Somerset Care must reconsider its plans to close two of the county’s residential care homes because of the “disastrous” impact on current residents and those needing care in future.
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Jayne Kirkham, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate in Truro and Falmouth, backs UNISON’s campaign for a new national care service.
Hundreds of healthcare assistants at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth are to take their campaign for fair pay directly to hospital bosses today.
The three local government unions, representing 1.4m council and school employees have called for a significant wage rise.
The contribution women across the South West make to their workplaces, families and wider society is to be celebrated in a special event being organised by UNISON next week.
On Saturday 24 February, our regional self-organised LGBT+ group officially launched UNISON’s year of LGBT+ workers with an event in Taunton.
Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital are to take three days of strike action next month after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.
General election candidates from all parties across the South West are being asked to support the creation of a new national care service in England.
Plymouth Marjon University workers, including maintenance staff, IT technicians, administrators, and library staff, have voted for further strike action.
Cuts to staff and services are on the agenda as Somerset Council meets to plan how to deal with a £87m funding deficit.
The government must increase statutory maternity pay to £364.70 a week so new mothers are not forced back to work too early, say UNISON and Maternity Action today.
More than a quarter (26%) of women employed in schools, hospitals, care homes, town halls, police stations and other key services in the South West have had their requests to work flexibly denied.
A proper pay rise for NHS staff in England this year is essential if there is to be any hope of filling the huge vacancies hole and stopping waiting lists from spiralling, says UNISON.
Staff at the Victoria Education Centre, run by charity Livability, bounced on the picket line as they ramped up their campaign for fair pay.