Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged Industrial action

The streets of London – pictures from the picket lines

On Wednesday’s day of industrial action in the ambulance service, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton toured pickets throughout the capital

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts

UNISON will hold an on-line indicative ballot in January, asking school workers across England about the issue. Education is a devolved issue in Cymru/Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland […]

News on the UNISON National site.

University staff in Edinburgh vote for strike action

Commenting on the ballot result today, UNISON Scotland head of higher education Lorcan Mullen said: “UNISON members in this department have shown […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs

Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action

News on the UNISON National site.

Bradford mental health workers strike over imposed shifts

The 39 staff were transferred to the company from Bradford Council and now face being called into work at any time between 8am and 10pm, seven days a week, with minimal […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Yorkshire hospitals strike called off after trust halts privatisation plan

The trust had intended to set up the company and transfer the contracts of cleaners, maintenance workers, IT staff and canteen staff to it. The […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON declares victory in Bradford redundancy row

The workers also received support from local MPs Judith Cummins and Imran Hussain, who urged the university to enter talks and avoid a strike. The union says that […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government sets out who will be covered by 40% strike threshold

Under the regulations, certain “jobs and functions” in health, fire services, transport, education and border security will need a Yes […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

London Met members walk out again

This follows two successful strike days last month, and action short of a strike. Today's walk out will be followed by continuous action short of […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes government climb down over restrictions on unions’ social media activity

“No-one knows what they will be tweeting or posting a fortnight before they do, and no other organisation would have been subject to such controls on their campaigning. "But the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Paediatric nurses in Antrim Area Hospital vote ‘yes’ for industrial action

UNISON believes the Northern Trust is failing in its responsibility to deliver a safe and positive patient experience. UNISON regional organiser Brian Ferguson called today for […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Prentis urges London Met management to halt redundancies

And as the staff - including administrators, IT and media technicians and library staff - walked out […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Prentis warns of austerity’s risk to peace in Northern Ireland

The council met as nurse members in the paediatric department and children’s emergency departments in Antrim Area Hospital started receiving strike ballot papers […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Care workers vote to strike over threat to sleep-in payments

Some staff work three of these shifts each week and face a cut to their income of more than £2,000 a year. UNISON, including representatives of the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.