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Thousands of UNISON members write to MPs over NHS pay

Thousands of UNISON members write to MPs over NHS pay

Union seeks to increase pressure on the government for urgent reform to NHS pay structure. UNISON is escalating its campaign for the government to open

Latest Briefing for NHS Pay 2025/2026

Latest Briefing for NHS Pay 2025/2026

A new briefing sets out the latest updates on NHS pay for 2025/26, the position of UNISON’s Health Service Group Executive and the next stages of

Annual General Meeting 2025

Annual General Meeting 2025

This year’s AGM will be held at UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY. It starts at 6pm on Wednesday 19th and there will be a buffet provided

Government position on 2025/26 NHS PRB round (England)

Government position on 2025/26 NHS PRB round (England)

Last week the Westminster government published their position for the 2025/26 pay round. The key points are that 2.8% is set aside to cover pay spending

UNISON will stand up to the politics of hate

UNISON will stand up to the politics of hate

UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea says: “We will work with other unions across the country to call for an end to violence, intimidation and discrimination

NHS pay 2024

NHS pay 2024

What is the NHS pay rise? NHS staff in England are to be awarded a 5.5% pay increase. It is what the NHS Pay Review Body has recommended and it’s what

New Qualified Paramedics (NQP) Survey 2024

New Qualified Paramedics (NQP) Survey 2024

If you’re a Newly Qualified Paramedic or have completed the NQP programme within the last 5 years, we want you to complete our ‘NQP survey 2024’ by clicking

LAS UNISON statement on job evaluation

LAS UNISON statement on job evaluation

We have been made aware of some misinformation that has been distributed by management regarding the SSM role in the LAS. We understand a manager stated

School Uniform Grant

School Uniform Grant

There For You – UNISON’s welfare fund – are offering help for members struggling to pay for school uniform. Applications will be made

UNISON's SGE Elections 2024

UNISON's SGE Elections 2024

Dear LAS UNISON Members, The ballot for UNISON’s Service Group Elections opens on Monday 22 April. You will receive an email ballot paper and a

UNISON beats government in Supreme Court

UNISON beats government in Supreme Court

Judges have told employers they’ll no longer be able to discipline their staff for taking part in legal strike action in a UK Supreme Court ruling today

Ambulance workplace culture needs to change, says UNISON

Ambulance workplace culture needs to change, says UNISON

Commenting on the findings of the independent review of the culture in ambulance services published on February 15th, UNISON acting head of health Helga

A proper pay rise. The right banding. A shorter working week. That’s what UNISON members want and it’s what NHS staff deserve.

A proper pay rise. The right banding. A shorter working week. That’s what UNISON members want and it’s what NHS staff deserve.

Your next pay rise should be due on 1 April 2024 and if we don’tsee action from the government in time, we must stand ready to respond. The NHS is in

Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are to grow, say health unions

Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are to grow, say health unions

Proper investment in NHS staff is essential for both the UK’s economic success and if there’s to be any hope of filling record staff vacancies

Put pay right and start to solve the NHS’ many problems, says UNISON

Put pay right and start to solve the NHS’ many problems, says UNISON

A proper pay rise for NHS staff in England this year is essential if there is to be any hope of filling the huge vacancies hole and stopping waiting lists

Winter fuel grants

Winter fuel grants

Worried about your winter fuel bill? There for You has a limited fund to offer one-off £200 grants to UNISON members on a low income. Applications will

Government must hold NHS pay talks early in the new year, says UNISON

Government must hold NHS pay talks early in the new year, says UNISON

UNISON responds to the government issuing pay review body remit letters Commenting on the government issuing of remits to the pay review bodies today

LAS UNISON Branch donates £10k to There For You

LAS UNISON Branch donates £10k to There For You

At our branch meeting this week, we unanimously voted to donate £10,000 to UNISON’s welfare fund – There For You To apply for financial assistance

New functional skills courses announced

New functional skills courses announced

FREE tuition and qualification for Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics This is available to any UNISON member who does not have a GCSE

