Unite today, April 28, said attempts by Conservative ministers and unscrupulous bosses to dilute or circumvent health and safety legislation across the UK must be resisted when at least two people a…Read more…
Further education workers demand a decent pay rise
Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England
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Workers’ lives at risk
Attempts by Tory ministers and unscrupulous bosses to dilute or circumvent health and safety legislation along the south coast must be resisted. This is the core message that was the theme of…Read more…
In 2016 we should be able to design workplaces where no-one has to die as a result of their job
Up to 50,000 people still die each year in the UK as a result of work-related ill health and incidents. Fortunately few of those are UNISON members, yet too many are still suffering from poor…Read more…
21st century fleet
Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup has struck a deal with Falkirk based bus company Alexander Dennis (ADL) and Wrightbus of Northern Ireland to build a new fleet of state of the art buses….Read more…
UNISON welcomes government’s change of heart on Trade Union Bill proposals
Commenting on the debate today (Wednesday) in the Commons that has seen the government accept many of the Trade Union Bill amendments made last week in the Lords, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
UNISON to accept local government pay offer
Following a meeting of local government representatives from across UNISON, the union has decided to accept the pay offer from the employers
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Takeaways and fizzy pop putting health of NHS workforce at risk, warns UNISON
Poor quality hospital food is undermining the health of NHS workers, a survey from UNISON and the Campaign for Better Hospital Food (CBHF) warns today (Wednesday). Nurses and other health employees…Read more…
‘The fight for our lowest-paid members will underpin all we do’
UNISON health conference debate sees passionate commitment to campaign to defend Agenda for Change and improve it
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Seven-day NHS needs resourcing across the whole healthcare team
Debate should not focus only on doctors and nurses say delegates at UNISON’s health conference in Brighton
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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’
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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
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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.
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‘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
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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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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…