comes to a close, what has been achieved? Overall, the Assembly passed 67 pieces of legislation and 5 private members bills, few of them notable, and…Read more…