Care workers in Dorset are being treated to free ice cream as a team of UNISON reps and organisers tour the area’s care homes.
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UNISON members working for the Environment Agency (EA) are being consulted on the latest pay offer, with the union recommending that they reject the employer’s offer of 2%, plus a £345 one-off consolidated payment, and take part in industrial action to seek improvements.
Support workers and care staff working for Discovery in Somerset are being consulted following an improved pay offer from their employer.
After five days of strike action, interventions from MPs and widespread support from residents, their families and the public, St Monica Trust is still refusing to engage in talks, says UNISON.
General secretary Christina McAnea reiterated the need for UNISON branches to be “strike ready” when she addressed yesterday’s meeting of the union’s national executive council (NEC).
UNISON staff working across the South West have joined together for a fundraising bid in aid of the union’s charity, There for You.
An ice cream van pulled up to Mount Gould Hospital in Plymouth this morning as UNISON handed out treats for NHS staff.
The Trust becomes the first employer in the South West to commit to the charter.
UNISON South West’s LGBT+ self organised group were in attendance as the sun shone down for Taunton’s first Pride parade.
South West Regional Committee condemns unreservedly the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on 24th June 2022 to remove the constitutional and fundamental healthcare right of millions of American women to obtain an abortion.
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Care staff are taking part in a second day of action today, Saturday, over cuts to pay, sick pay and working hours.
The RMT union sent care staff a video message of support.
Staff employed by Bristol-based care company St Monica Trust are to begin a series of strikes today over threats to sack them if they don’t accept a pay cut.
