Some have been using the Greenpeace leaks of negotiating texts from the EU-US trade deal known as TTIP to claim Britain should leave the EU to escape damaging trade rules being imposed on us by shady Brussels negotiators. But disturbingly, what they actually show (adding to evidence we had from…Read more…
Boris battle bus makes dubious NHS claims, says UNISON
Commenting on the launch of the Vote Leave battle bus today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “No one should be fooled for one minute by the dubious claims branded along the…Read more…
John's Labour blog 2016-05-06 21:06:00
This morning I woke to and checked the web to find out that top UNISON NEC member and NHS worker, Mary Locke, had been elected as a Labour Councillor for Bournville ward on Birmingham Council.
It was a tough fight since 2 out of the existing 3 ward C…Read more…
Keep NHS bursaries
Unite is continuing to call on the Tories to ditch plans aimed at replacing NHS bursaries with loans amid warnings that it will cause workforce crisis and turmoil within the health service. …Read more…
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
The article ‘The fight for our lowest-paid members will underpin all we…Read more…
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
The article Seven-day NHS needs resourcing across the whole healthcare team first appeared…Read more…
Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear
Government warned: ‘if you come for them, we will take industrial action’
The article Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘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
The article ‘We will support the junior doctors in this fight: and we will win’ first appeared on…Read more…
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…
‘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…
“The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference
General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
The article “The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
£35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
The article £35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Give operational staff access to training
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
The article Give operational staff access to training first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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
The article Pride in our union and our NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘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…
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
The article Football fans champion the NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…