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…
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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…
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
The article £35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
The article Give operational staff access to training first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
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General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers
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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…
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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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 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…
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…
Articles in this edition: Calling All Branch Black Members A Day In The Life Of A Rep Remember To Have Your Say North Staffs Trades Council Celebration Event Workers Memorial Day Thursday 28 April 2016 Well worth a read – … Continue reading →Read more…
By Professor David Bailey It’s great news that the government seems to at last ‘get it’ and is ready to part-nationalise Tata’s UK steel assets and offer debt financing if a private buyer can be…Read more…
Union presents interim research into Carter Review recommendations on English NHS as health conference opens
The article UNISON vows to stand up for members over ‘savings’ review first…Read more…
I was inspired recently by an article in the Washington Post, which asked “what’s behind the revolt against global integration?” Partly because the policy prescriptions for getting…Read more…
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Everyone is welcome to attend this event on Thursday. UNISON estimates that up to 1,000 British workers die every week from work related…Read more…
While the current Democratic President of the USA, Barack Obama, tours Europe to raise support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the two candidates scrapping to be his successor back home are setting out markedly different …Read more…
First the good news: Uber the ‘ride sharing’ company has announced this week it had settled two class action lawsuits iand agreed to pay up to $100 million to workers in California and…Read more…
Many hospitals are treating apprentices as cheap labour by routinely paying them the minimum wage, even though they often do exactly the same jobs as colleagues earning considerably more, according…Read more…
Some Saturday fun. Apologies to anyone offended but..please 🙂 Hat tip Facebook. Read more…
Cat HepburnThis weekend’s Morning Star carries a Connolly Association supplement,marking the centenary of the Easter Rising. It is worthy of purchase for that alone, of course, but to ensure the Arts…Read more…