Thousands of Environment Agency staff who play a vital role in protecting communities across England will walk out today (Wednesday) as they strike over pay for the first time*, says UNISON.
Members will be on strike between 8am and 5pm.
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Two further strike days involving South West Ambulance Service staff are to take place in the new year, says their union UNISON today. Ambulance workers belonging to UNISON are to take action over pay and staffing again in January. Staff will be called out on strike on Wednesday 11 and Monday 23 January 2023. UNISON […]
Unfortunately despite the massive strike votes at NHS trusts across the South West region, the most restrictive trade union legislation in Europe means UNISON members in hospital trusts cannot currently take action. UNISON will be taking the South Western Ambulance Service out on Wednesday 21st December, but elsewhere members should be aware of some advice […]
Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England will stop attending incidents such as floods, water pollution, spills, waste fires and fly-tipping in December and over Christmas, as they begin industrial action from today (Monday).
Livewell Southwest has signed UNISON’s Apprenticeship Charter. The health and social care enterprise becomes the second employer in the South West to commit to the charter.
Ambulance crews working South Western Ambulance Service are to go on strike over pay and staffing on Wednesday 21 December.
Ambulance workers across the South West are likely to strike before Christmas, following the results of UNISON’s month-long NHS strike ballot.
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A UK-wide union survey of more than 6,000 school workers reveals staff – including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches – are buying food for hungry pupils, and contributing towards the cost of […]
Higher education staff in the South West will walk out this week in a new wave of strikes over inadequate pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).
Joanne Kaye on the work UNISON is doing on NHS pay.
Environment Agency staff have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay for the first time in the organisation’s 26-year history.
Councils across the South West face a collective funding gap of over £244m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published by UNISON.
Plymouth in UNISON members were among those making their voices heard at the ‘We Demand Better’ lobby and rally, organised by the TUC.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea responds to reports that public sector pay awards could be capped at 2% in the coming months.
Around 350,000 NHS employees, working for more than 250 health trusts and boards across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, are being asked to vote for strike action over pay this winter from today.
