Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
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Support Unite members at Fujitsu Manchester
In advance of the industrial action starting next week, we have an updated appeal for support leaflet and a collection…Read more…
CETA is not dead yet, UNISON warns
With the EU-Canada trade deal in limbo, the union calls for full parliamentary scrutiny of all post-Brexit trade agreeements
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London Borough Of Barking and Dagenham to sign UNISON ethical care charter
An agreement to be signed today (Thursday) between UNISON and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham promises to deliver improved homecare for residents and more support for the borough’s…Read more…
Health service workers resort to loans and food banks after years of cash cuts, UNISON survey finds
Thursday 27 October 2016 Hard-pressed health service staff are turning to high-rate loans, pawning their belongings and visiting food banks as they struggle just to make ends meet, according to…Read more…
Are your NMC registration and payments up to date?
Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk
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Industrial action called at Fujitsu Manchester
Following the vote in favour of strike action and action short of strike in the industrial action ballot, UNITE has…Read more…
Qatar – fighting for rights and decent working conditions
We will keep on making ourselves heard on this until the death rate in Qatar’s construction sector is reduced to zero, and workers can freely choose employment. No-one should ever be placed in such…Read more…
New NHS plans must not be a smokescreen for further government cuts, says UNISON
The government must do more to reassure staff and the public that new NHS service delivery reforms are not a cover for further cuts, says UNISON. Last Friday was the deadline for the submission of 44…Read more…
‘Catalogue of pain’
Overstretched ambulance crews are arriving late to pick up more than a third of critical emergency victims, while the number of ambulances waiting outside casualty departments for at least an hour…Read more…
Ministers must stop interfering in council pensions, says UNISON
MPs will debate the future of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Westminster Hall today (Monday) in response to concerns that the government plans to interfere in investment decisions….Read more…
Protecting pensions
The ‘pig-headed’ failure of Post Office bosses to hold constructive talks over the closure of the defined salary pension scheme has prompted more than seven hundred managers to stage a second 24-hour…Read more…
This week, lets focus on making work healthy and safe for everyone
UNISON has a proud record of supporting health and safety reps in the workplace, and building positive relationships on these issues with employers – that’s why we’re handing out “High 5’s” to…Read more…
Heart sick
The plan to end heart surgery at Leicester’s Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre is ‘a scandal of national proportions’ Unite has said. The country’s largest union – which has 100,000…Read more…
Health trust signs up to charter for workers with terminal illness
Southport and Ormskirk hospitals backs TUC Dying to Work campaign
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NHS students overburdened by extra work and rising debt, says UNISON
Two thirds of NHS students have been forced to take work on top of their studies to supplement their income, according to a new report from UNISON published today (Friday). Healthcare students are…Read more…
Gatwick strike ballot
Unite has served notice that it will begin balloting almost 2000 members at Gatwick Airport Ltd (GAL) for strike action and action short of strike from next week. GAL stands accused of blatant…Read more…
Cider saved
Unite has hailed the decision that will see Somerset ciders continuing to be produced in Shepton Mallet – with the news that Brothers Drinks will manufacture key brands. In January Irish…Read more…
Protecting human rights
Unite members working for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are to take part in strike action next Wednesday (26 October) over ‘savage’ cuts. They will be joining…Read more…
Help to keep the meat on our plates safe
As the Food Standards Agency proposes loosening the regulation of meat, UNISON is working with change.org and the family of a food poisoning victim, to fight back
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