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UNISON reacts to justice select committee report on mesothelioma claims

The Justice Select Committee’s call for a full Governmental review on the changes introduced last year to the legal funding of personal injury claims and the impact these would have on mesothelioma sufferers is the only fair course, said UNISON, the UK’s largest union today

UNISON rejects nursing and midwifery council plans to raise registration fees

UNISON, the UKs largest trade union, has rejected the NMC proposals to increase registration fees for nurses and midwives by 20% from next year

Unions to escalate pay strike action in October

Unions representing over a million local government workers – GMB, UNISON and Unite – have agreed to escalate their dispute over pay with a campaign running into the autumn.

Tribunal orders council to compensate workers offered cash to sign away rights

Bromley Council has been ordered to pay more than £64,000 in compensation to 18 of its staff

UNISON moves to ballot angry NHS workers over pay

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union is to ballot its 300,000 NHS members in England for strike action

Meat hygiene inspectors to be balloted for strike action

Ballot papers to go out next week to more than 500 UNISON members working for the FSA in England, Wales and Scotland

Mutuals could act as Trojan horse for privatisation

Proposals to let staff run hospitals may sound attractive in theory, but in practice are fraught with pitfalls

UNISON hails strike as huge success

Strike action by local government and school support workers has been an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers taking part.

Ending public sector pay cap would raise millions and create jobs

Calling time on the devastating public sector pay cap would create thousands of jobs and pump millions of pounds into the UK economy, according to a landmark report

UNISON warning over secret NHS deal involving £1bn of public money

UNISON has warned NHS commissioners that secrecy over health tendering in Staffordshire is against public interest and demands full disclosure of procurement plans.

End of life care must have funding to deliver

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, is calling on the Government to pledge the funding needed to deliver safe and dignified end of life care. The call comes in the wake of the review into the Liverpool Care Pathway which is being replaced by new recommendations* published today.

Government leaves backdoor route into child protection for profit making companies

UNISON warns that so-called u-turn is not what it seems

Zero hours crackdown misses the mark

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today (25 June) warned that banning exclusivity clauses does not go far enough in helping over a million workers stuck on zero hour contracts.

Safe staffing levels at heart of patient safety

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today backed calls for greater transparency and reporting in the NHS

Children’s social workers overwhelmed by rising demand and falling resources

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, is calling for an urgent cash injection into child protection and mental health services for vulnerable children, as social workers struggle to keep up with demand.

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