Monday 4 May 2015

Latest news from UNISON - UK

General election voting underway

There’s still more than a week to go to election day on 7 May, but voting has already started

Election FAQs - available now

UNISON has produced some FAQs to help answer any difficult election questions

Problems in Worcester are happening across the NHS, says UNISON

Bad planning, a desperate lack of funds and the ever-growing demand on NHS services led to the crisis situation in Worcestershire Royal Hospital last week, which saw the West Midlands Ambulance Service forced to deploy its ‘disaster doctor’ to help relieve the pressure on the hospital’s overwhelmed A&E department, says UNISON.

NHS faces threat from privatisation, outsourcing, fragmentation and underfunding

UNISON health conference vows to fight for a public, integrated and properly funded health service for all

 

UNISON says No to Tory vision for NHS

Health delegates vote to "reject the Tory vision of the NHS" calling for "alternative approaches to workforce engagement"

UNISON comments on Nicholson's warning on NHS funding

Commenting today (Thursday) on Sir David Nicholson's warning on NHS funding, UNISON head of health, Christina McAnea, said: “This government should be ashamed of saving money on the backs of workers who have suffered years of pay freezes and relentless attacks on their living standards.

UNISON marks the second anniversary of the Bangladesh clothes factory tragedy

Union supports action on Oxford Street today and calls on European Commission to ensure the momentum for reform in Bangladesh is not abandoned

It’s easy to make promises on public sector pay when inflation is flat-lining, says UNISON

Commenting today (Wednesday) on Liberal Democrat public sector pay proposals, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:

UNISON to ballot probation members for industrial action over pay row

Industrial action ballot notices are being issued today (Wednesday) by UNISON to probation employers in England and Wales including the National Probation Service (NPS) and the outsourced Community Rehabilitation Companies.


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