Commenting on the report published today (Friday) by the Health Select Committee into the impact of Brexit upon health and social care in the UK, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The…Read more…
UNISON responds to Labour’s pledge for NHS staff
Responding to Labour’s NHS election pledge, to be announced by shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth tomorrow (Wednesday) in Liverpool -at UNISON’s annual health conference – UNISON general…Read more…
‘Six weeks to save the NHS’, health conference told
UNISON health conference told: ‘We must put the health service centre stage in the general election’
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Don’t trust the Conservatives with the NHS, says UNISON general secretary
‘With the election just over six weeks away, the NHS needs those who have the will, the spirit and the dedication to fight for it, and to save it,’ Dave Prentis tells health conference
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Satirical film starring Claire Sweeney highlights ‘absurdity’ of 15-minute care visits
Satirical film starring Claire Sweeney highlights ‘absurdity’ of 15-minute care visits Former Brookside actress and 60 Minute Makeover presenter Claire Sweeney features in a satire – commissioned by…Read more…
Government should listen to MPs on social care, says UNISON
A new ‘bill of rights’ recommended today (Friday) by MPs for care workers to end low pay and high job turnover rates has been welcomed by UNISON. This key reform has been proposed by the Communities…Read more…
NHS staff are giving 100%, but getting just 1% in return, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement from the NHS pay review body (PRB) today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Health service employees go above and beyond caring for patients and…Read more…
Zero-hours contracts give the upper hand to unscrupulous employers, says UNISON
Responding to Office of National Statistics figures published today (Wednesday) that show that the number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased to 905,000, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
Public service workers are “the forgotten part of the ‘jam’ generation”, says UNISON
Commenting on the Spring Budget today (Wednesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: On pay “For almost a decade nurses, teaching assistants, town hall staff and others in the public sector…Read more…
Supreme Court ends British Gas holiday pay challenge, says UNISON
Thousands of working people – whose wages include an element of commission – will now be quids in following the Supreme Court decision today (Tuesday) to refuse British Gas the right to appeal in the…Read more…
Government needs to get tougher with the minimum wage cheats, says UNISON
Commenting today (Monday) on the government’s new advertising campaign to raise awareness of the minimum wage among low-paid workers, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The minimum…Read more…
European citizens to lobby MPs over right to remain in UK post-Brexit
Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among EU citizens who will today (Monday) lobby MPs over their right to remain in the UK. The lobby is aimed at urging the government to…Read more…
Dave Prentis tells conference ‘we will campaign against Trump’
Dave Prentis announces UNISON’s official support for Stop Trump UK as he speaks at the union’s women’s conference in Brighton
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No mention of equality in Brexit white paper is “shocking and shameful”
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has described the government’s failure to mention equalities in the Brexit white paper as shocking and shameful at its annual women’s conference today…Read more…
Care firms shamed are just the tip of the iceberg, says UNISON
Commenting on the 360 employers named and shamed today (Wednesday) by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for failing to pay the national minimum wage, UNISON general…Read more…
There should be no open arms welcome for Donald Trump
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “There should be no open arms welcome for Donald Trump. When running for the White House he made the most appalling sexist and racist comments, and…Read more…
Cymru/Wales calls for services and communities to be the priority
‘Welsh public service workers will be holding you to account’, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis warns candidates at manifesto launch
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Derby school support staff to stage city centre ‘love-in’ as dispute with council enters its eighth month
School support staff will stage a city centre love-in today (Wednesday) to remind shoppers and workers out on their lunch breaks that the pay dispute with the council is far from over. The staff are…Read more…
Housing white paper won’t help low-paid workers, says UNISON
Responding to the publication of the government’s white paper on housing today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “For years now many people have been priced out of buying or…Read more…
Brexit white paper leaves us no clearer, says UNISON
Commenting on the white paper published today (Thursday) setting out the government’s Brexit plans, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “We might now have a white paper, but we’re…Read more…