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This week all the health unions are presenting joint evidence to the Pay Review Body, supporting our call for the pay talks to be re-opened for next year... |
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"NHS workers - particularly the low paid - are finding it extremely tough to make ends meet" and need the safety net of the reopener clause in their three-year pay deal, UNISON head of health Karen Jennings said as health unions submit evidence to the NHS pay review body this week.
With inflation running at a 16-year high, the NHS unions have joined forces to press the government to reopen pay talks for next year.
Disabled members hear recruitment rallying call
(27/10/08) President links organising with the need to be representative
Court ruling busts rape myth
(27/10/08) Union hails appeal court decision
Women's pay stops this week
(27/10/08) Members unite to highlight 17% pay gap that rips off women
'Slash staff training at your peril'
(24/10/08) Increase investment in training during economic downturn, say union and business leaders
Bring hospital services back in-house
(21/10/08) UK government should follow Scottish example, says union
Council unions make progress
Talks under way to agree terms of reference for arbitration in local government pay dispute
Scottish pay ballot opens
Members urged to reject below-inflation offer from Scottish councils
Scottish Water workers vote on strike
Members balloted over imposed below-inflation pay rise
Being aware of the changes
Two recent cases around equal pay will have an impact on how we negotiate
Looking after your pensions
The role of a pension scheme rep is one of the most important and responsible roles in the trade union movement
Concerns raised over welfare reforms
Union makes case for fair and supportive system to help workers cope with finance crisis fallout
Positively Public
Read all the latest news in the union's ongoing campaign against the privatisation of public services
LGPS campaign news (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
With the world's financial markets in chaos, is the local government pension scheme safe?
Pension fund trustee and LGPS training programme
Find out how you can make sure your members' pension scheme money is invested wisely
Neoliberalism and labour law: challenging the concepts
This one-day conference will consider the impact of the free market on workers and offer policy solutions for the future
Coming events
including one day seminar on union recognition for contracted out staff working in Higher Education
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
Positively Public
Equal pay
Make local services count
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