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UNISON leading the global fight against privatisation

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has been leading the international trade union response to the threats posed by trade and investment agreements this week.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Mothers march for the NHS

Campaigners set off from Jarrow to make 999 call for the NHS to Parliament – find out how you can join in and support the marchers

Article on the UNISON National site.

EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

Article on the UNISON National site.

EPSU congress hears warning on global treaties

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

Article on the UNISON National site.

Cornwall calls protests against NHS outsourcing

Truro demonstration will show opposition to plans to move 600 NHS staff to a private company

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON slams 900 NHS job losses, work transferred to India

The decision about the future of staff, which includes the closure of dozens of offices across the UK, is to be made at a private session in the board meeting tomorrow.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

NHS branches gear up for day of protest

UNISON calls on activists to make their anger felt on 5 June over ‘divisive’ pay offer

Article on the UNISON National site.

Prentis pledges that UNISON will stop Tories destroying the NHS

UNISON will take on the government to stop it dismantling the NHS, pledges general secretary at opening of the union’s annual health conference in Brighton

Article on the UNISON National site.

Efficiency myth of privatisation exploded

Privatisation does not produce efficiency, just a downward pressure on pay, writes Sara Gorton of UNISON in a new Left Foot Forward blog as part of Fair Pay Fortnight

Article on the UNISON National site.

Open letter: Check the facts on the Welsh NHS

Dawn Bowden, UNISON Cymru/Wales head of health, urges people to consider the facts of the NHS in Wales before casting judgement in an open letter

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help stop the hospital closure clause

The government wants to make it easy to close wards, departments and even hospitals: take action now to stop them

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON rep to meet MP to discuss hospital situation

A leading UNISON activist is set to meet a local MP to discuss the situation at King’s Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Article on the UNISON National site.

How is austerity affecting the LGBT community?

Help our research to uncover the effect austerity is having, whether you are an LGBT service user or working providing services

Article on the UNISON National site.

Victory for Lewisham Hospital campaigners

Jeremy Hunt acted unlawfully in downgrading hospital’s services

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Hospital friends and family test results

Friends and family test can act as a litmus test on what is happening in a hospital, but it must be part of a rigorous and wider inspection regime

Article on the UNISON National site.