Thousands of health workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be looking to the Prime Minister to announce his decision on the long-awaited NHS pay rise in the coming days. Ministers have repeatedly said they will await the recommendations of the NHS pay review body (on which they have attempted to set a 1% […]
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UNISON will continue to support the people of Palestine as the conflict in the Middle East remains a “huge issue for UNISON now and in the future”, general secretary Christina McAnea told the union’s national executive council (NEC) in an online meeting today.
UNISON’s NJC Committee, the union’s national committee for local government pay, met this morning and rejected the employers’ 1.5% pay offer. UNISON is calling on the local government employers to enter urgent negotiations so that this offer can be improved. UNISON members are also deeply frustrated at the long delay in resolving term time working […]
The union condemns the violence and calls for an end to attacks, and to the occupation.
Porters, domestics, security and help desk workers at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust are missing out on a pay increase that was due in April. Mitie, who employs the staff, claims to be a Real Living Wage employer, and yet has failed to deliver on the promise of an annual pay increase in line with the […]
Health workers across the South West are appealing to the public this week to back their campaign so NHS staff can receive a proper pay rise before the summer, says UNISON today (Monday). Over the next few days, hospital porters, clerical workers, cleaners, nurses, healthcare assistants and other NHS staff will be urging people to […]
Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association. GMB, Unite and UNISON submitted a joint pay claim to the local government employers in February for a 10% pay rise. This would be payable from 1 April […]
Today is national ODP day where we celebrate our amazing Operating Department Practitioners and their work. ODPs work in operating theatres as well as in other areas within hospitals providing critical care. Their job is to provide complex care to patients at all stages of their operation, including the anaesthetic and recovery. Celebrations are taking place […]
Care workers employed by Alexandra Homes in Bristol are facing an impossible choice between ensuring care homes are safe and paying their bills. The social care provider has failed to ensure that carers are paid for COVID related absences, whether they have contracted the virus or are self-isolating. The government has provided funding through the […]
‘Unless policies are put in place, increased home working and pressures placed on staff are liable to act as detonators of mental health problems for those delivering vital public services’
This week the world held our breath waiting for the verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin following the death of George Floyd after Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nine minutes.
With COVID-19 still a major concern, it makes sense to avoid crowding and lengthy queues at polling stations.
The University of Gloucestershire has proposed changes to the way it provides pensions for staff. The proposals would see cuts to the pensions of some of the university’s lowest paid staff.
Artworks designed by children’s illustrators and writers are part of a growing collection of posters available to download from a campaign page designed by 14 unions, who between them represent more than a million health workers across the UK.
People across the country are being asked to put colourful posters in their windows in support of a proper NHS pay rise, in a campaign launched today by health unions representing more than a million health workers. Fourteen unions – including UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives – are […]
