Steve Rotherham spoke to delegates about the efforts being made in his region to decarbonise industry and green the economy
Liverpool
Staff at two Liverpool hospital sites who work as cleaners, porters, caterers and in other domestic services will be transferred in-house on 1 April
Staff at Royal and Broad Green hospitals to take action following success at Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital and the Walton Centre
Staff employed by private contractor call off strike after company agrees to pay them the NHS rate for the job
Second week of action as private company refuses to pay agreed national NHS rate of pay – despite managers’ pay having risen
Members employed by private contractor at Liverpool Women’s Hospital take action for NHS rates after 100% vote
Cleaners, porters and security and catering staff to take action next week, after their private employer refused to pay them the nationally agreed NHS pay rates
Speaking at the annual women’s conference in Liverpool today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “In recent months a lid has been lifted on a sordid and seedy world, one we hoped we’d left behind. A world where rich and powerful men see women as objects, play things, and pawns in their quest for control.”