UNISON News

UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union today castigated Shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s comments on public sector pay as a disgrace.

The NHS Pay Review Body has announced it will not be asking the government to look again at the three-year pay deal for health workers. The decision not to re-open pay talks was “disappointing for nurses, midwives, paramedics and other health workers,” said UNISON head of health Karen Jennings. UNISON has been working with other […]

1 Foundation Trusts (FT’s) – Background. A detailed guide to NHS Foundation Trusts and UNISON’s position on the issue can be found on our website at http://www.unison.org.uk/foundation/index.asp . Some knowledge of the steps that need to be taken by trusts to achieve foundation status is essential for UNISON representatives to maximise their influence and involvement. […]

UNISON is calling for urgent action to regulate private patient transport services in England following a BBC investigation into the service run by a private ambulance operator at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The union worked closely with the BBC in the making of the programme that found shortcomings in staff vetting and training. The private transport […]

“I’ve been punched, kicked and spat at – just last month one of the crew had a knife pulled on him”. “The A&E department on a Saturday night is a nightmare to work in – I just dread it.” These alarming accounts from a paramedic and a nurse in A&E are becoming increasingly common warned […]

UNISON supports any measures that seek to reduce the hazards faced by our Ambulance members especially the unacceptably high level of aggression they have to deal with. Flagging of addresses that are associated with previous instances of threatening, abusive or violent behaviour is one of the steps being taken to protect ambulance crews. We are […]

The crisis in the financial system, caused by the greed and irresponsibility of a privileged minority, now threatens the living standards and future security of millions of ordinary working people. Jobs, homes, savings, pensions, and essential public services are at risk. Some warn that we could be about to enter an economic downturn of historic […]