Flexible retirement options for NHS staff

Flexible retirement options for NHS staff

UNISON has put together a host of information to help branches to understand the upcoming changes to pension regulations around flexible retirement. Follow

UNISON condemns violence in Israel and Gaza and calls for international law to be upheld

UNISON condemns violence in Israel and Gaza and calls for international law to be upheld

UNISON joins the international trade union movement, including the International Trade Union Confederation, in condemning the appalling violence against

UNISON launches its campaign for a National Care Service in England

UNISON launches its campaign for a National Care Service in England

“Social care now needs to be moved to the front of the queue” UNISON today launched its campaign for a National Care Service in England, a

Your branch - working for you

Your branch - working for you

At the LAS Branch committee meeting this week, we heard how LAS UNISON has now obtained in excess of £4million compensation for our members. And, speaking

LAS UNISON nominates Anu Prashar for Labour Link Seat

LAS UNISON nominates Anu Prashar for Labour Link Seat

Earlier this year, London Ambulance Service UNISON branch made the decision at one of our Branch Meetings to nominate Anu Prashar for UNISON Labour Link

High Court finds strike-breaking legislation unlawful following UNISON case

High Court finds strike-breaking legislation unlawful following UNISON case

Mr Justice Linden has today upheld the claims of UNISON and other unions that the government acted unfairly, unlawfully and irrationally. Employers can

February's Strike Day Payments

February's Strike Day Payments

Pay for strike action taken in February will be deducted from payroll this month. If you took strike action, you are eligible for up to £50 strike pay

UNISON Ambulance Survey 2023

UNISON Ambulance Survey 2023

UNISON is conducting a survey of all ambulance members to understand your views on issues we know are important to you such as early retirement, unsocial

UNISON victory for non-AfC staff bonus

UNISON victory for non-AfC staff bonus

UNISON has secured fair pay for our non-AfC colleagues. LAS Chief Executive Officer Daniel Elkeles has released the following statement: “I’m pleased

Branch Secretary appointed to NEC

Branch Secretary appointed to NEC

The results of the 2023 NEC election are now available. A summary list of the newly elected members – including our Branch Secretary Eddie Brand

Protect the right to strike

Protect the right to strike

Branch Secretary addressed the TUC emergency protest in Parliament Square on Monday 22nd of May. Watch his rousing speech in defence of the right to strike

Emergency protest: Protect the right to strike - Monday 22 May

Emergency protest: Protect the right to strike - Monday 22 May

On Monday 22 May at 6pm, join the emergency protest in Westminster to demand that MPs REJECT the Strikes Bill and to demand that opposition parties commit

PAY DEAL IMPLEMENTATION: BRANCH BRIEFING

PAY DEAL IMPLEMENTATION: BRANCH BRIEFING

Click here to read the latest briefing on how the pay deal will work.

NHS Pay deal 2023

NHS Pay deal 2023

The NHS Staff Council met on 2 May to make a decision on NHS pay. The majority of NHS workers and their unions, including UNISON, voted to accept the

Strike Day Payments

Strike Day Payments

As you will know, pay for strike action will start to be deducted from payroll over the coming months. If you took strike action, you are eligible for

6000 members!

6000 members!

The biggest ambulance service branch just keeps getting bigger. Thank you and welcome to all our new members.

BRANCH NOMINATIONS FOR NEC ANNOUNCED

BRANCH NOMINATIONS FOR NEC ANNOUNCED

Why our Branch Secretary is standing for UNISON’s National Executive Council: This year’s elections are your chance to vote for a new leadership

ALL MEMBERS PAY CAMPAIGN UPDATE

ALL MEMBERS PAY CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Industrial action by UNISON members has been suspended as we have now secured an offer from the government on pay. There will be no further industrial

UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer

UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer

If accepted, the offer would boost pay significantly this year and mean a wage increase next year that’s more than the government had budgeted for. Commenting

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - UPDATE

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - UPDATE

Due to the planned ASLEF and RMT industrial action affecting the London Underground on the 15th, we have extended the AGM meeting to be held both in person

