Re-banding of Emergency Care Assistants moves a step closer

Emergency Care Assistants supported by UNISON are campaigning for their roles to be re-banded from grade 3 to grade 4.

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Contacting UNISON over the festive period

Here’s how to make contact with UNISON over the festive period. Including Christimas and New Year opening times for UNISONdirect.

Healthcare workers at Wiltshire’s community hospitals on strike over NHS pay deal

Health workers at seven Wiltshire hospitals will strike today after being denied a pay rise worth £1,655.

Supreme Court can stop bad bosses punishing staff who strike

The Supreme Court has an opportunity to close a loophole that allows rogue employers to mistreat staff who take part in legal strike action.

LV= announced as exclusive home, travel and pet insurance provider

LV= will extend its insurance offering to UNISON members by providing home, travel and pet insurance.

Five days of strike action at the University of the West of England

Support staff at the University of the West of England will take a further five days of action over “insulting” pay offer. The action is set for Monday 4 – Friday 8 December 2023.

Support the picket lines

A round up of picket line locations as university support staff in Bristol are set for further strike action.

Wiltshire healthcare workers to strike in row over NHS pay deal

Health workers at seven Wiltshire hospitals will take strike action on Tuesday 12 December after being denied a pay rise worth £1,655.

Dorset charity support staff strike again amid Livability pay dispute, says UNISON

Support staff at a specialist centre in Dorset providing education and care for disabled children and young people are taking a second day of strike action over pay today (Wednesday).

North Devon District Hospital.

Devon healthcare workers must be given NHS lump sum, says UNISON

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital are being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655, says UNISON today (Tuesday).

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Government must drop cruel migrant curbs and end exploitation in social care, says UNISON

The government must drop plans to cap overseas care staff numbers and act to stop employers exploiting those already working in the UK, says UNISON today (Tuesday).  

Cash-strapped school support staff are paying for pupils’ essentials

School support staff are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday).

Strike mandate. Wiltshire Health and Care staff vote for strike action.

Wiltshire healthcare staff back strike action over NHS pay deal

Staff employed by Wiltshire Health and Care* say they are being denied a pay rise worth £1,655 that has been paid to other NHS workers. In the ballot, 95% of staff who took part backed strikes if they are not paid fairly.

UNISON launches its One Team Awards for NHS staff

UNISON is marking this year’s One Team Day, on Wednesday, with the launch of a new award aimed at honouring the whole NHS team.

Pay rise and back payments for over 500 Somerset healthcare assistants

Hundreds of healthcare assistants (HCAs) in Somerset are better off thanks to a successful regrading campaign that has increased salaries and led to back payments of up to £4,550, says UNISON. In total, 553 HCAs employed at Somerset Foundation Trust will benefit from a significant salary boost and back pay. The deal goes back to […]