North Devon District Hospital.

North Devon healthcare workers to strike for two days in February

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital will take two days of strike action this month after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.

Wiltshire healthcare workers to strike on Valentine’s Day in row over NHS pay deal

Health workers at seven Wiltshire hospitals will take strike action on Wednesday 14 February after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.

Ambulance outside hospital

Government inaction to blame for ambulance handover delays, says UNISON

Solving the NHS staffing crisis must be top government priority to improve services.

UNISON members on the picket line in Plymouth.

Rising for better pay – on the picket line in Plymouth

Photo round up: Plymouth Marjon University workers took a further day of strike action today in their long-running dispute over pay.

Silhouettes in different colours against a purple background.

Migrant family ban makes no sense without proper reform of social care, says UNISON

UNISON responds to announcement from Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them.

UNISON members on the picket line at Plymouth Marjon University.

Plymouth Marjon University workers continue strike action

Plymouth Marjon University workers, including maintenance staff, IT technicians, administrators, and library staff, will take a further day of strike action over pay.

UNISON banner at the Cheltenham demo, carried by Christina McAnea and Ali Evans.

UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike

On Saturday 27 January, around 5,000 people took to the streets of Cheltenham against the Tories’ new anti-strike laws.

UNISON tribunal fees victory.

Unfair tribunal fees plan shows government is out of ideas, says UNISON

Tribunal fees deny the poorest and most vulnerable access to justice.

Council bailout cash not even a short-term fix, says UNISON

Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year.

Government billions wasted on faulty PPE could have funded NHS pay rise, says UNISON

The cash could have funded a proper pay rise for NHS staff who risked their lives to keep patients safe during the pandemic.

Dorset charity support staff announce two-day strike in Livability pay dispute

Support staff at a specialist centre in Dorset providing education and care for disabled children and young people are striking over pay next week, says UNISON.

North Devon healthcare staff back strike action over NHS pay deal

Staff employed by Sodexo in North Devon say they are being denied a pay rise worth £1,655 that has been paid to other NHS workers.

Protect the right to strike as the Tories act to axe workers’ rights

Join the TUC-organised march and rally in Cheltenham on 27 January.

North Devon District Hospital.

Devon healthcare workers balloted for strike action in row over NHS pay deal

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital are being balloted for strike action after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.

Mock up of how the Education Programme for 2024 would look on a mobile device. Held in someones hands.

2024 education programme launched by UNISON South West

An early present for everyone – our Education and Equalities team has just published our education programme for 2024.