UNISON Greater London Region regional secretary Sara Gorton and UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea at Charing Cross hospital with Imperial College Healthcare branch chair Carlene Brown and healthcare assistants from the campaign

Christina McAnea celebrates with winning NHS staff

UNISON’s pay fair for patient care campaign has secured more than £200m for some of the lowest-paid workers in the NHS

Phlebotomist stands holding her child

We won’t strike in vein

On 4 July, Phlebotomists in Gloucester passed 100 days on the picket line

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Christina joins phlebotomists on picket line

Christina McAnea joins striking phlebotomists in Gloucester

The specialist health workers are demanding their roles are re-banded to reflect their knowledge, skills and training

Gloucestershire phlebotomists pass 100 days on strike

UNISON branches are encouraged to donate to the strike fund

Pay fair for patient care. Getting it right for healthcare support staff

Strike fund appeal for Nottingham healthcare workers

Donations are being sought for healthcare support workers as their dispute at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust continues

Time for ‘rogue’ NHS trust to resolve 100-day blood specialists strike, says UNISON

The bizarre and counterproductive approach adopted by senior executives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, but it clearly isn’t working either

Christina McAnea with healthcare assistant members at Greenwich and Lewisham Hospitals celebrating a re-banding win

Christina McAnea celebrates with winning healthcare assistants

Action at Greenwich and Lewisham hospitals was the first re-banding campaign launched in London and saw five days of strike action

UNISON sign at the union's centre in London

NEC hears UNISON will contribute to Employment Rights Bill

Final 2024 meeting of the national executive council heard that membership has grown over the year, with the largest percentage in social care

Healthcare assistants rally outside James Cook University Hospital on Teeside

Why organising to win is a win-win

A successful campaign to get healthcare assistants in two Teesside hospital trusts re-banded, with back pay, is a textbook illustration of the value of the strategy

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NHS employers need to pay staff fairly or face strike action

Rebanding campaign has now won £80m in back pay for staff

Healthcare assistants on strike in Huddersfield in 2023

West Yorkshire hospital workers win re-banding and thousands of pounds in back pay 

The victory marks the latest success in UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign, which has seen re-banding wins across the country

Christina McAnea on the picket line with striking clinical support workers at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Blog: Let’s stick together to win the proper pay for the job

‘Wirral NHS clinical support workers just want to be paid the proper rate for the work they do and the responsibilities they take’

Clinical support workers set to strike for the first time in NHS history

‘We all love our jobs and are dedicated to our patients. But you have to stand up for what you believe in’

Solidarity with Wirral clinical support workers. Pay Fair for Patient Care. UNISON members hold flags at a meeting.

Share your solidarity with Wirral clinical support workers on strike

Over 400 Wirral clinical support workers will take 48 hours of strike action from the morning of 31 August and they need all of our support and solidarity. Share yours here.

Pay fair for patient care. Getting it right for healthcare support staff

NHS staff at Merseyside hospitals announce 48-hour strike after years of being underpaid

Over 400 health staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will take strike action at the end of August in a dispute over back pay