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UNISON warns Government – staff must not pay for funding NHS funding gap

The prospect of £2bn in NHS funding a massive blow for patients and staff

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Service group executive elections

Ballots for contested seats on the union’s seven service group executives open on Monday 11 April when ballot papers start being despatched to members

Article on the UNISON National site.

2016 SGE election early notice

Elections are due to be held for all seats on the union’s service group executives in 2016

Article on the UNISON National site.

New hospital food rules don’t go far enough says UNISON

UNISON comments on new rules which fails to set minimum standards for food in the NHS.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Unions invite health chiefs for meeting with NHS workers

NHS staff side trade unions have invited Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS Employers Chief Executive Dean Royles to meet them and health workers to discuss the growing dispute over pay in the service.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Stress epidemic stretches ambulance service to breaking point

UNISON is warning that the ambulance service is on the verge of breaking down and that the consequences for patient safety could be dramatic

Article on the UNISON National site.

Get ready to mark International Workers Memorial Day

Get ready to mark International Workers Memorial Day with events, petitions for safer workplaces or even a health and selfie

Article on the UNISON National site.

Doncaster carers strike against massive cuts

UNISON members in Doncaster take second week of strike action against Care UK attempts to slash pay, terms and conditions

Article on the UNISON National site.

Further education sick pay proposals add insult to injury

UNISON, which represents 25,000 staff in further education colleges, has said ‘no’ to a new sick pay scheme drawn up by the Association of College (AoC) employers

Article on the UNISON National site.

Treasury to benefit from paying local government workers living wage, says report

This would bring the lowest paid workers to the level of the Living Wage and provide a modest increase for workers who have suffered a three […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON responds to CIPD report into zero hours contracts

UNISON today insisted that huge numbers of zero hours contract jobs are unjustified and unsuitable for many public services, despite new CIPD report.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

G4S and SERCO “tip of the iceberg”

G4S, who this week (19 November) was fined £23.3m for inappropriately billing the Government for the electronic tagging of offenders, has had all of its central […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Cavendish calls for “strong statement” in support of healthcare workers

"I still find it mystifying that HCAs have not had more of a voice. It was clear to me during the review that UNISON has done the most research to highlight this. “There were a […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Unions call for lowest paid local government workers to earn the Living Wage

GMB, UNISON and Unite – the unions representing 1.6 million local government workers – have formally submitted their pay claim to employers today.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Book now for the 2013 water, environment and transport seminar

The seminar is an opportunity for members of the executives, branch activists and officers to discuss the key workplace issues

Article on the UNISON National site.