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Management had planned to cut pension benefits by up to 12% for support staff before UNISON campaign
Members in UNISON and Unite had voted 100% to take industrial action before council regraded them
Catering workers at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have won their pay battle after two days of strike action, says UNISON. Their employer Sodexo had previously refused to give its workers the same pay rise as the one agreed last year for health staff directly employed by the NHS. But after two days […]
Company has rejected UNISON’s offer of serious talks over cutting carers’ sleep-in shift payments
Time to return services to public control
UNISON will always stand up to those who seek to privatise our NHS – or any public service. The ideological push to dismantle the health service and put it into the hands of those who care more about profit than decent care will always be resisted. Right now, the incredible domestics of PAH are on the frontline of that fight. And our whole union stands with them.
UNISON’s service group executive will meet on 7 May to decide response and consultation procedures
For those working in local services, these elections decide who runs the local councils who employ them or manage their services. A change in council leadership can mean the difference between jobs maintained or lost. It can mean greater support for a service – or its abolition. It can make the difference between privatisation or services coming back in house. It can make the difference between decent pay or poverty pay.
Education unions representing staff at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) – the largest academy chain in the UK – are today (Wednesday) launching a ballot asking if employees have confidence in the trust’s leadership. The move comes after AET failed to listen to staff concerns over proposed cutbacks and restructuring. The changes will put the wellbeing […]
Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise
Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns
Nominations will open on 14 May: nomination forms and other materials will be available on the web from 7 May
Keeping our members safe at work is one of the most important tasks that trade unions can do. Today, let’s remember how far we’ve come in that fight – and how much more there is to do.