Government must move on wages
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‘National disgrace made in 10 Downing Street’
Average ambulance response times in England last month were the longest on record and more than half of people at major A&Es had to wait longer than four hours – the worst delays since records began in 2011. The new figures also show that the number of people waiting more than 12 hours to been […]
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Welsh government’s NHS pay move increases pressure on Westminster, says UNISON
Longer waits for ambulances and in A&E departments are inevitable if the NHS doesn’t get more staff.
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Through sun and rain – on the picket lines in Bristol
A chance to look back at a day on the picket lines in the South West
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Ongoing disputes make it impossible to submit evidence to NHS pay review body, say health unions
The NHS staffing crisis is so acute only prompt action on pay.
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Ongoing disputes make it impossible to submit evidence to NHS pay review body, say health unions
The 14 unions including UNISON call for direct pay talks with ministers
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‘Insult to our members’
Unite has slammed the latest government talks with unions held on Monday (January 9) as ‘an insult’ to members. Speaking just after talks with health secretary Steven Barclay on Monday afternoon, Unite national lead officer Onay Kasab told reporters that talks had “not [gone] well”. He added, “Unfortunately, the government have missed yet another opportunity […]
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A commitment to boost wages would mean unions may call off the strikes, says UNISON
The health secretary needs to set out what the government can do right now.
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Govt shame – not a penny for NHS pay
Unite’s leader Sharon Graham has dismissed the game-playing and gimmicks from the government following the offer today (January 5) of ‘so-called’ talks on pay by business secretary Grant Shapps.
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Proper pay talks are the solution to disputes, not penalties for staff
Ministers should focus on rebuilding industrial relations, rather than picking fights
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Government should focus on solving NHS crisis with proper pay not penalties for staff
Ministers are picking fights with workers to divert attention to failings
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Waiting times won’t fall unless the government deals with NHS pay, says UNISON
Ministers must tackle workforce crisis through wage boost
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Top 10 Scrooge bosses of the year – the Tory government
This year throughout the festive period, UniteLive will highlight our top ten worst bosses of the year – employers so miserly and mean that they’d put Scrooge himself to shame. On our last day of featuring Scrooge bosses, we look at the government. It is arguably the most Scrooge boss of all. That’s because it’s […]
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General secretary thanks strikers
Christina McAnea’s says public support is on the union’s side
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Ambulance strikes: Sunak must intervene now
Writing in the Daily Telegraph today health secretary Stephen Barclay said, “We now know that the NHS contingency plans will not cover 999 calls. ambulance unions have taken a conscious choice to inflict harm on patients”. In response, Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary said, “To say that ambulance unions have taken a conscious choice to […]
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Blog: A message to ambulance strikers on a difficult day
Brave NHS staff who cared for the country in the pandemic are now taking this difficult industrial action to draw attention to the deep crisis in the NHS
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Ministers putting lives at risk by refusing to negotiate
Health secretary’s refusal to budge on pay is causing damage
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Rolling report: #PutNHSpayright
Check back throughout the day to see what’s happening around the regions as strikes begin across the ambulance service in England and at two Liverpool hospitals
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NHS strikes latest
On the eve of the strike of ambulance paramedics on Wednesday (December 21), Unite’s general secretary says it’s clear that the health minister Steven Barclay can’t resolve the dispute so it’s time for the prime minister to intervene. England should follow the Scottish example of negotiation, increasing the offer and ending the strike. Unite general […]
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Is an NHS pay rise affordable?
As Unite paramedics join thousands more health staff on strike on Wednesday (December 21), no one can deny that NHS staff have long deserved a decent pay rise. Their real-terms pay, after all, has fallen off a cliff edge under successive Conservative governments over the last 12 years – since 2010, the TUC estimates that […]
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