Unite shop stewards vowed to defend jobs and the UK’s ability to design and build complex warships following a meeting today, (April 25) to discuss their response to BAE’s review into its naval ships…Read more…
Back of the net!
Community support for Shotton Tata steelworkers scored a goal this Saturday (April 23) when Wrexham AFC fans paid tribute to Unite steelworkers at the historic Glyndwr Racecourse Stadium. …Read more…
‘Sordid tactics’
The government is trying to demonise the junior doctors, in the same way that Margaret Thatcher bullied the miners, Unite said today (April 25). Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health…Read more…
Health unions to consult ambulance staff over strike action on pay
Ambulance workers in England are to be asked if they would be prepared to take action over pay. Their three unions – GMB, Unite and UNISON – today (Monday) announced they will be consulting ambulance…Read more…
“The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference
General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
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£35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
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Give operational staff access to training
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
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‘Community policing is worth protecting and worth voting for’
UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
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Pride in our union and our NHS
General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers
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‘Don’t government claims to be protecting NHS make you sick?’
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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Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
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 workers to be balloted over pay
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…
UNISON vows to stand up for members over ‘savings’ review
Union presents interim research into Carter Review recommendations on English NHS as health conference opens
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NHS exploiting apprentices through low pay, warns UNISON
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…
Football fans champion the NHS
Supporters show appreciation for health service by applauding in the 68th minute – signifying the age of the NHS
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‘Most pressing priorities’
The Scottish TUC (STUC) conference began this week on Monday (April 18 to 20), when delegates from Unite moved motions on a range of issues from the government’s controversial trade union Bill to…Read more…
Metal tops bill at Glastonbury?
This year’s Glastonbury festival has a new addition to the bill, and it’s metal but not as you know it. For festival goers used to standard hippy fare, the good news is not that British heavy…Read more…
British Gas jobs axe
British Gas’ decision to axe 684 office jobs, including the company’s Oldbury operation in the West Midlands, has been met with dismay by Unite which called for the site to remain open. …Read more…
‘Disastrous’ race to the bottom
Lloyds bank has today announced cuts to 625 jobs across several divisions. This includes the offshoring of IT workers to India in a dangerous ‘race to the bottom’ warned Unite. Cuts include…Read more…
Showing what the Welsh NHS is really like
This has the power to show the truth behind the political attacks and reveal what the Welsh NHS is really like. And since NHS workers are trusted more than politicians – we hope that the Welsh public…Read more…