The strike planned for next Wednesday involving thousands of ambulance staff and other NHS workers has been suspended to allow UNISON to enter pay talks with the government, the union said today (Friday). Following a meeting of its health committee this afternoon, UNISON announced it was suspending the action scheduled for 8 March. The decision was taken […]
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Health unions to consider invite from government to enter formal pay talks through NHS staff council
The invitation comes just a day after ambulance workers from the South West region lobbied parliament.
Ambulance workers including emergency care assistants, call handlers and paramedics are among those taking their campaign to Westminster today, Wednesday 1 March.
Nurses will join blood collection workers, healthcare assistants, cleaners, porters and ambulance staff in a new day of walkouts over pay next month.
As a result of progress in Acas (The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) facilitated discussions, a joint statement has been agreed and released between the UCEA (University & Colleges Employers Association) and the higher education trade unions: EIS, GMB, UCU, UNISON and Unite. The statement highlights that progress has been made in discussions around pay, […]
The growing NHS dispute over pay and staffing will now cover ambulance services and other NHS organisations across most parts of England.
Social workers and occupational therapists in South Gloucestershire Council are being balloted for strike action by UNISON in a dispute over pay enhancements.
The week of Valentine’s Day is now a week of celebration within the trade union movement. Joanne Kaye writes for Heart Unions Week 2023.
University of Bristol, University of Gloucestershire and the University of the West of England will take further strike action this week.
Ambulance staff working for South Western Ambulance Service will be taking their fourth day of industrial action on Friday 10th February.
Here are the confirmed picket lines at ambulance stations (AS) and other SWASFT workplaces.
Pickets will begin at 8am and run through until 8pm.
Higher education staff are walking out over the coming days in a third wave of strikes over inadequate pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).
Thousands of environment agency workers from across the country took strike action over pay on Wednesday.
Environment Agency employees belonging to UNISON and Prospect are set to take strike action this Wednesday (8 February).
On Wednesday 11th January, thousands of Ambulance workers took their second day of strike action in so many months.
Our regional secretary, Joanne Kaye, set herself a personal mission for the day – visit every picket line in Cornwall.
National Education Union (NEU) has announced that they will be taking strike action in schools and sixth form colleges over pay and funding, starting on 1 February. They have announced a series of days of strike action in England and Wales for teachers. The planned dates of action are: Wednesday 1 February (England and Wales) […]
