UNISON has stressed that the government’s instruction of a 1% payroll limit is unfair and will worsen staff shortages and damage patient care
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Plans to axe student bursaries will deter many from careers in nursing, says UNISON
Hundreds of student nurses are expected at a UNISON-supported protest outside the Department of Health later today (Wednesday) against government plans to axe the NHS bursary for nursing degrees. In…Read more…
Cloaked in silence
Northamptonshire luxury boat builders, Fairline Boats has not paid its pension contributions for the 468-strong workforce for three months, Unite claimed today (December 1), as the fate of the…Read more…
Seven-day NHS won’t come cheap
UNISON supports a seven-day NHS but warns government is trying to do this on the cheap
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£4000-a-year pay cut
Repairs and maintenance to homes managed by Thirteen, the largest group of housing associations in the north east, could be delayed and postponed in the run-up to Christmas as it becomes embroiled in…Read more…
TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate
UNISON and War on Want have launch a new film highlighting the threat to our food posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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Energy strike suspended
A week-long strike by EDF Energy workers carrying out Smart meter installations, due to start on Monday (November 30), has been suspended for talks to take place with the conciliation service, Acas….Read more…
UNISON reacts to police budgets announcement in today’s spending review
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “It would have been unthinkable to cut police budgets in light of the dreadful events in Paris. “The 25 per cent cuts that have been imposed since 2010…Read more…
UNISON slams Open University decision to plough on with office and job cuts
UNISON has today (Wednesday) slammed the Open University’s decision to press ahead with office closures and job cuts, despite opposition from its own Senate. The proposed closure of seven regional…Read more…
Housing changes will not reverse previous cuts to budgets
Commenting on the changes announced to housing budgets today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The promised investment in housing and the commitment to build…Read more…
School funding reforms could harm education
Commenting on plans to scrap the current system of school funding announced today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “We believe in a fair funding formula, but…Read more…
A ‘wild experiment’ on UK
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey accused the chancellor of a ‘Frankenstein’ experiment that puts his ideological commitment to a surplus above the needs of the British people. Responding…Read more…
Tax credits u-turn will bring huge relief to nearly three million working families, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement today (Wednesday) that the Chancellor is to reverse his planned cuts to tax credits, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Nearly three million working families…Read more…
UK economy could lose £3.5bn a year under Chancellor’s planned tax credit cuts, says UNISON
The UK economy could be hit to the tune of around £3.5bn a year if the Chancellor confirms later today (Wednesday), in the spending review, that he is to continue with cuts to tax credits announced…Read more…
Members ‘disappointed and frustrated’ at OU closures decision
Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk
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Laying waste to defence
More questions than answers arose yesterday (November 24), after the government announced the publication of its Strategic Defence Review, which outlined defence spending priorities for the next five…Read more…
Tesco Xmas disruption threat
Unite urged Tesco to revise a ‘pitiful’ pay offer of 0 per cent for 2015 and 1.5 per cent for 2016 today (November 24) to avoid potential industrial action in the run up to Christmas in its…Read more…
UNISON says national insurance increase will rob public sector workers
UNISON is today (Tuesday) warning George Osborne that scrapping tax rebates on pensions will leave more than five million public sector workers worse off. The rise in National Insurance (NI) payments…Read more…
Opposition to Trade Union Bill continues
Hyndburn council and Welsh government are latest bodies to oppose attack on rights of their workers
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Big lottery robbery
Young people’s mental health interventions, women’s refuge projects and food banks could come under threat as the government may well look to cut £320m from the Big Lottery Fund. The services that…Read more…