Hundreds of UNISON and Unite members working in the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) service will today (15 June) hold lunch time protests at Blood Centres across England, to protest against swingeing job cuts and closures.
Workers fear that plans to cut more than 600 jobs and axe seven* out of ten processing sites will put lives at risk and place enormous strain on the workers left to cope with demand from hospitals across England and Wales.
UNISON Senior National Officer and Staff Side Secretary Bill Campbell said: