The strike started as employers are urged to “show some commitment to their loyal, low paid staff”
strikes and protests
Application being made to Supreme Court
UNISON set to lead the protest at the Conservative party conference in Manchester with the message: don’t Trump our NHS
UNISON community conference and seminar sends message of support to Alternative Futures members striking this weekend
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 […]
More than 250 UNISON members at London Metropolitan University are set to take part in a one-day strike this Thursday (4 June) over redundancy threats
“Instead of talking tough to the media, the government should be negotiating with the representatives of nurses, midwives, radiographers, hospital cleaners and porters, occupational therapists and other health workers – it’s the only way to resolve this pay dispute.
The public understand health workers are being reasonable. We are not talking big money or bonuses here
“The anger is spreading and so is the public support for health workers’ cause. The strength of feeling is far from fading and the dispute far from going away.” says Dave Prentis
UNISON health members across England will be on picket lines on Monday 24 Novermber for a four-hour stoppage.
Strike action ballot papers are being despatched today to 350,000 UNISON NHS workers in England. Nurses, paramedics, therapists, cooks,cleaners, healthcare assistants and admin staff are being asked to vote yes for industrial action in a dispute over pay.