The survey aims to take a snapshot of life working in the NHS on a single day – and this year, it’s open to all health service staff
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UNISON is sending out HE ballot papers and calling for yes to strike action
UNISON is calling for members to back strike action, as some employers attempt to impose the below-inflation offer
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The English NHS pay deal – in six charts
A lot has been written about the NHS pay deal in England and what it will mean to individuals’ pay packets. But how does it affect staff at different stages of their career?
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UNISON calls for new government inquiry into academy chain accused of misusing public funds
Ministers seem to have allowed a situation to develop where commercial interests overrode taxpayers’ interests and the public good. Pupils, parents and the public purse have all paid the price.
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UNISON spells out settled status for its EU members
The union introduces new guidance documents and web pages dedicated to Brexit
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Grounding a coup
A new documentary celebrates an act of international solidarity by Scottish factory workers that has entered into union folklore
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It’s time to value our carers
Birmingham carers are on strike because the council thinks they’re an easy target for cuts
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UNISON calls on Salisbury NHS trust to rethink wholly owned subsidiary plans
UNISON warns that outsourcing hospital staff will create two-tier workforce as trust starts a month of consultations
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August: it was no holiday
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
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Pay Up Now! – for the full NHS team
If health workers are one team, then all should receive the same pay rise: UNISON is campaigning to bring this about
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‘Think again’ UNISON tells North East health trust over subco plans
Packed Teesside meeting highlights health staff’s anger and worry of plans to hand them over to a private company
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Prentis tells Birmingham care strikers ‘we will win’
Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes
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Bolton hospital workers’ pay ballot opens
Voting papers dispatched today in vote over action on pay parity
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Bolton hospital workers to ballot on action for pay parity
Wholly-owned subsidiary pays staff less than directly-employed workers after failing to implement NHS pay rise
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Scottish NHS members vote for three-year pay deal
94% vote for deal offering at least a 9% rise over three years, in four-week online ballot
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UNISON makes call for proper careers advice in England and Wales
As young people face the prospect of having to rethink their career plans, the unions says 15 days training isn’t enough to help them
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Do you know a health hero and want to make sure they’re recognised?
Nominations for the 2018 Our Health Heroes, honouring the vital work done by NHS support staff, are now open and close on 16 September
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Yorkshire hospitals strike called off after trust hats privatisation plan
Trust announced that it has scrapped plans to create a wholly-owned subsidiary after angry response at staff meetings
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Coming soon: service group executive by-elections
Ballots will be held to fill 59 seats on the union’s service group executives – nominations will open in September
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Pension costs – are they transparent enough?
UNISON urges members to fill in questionnaire to help gather evidence for parliamentary inquiry, ending on 6 September
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