Jean Atkinson, an auxiliary nurse employed by Mersey Care NHS Trust in Liverpool and longstanding UNISON activist, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's honours list.
"I am very proud to accept this MBE - which I see belonging as much to my colleagues in Mersey Care and the UNISON Trade Union members, as to me," said Jean, who has worked for the NHS for 28 years.
MBE awarded to Jean Atkinson, auxiliary nurse
NHS Trust spends £3.3m on lawyers to resist equal pay
(04/01/10) Fighting low-paid women workers a 'waste of money' says Dave Prentis
UNISON gains more than £28m compensation for personal injuries in 2009
(29/12/09) Employers held to account for workplace injuries
University funding cuts - UNISON response
(23/12/09) UNISON condemns government plans to cut university budgets
Fighting job cuts in Cameron's councils
We're in a recession and public services are facing difficult times - including job cuts
Don't make public sector workers pay for "reckless greed" of city bankers
Dave Prentis pays tribute to "selfless" public sector workers who kept services running throughout festive period
A new portal for learning
I've heard something about a new web portal for the UNISON/OU partnership - what is it?
2010 service group executive elections
Nominations are now open for the election of the union's service group executives
UNISON educational bursaries 2010
Do you have members thinking of starting a course this year? Could they use financial support to help get started?
Conference bulletins
Key information for June's national delegate conference, local government conference, energy conference and water, environment and transport conference is going to branches
Coming events
including People's Inquiry into the public library service
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
A million voices for public services
Fighting redundancies
Equal pay
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