Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands of employees transferred out of the NHS.
Dorset
UNISON members across Dorset are stepping up their fight to stay in the NHS.
An overwhelming majority (98%) of health workers say they want to vote for strike action after Trusts plan to move 1,700 staff out of the NHS.
Healthcare workers employed by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust will protest outside a board meeting at Poole Hospital today.
More than 1,300 NHS staff employed by hospitals in Dorset face the possibility of inferior pay and conditions under controversial plans to transfer them to a new company.
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.
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).
Cleaners and catering staff at two schools in Dorset are facing an uncertain future as Aspirations Academy Trust push through plans to outsource their employment to private contractors.
