“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”
The article Milton Keynes marks International Workers’ Memorial Day first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Correct verdict – at last
Commenting on the verdict today (April 26) which confirmed that the 96 football fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 were unlawfully killed, Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary said,…Read more…
Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear
Government warned: ‘if you come for them, we will take industrial action’
The article Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Junior doctors and ambulance workers are saying the same thing
Perhaps the health secretary doesn’t realise how important trust is for working people negotiating with their employers. But as Britain’s largest health union, we’re looking on with real concern at…Read more…
UNISON lobbying sees ministers move on facility time
Ministers have backed away from an outright ban on facility time across the UK’s public services
The article UNISON lobbying sees ministers move on facility time first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Chernobyl 30 years on and the future of nuclear power
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, when an uncontrolled reaction blew the roof off, spewing out a cloud of radioactive material which drifted across a swathe of Northern Europe….Read more…
Responding to the announcement of the Hillsborough inquest verdict
Responding to the announcement of the Hillsborough inquest verdict, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “After 27 years of lies and cover-ups, the families of the 96 finally have…Read more…
Justice for the 96
This has always been a cause that is close to my heart. Like so many people I will be thinking of friends and family today, and those who were taken from us all this years ago.
The article Justice…Read more…
‘We will support the junior doctors in this fight: and we will win’
Health delegates and Dave Prentis join junior doctors’ picket line and rally in Brighton
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‘The core of our NHS? Compassion’
Professor Michael West tells UNISON health conference that compassion and the one-team approach are key
The article ‘The core of our NHS? Compassion’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
NEC by-election result
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…
‘Stick to your promises’
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…
‘Sordid tactics’
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…