On the 19th October, Eddie Brand, Branch Chair; led a delegation from LAS UNISON to the TUC Rally and lobby of Parliament. The Rally was held at Westminster Central Hall that can hold over 2000 people. The Hall was brimming to the Rafters and lots were unable to gain access due to the Hall being packed out!
Continue ReadingDave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, said: “Our key priority is to make sure that our members pension schemes, that they pay into all their working lives, remain sustainable and affordable and that there is no damaging race to the bottom. We will seek to maintain, using all means possible, the agreements reached two years ago […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on the public services motion at TUC conference, Dave Prentis, Unison General Secretary “Today we face our greatest test for a generation. Our economy still on life support. The blight of unemployment scarring lives, wearing down communities. “A government with no democratic mandate. Mounting an assault on all that our movement has won for […]
Continue ReadingUNISON, the UK’s largest public service union, today started legal action against the Secretary of State for Health, challenging his refusal to consult the public on proposals in his White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. The proposals would bring about the most fundamental changes to the way the NHS operates since it was […]
Continue Readinghttp://www.unison.org.uk/elections/gselections.asp The LAS UNISON Branch has nominated Dave Prentis for General Secretary.
Continue ReadingDear Colleague A number of members working within the Ambulance and Police sector have raised concerns about the health effects of using the Tetra Airwave system. We are aware and supportive of the long term health surveillance that is being carried out by Imperial College and we look forward to seeing the results of this […]
Continue ReadingUNISON, the UK’s largest public sector trade union, today called for Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS foundation trust to be taken back under NHS control, and called for a public enquiry into patient care at the hospital.
Continue Reading“I have gone from a strong person, who could do anything, to someone who struggles to pick up a small box from the floor.” These are the words of a paramedic, who has been awarded £200,000 for becoming permanently disabled after falling while attending an emergency call.
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