Government has no grasp of real people’s lives Responding to reports that public sector pay awards could be capped at 2% in the coming months, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Tuesday 1 Nov): “Holding down pay for public sector staff is the worst possible response. This shows a government with no ideas, nor a […]
Continue Reading
Dear Colleagues, LAS UNISON Branch is proud to announce a momentous occasion, we have reached over 5000 Members! Yesterday (26 Oct) at our training centre in Newham Dockside we signed up our 5000th member to the branch. Newly Qualified Paramedic, Natalie Stonehouse who will be posted to Homerton. Not only is UNISON the largest Union […]
Continue Reading
26 October 2022 6:00pm–6:30pm A short online rally is taking place for UNISON members and activists ahead of the NHS pay industrial action ballot, which opens on 27 October. It’s time to take a stand for your pay, your colleagues and the NHS – every vote is needed. That is why it is so important […]
Continue Reading
We have entered the next stage of our campaign to improve NHS pay. We have entered a formal dispute with the government and employers in the NHS and are moving to the formal ballot. I am writing to all our members in the NHS to inform them of this, and I have copied the full detail […]
Continue Reading
Compulsory annual registration fee could rise from £98.12 to £117.74. Paramedics, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and many other health professionals could see the fee allowing them to practise rise by an “unfair” 20% next year, warns UNISON today (Friday). In a consultation that opened this week, the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), which […]
Continue Reading
Please download and read the draft annual leave policy and feedback to your local UNISON representative or direct to your Area representative. You can also feedback via our contact form. Click here to download the DRAFT annual leave policy to your device If you are using Safari on an apple device then click here […]
Continue Reading
It’s nearly time to pledge YES for the NHS! Our pledge drive campaign starts next week before the ballot that will run from 27th October to the 25th November. Show your support and ensure we have your current contact details. You can update them here. Get ready to have your say in the consultation on […]
Continue Reading
The money would have been far better spent investing in pay, staffing, services and social care. Commenting on the new £30m contract awarded by NHS England to St John Ambulance in an attempt to ease pressure on the ambulance service, UNISON ambulance lead Alan Lofthouse said: “This move is not what an under-pressure NHS needs. It will be about […]
Continue Reading
You must be logged in to post a comment.