LAS UNISON Strike Update

LAS UNISON Strike Update

You will have seen in the press, on social media and possibly on your emails (if you have given us an up to date email address) that UNISON have suspended

UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government

UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government

The government has finally promised extra investment in pay for both this and next year. The strike planned for next Wednesday involving thousands of

NHS Pay Update

NHS Pay Update

We are in an ongoing dispute with the government on NHS pay in England.You may have seen press coverage today that the government has written to us with

Mythbuster: NHS pay

Mythbuster: NHS pay

10 ways in which the government is distorting the truth in the ongoing dispute over NHS pay As UNISON members prepare for a fifth day of strikes in England

NHS dispute widens to cover most parts of England

NHS dispute widens to cover most parts of England

Staff at further ambulance services and health trusts vote to strike The growing NHS dispute over pay and staffing will now cover ambulance services and

Final all members briefing for 10th February 2023 Industrial Action

Final all members briefing for 10th February 2023 Industrial Action

The next Strike Action for our Branch will take place tomorrow, Friday 10th February from 1100 to 2300. On this occasion we are calling all LAS UNISON

Call to take 12 Hour Strike Action - Friday 10th February 2023

Call to take 12 Hour Strike Action - Friday 10th February 2023

Dear UNISON Member,I am writing, as Branch Secretary, to call on you to take strike action again in line with our national NHS pay & Staffing dispute

Injuries at work – your rights explained

Injuries at work – your rights explained

Gerard Stilliard, head of personal injury claims at Thompsons Solicitors, outlines how you can access legal support if you have been injured at work

A Message from our Branch Secretary

A Message from our Branch Secretary

Dear UNISON Members, I hope you are all keeping well? We have just completed our third date into our industrial action, you have all played your part

Important Information about Upcoming Industrial Action

Important Information about Upcoming Industrial Action

Message of solidarity from Bryn Webster, Chair of UNISON’s National Ambulance Occupational Group Five weeks ago, I wrote to you in preparation for what

Final all members briefing for 23rd January Industrial Action

Final all members briefing for 23rd January Industrial Action

The next Strike Action for our Branch will take place on Monday the 23rd of January from 1100 to 2300. We will be repeating the arrangements and groups

Industrial Action Update

Industrial Action Update

Now that we’ve all recovered from Strike Day on Wednesday we wanted to say a massive Thank You to everyone that took action. Our ambulance crew members

Final all members briefing for 11th January Industrial Action

Final all members briefing for 11th January Industrial Action

Following on from the success of strike action we took on the 21st of December, the cracks started to appear in the government’s ignorance to our campaign

Strike Solidarity

Strike Solidarity

NHS staff are striking for the future of the NHS and its patients as much as they are for themselves – decent pay is essential to prevent more staff

Strike Day - 11 January 2023

Strike Day - 11 January 2023

Members Briefing for Industrial Action Dear UNISON Member We hope you had a lovely Christmas & Happy New Year. Thank you to everyone that played a

FREE tuition and qualification for Functional Skills

FREE tuition and qualification for  Functional Skills

The LAS UNISON Branch is once again offering FREE tuition and qualification for Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics This is available

London calling – a look back at Wednesday’s strike in the capital

London calling – a look back at Wednesday’s strike in the capital

UNISON members across the country were out in force for yesterday’s NHS strikes. We take a photographic look back at events in the capital Yesterday’s

LAS UNISON Dispute Resources

LAS UNISON Dispute Resources

On this page we are collecting together resources you can print out and display to show your support for Ambulance Service Workers during our current

All Members Briefing for 21st December Industrial Action

All Members Briefing for 21st December Industrial Action

LAS UNISON Branch have achieved a successful ballot to take strike action against poor pay and conditions in the NHS. This action will begin on Wednesday

Start talking to avert health strikes later this month

Start talking to avert health strikes later this month

Strike date announced for December 21 – but it’s not too late for ministers to talk Ambulance crews working for five services in England – London, Yorkshire

