Members of UNISONs Health Service Group Executive have today rejected a two-year freeze on pay increments, on top of the pay freeze imposed by the Government. NHS Employers had offered a no compulsory redundancy agreement in return for the freeze. Members rejected the deal because there was no guarantee that all employers would abide by […]
Continue ReadingDear Colleague, This Branch Circular is to provide you with a copy of a proposal made by NHS Employers at the NHS Staff Council Executive Meeting on 10th December 2010, to describe the background to these developments and to describe the next steps.
Continue ReadingOn 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 ReadingThe website is now over 7 years old and continues to attract more visitors to the site year after year. We have introduced several new features since the launch of the original site that include but not limited to our e-mail newsletter and SMS Text Alert Messages. These tools are used to quickly communicate breaking news […]
Continue ReadingThere are still a limited number of spaces available for the following in house training courses: Introductory Organising Stewards
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 […]
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