‘People voiced exactly how they felt. They pulled no punches’
South West
Care and health workers have been told that their roles will be returning to Bath and North East Somerset Council
More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move
Some 120 UNISON members in Bath and north east Somerset take action over employers’ ‘work-for-free’ proposals
Wigan NHS members reject plans to transfer them to wholly-owned subsidiary company
UNISON has won a hard fought victory for workers in the careers service against Prospects Limited
Cornish care company Cormac has signed up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, the first in the South West to do so
All workers at the University of Bath – both staff and workers on outsourced contracts – receive the living wage from 1 April after two-year campaign by unions and students
Cornwall Council has agreed to pay the living wage to staff, giving many workers a welcome boost
Strong and sustained union campaigning pays off as plans to privatise £75m of NHS services in Cornwall are scrapped
UNISON South West has welcomed Dorset County Hospital trust board’s decision to keep pathology services in-house
UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives
‘Make sure you come along, show your support and make a difference’
UNISON calls for NJC employers to rethink and come forward with a pay offer which ‘begins to tackle the hardship facing all of our members’ in local government and schools (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
‘Five days for fair pay’ starts with a four-hour strike on Monday 13 October, followed by four days of action short of a strike for the rest of the week