LONDON AMBULANCE UNISON DATES FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION INCLUDING 21st DECEMBER 2022

LONDON AMBULANCE UNISON DATES FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION INCLUDING 21st DECEMBER 2022

UNISON members working as part of A&E road crews in five Ambulance Trusts in England at London, Yorkshire, North West, North East and South West will

Strike Action

Strike Action

LAS UNISON Branch to take Strike Action Firstly, thank you for the help that got the London Ambulance UNISON Branch over the 50% turnout threshold in

Start pay talks to stop NHS strikes this winter, says UNISON

Start pay talks to stop NHS strikes this winter, says UNISON

The government can easily prevent strikes across the NHS this winter. Start pay talks to stop NHS strikes this winter says UNISON Commenting on comments

Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes

Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes

Ambulance workers in England to strike Ambulance workers across England are likely to strike before Christmas, says ​UNISON today (Tuesday 29 Nov), as

UNISON delivers pay petition to Downing Street

UNISON delivers pay petition to Downing Street

Over 182,290 people signed the petition, demanding that the government ends the pay crisis by raising the minimum wage to £15 an hour. Today (15 Nov)

Public sector pay cuts are the worst possible response

Public sector pay cuts are the worst possible response

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

5000 Members & Vote Yes

5000 Members & Vote Yes

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

Vote yes for the NHS online rally

Vote yes for the NHS online rally

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

The next phase in the NHS pay campaign

The next phase in the NHS pay campaign

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

Fee rise for stretched NHS workers is unfair and misjudged, says UNISON

Fee rise for stretched NHS workers is unfair and misjudged, says UNISON

Compulsory annual registration fee could rise from £98.12 to £117.74. Paramedics, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and many

LAS Annual Leave Policy

LAS Annual Leave Policy

Please download and read the draft annual leave policy and feedback to your local UNISON representative or direct to your Area representative. You can

Pledge YES for the NHS

Pledge YES for the NHS

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

£30m ambulance contract as effective as sticking plaster on wound, says UNISON

£30m ambulance contract as effective as sticking plaster on wound, says UNISON

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

NHS Pay Announcement

NHS Pay Announcement

The government has announced a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff. This announcement is over 3 months late and falls far short of inflation. That makes it

Delayed, disappointing pay rise will leave staff considering their futures, say health unions

Delayed, disappointing pay rise will leave staff considering their futures, say health unions

This is nowhere ​near what’s needed to save the NHS. Health unions representing more than a million NHS staff in England have ​reacted with dismay to

Government announces a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff in England

Government announces a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff in England

This announcement is over 3 months late and falls far short of inflation. It’s another real-terms pay cut. UNISON will run a consultation of all

UPDATE YOUR DETAILS

UPDATE YOUR DETAILS

UNISON and the London Ambulance Branch want to make sure we have all our members details up to date. At this current time there is a lot going on and

Financial assistance

Financial assistance

If you are a member and you are experiencing financial difficulties, whether due to coronavirus or other circumstances, There for You can offer you support

SGE Elections

SGE Elections

Today we found out the results of UNISON’S Service Group Elections 2022-2024 We are proud to say that our very own Julie Cunnane has been elected to the

Get help with school clothing costs this summer

Get help with school clothing costs this summer

Struggling to make ends meet? Worried about back to school costs? Help is on hand From 24 June 2022, we are setting up a limited fund to help UNISON members

PUT NHS PAY RIGHT

PUT NHS PAY RIGHT

The LAS UNISON Branch has sent the letter below today (25/05/2022) to Daniel Elkeles, London Ambulance Service Chief Executive and Damian McGuinness

Branch Banner

Branch Banner

Not long after the inception of London Ambulance Service UNISON branch (1995) it was agreed at one of our Branch Committee meetings that we should have

London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine

London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine

Paramedics are driving 1,000 miles to deliver 10 ambulances to Ukraine health workers and relief goods to refugees Early this morning (Mon 28 March) a