Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged strikes and protests

UNISON urges health secretary to use today’s meeting to negotiate an end to the NHS pay dispute

“Jeremy Hunt has consistently refused to negotiate with the unions and made no attempt to find a solution. "Caring for patients comes first for health workers - that's […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON ballots 350,000 NHS workers in England for strike action over pay

  Nurses, paramedics, therapists, cooks,cleaners, healthcare assistants and admin staff are being asked to vote yes for industrial action in a dispute over pay.  The […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Huge mobilisation and tremendous public support for the NHS strikers says UNISON

Workers provided life and limb cover and cared for anyone in need of emergency treatment. While the anger is spreading […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

‘We will play a leading role in chasing the Tories out of town’

"All this is happening because they want a grubby trade deal with Donald Trump, which would put our NHS and other public services up for sale to US […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Durham teaching assistants to take two days of strike action, announces UNISON

Monday 31 October 2016 For immediate release Teaching assistants in Durham will take strike action on 8 and 9 November in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay, their union UNISON has announced today (Monday). This follows a ballot over Durham County Council plans to move teaching assistants to term-time pay. This could see […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

One week, all-out strike under way at University of Dundee

This is the third round of action taken at the university over the same issue and the initial five-day strike will be followed by selective action in high-impact areas over the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Solidarity from Southport for striking care workers

Some 660 union members were balloted over industrial action, with 87% voting in favour of striking.  AFG pulled […]

News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON health workers take second week of industrial action

We are only asking for decent pay for the hard working people the Government say they care so much about.“There will be plenty […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members at London Met set to strike over job cuts

Course administrators and librarians will be among those walking out. London Met proposed the 165 job cuts, claiming that […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

NHS Strike: List of UNISON picket lines in England

Blood Centre – Holland Drive, Newcastle Wansbeck, North Tyneside, Hexham, Cobalt HQ) St Nicholas Hospital, St […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON vows fightback after legal decision backs bosses over staff who strike

UNISON is now applying to the Supreme Court in a bid to overturn the decision and protect the rights of working people. The long-running case began in 2019 and was taken by care […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.