The ground-breaking re-banding of health care assistants (HCAs) achieved by UNISON branches in recent months was celebrated by health conference delegates in Bournemouth yesterday, during a busy afternoon of Agenda... read more →
In the run up to Earth Day on Saturday 22 April, UNISON has announced the dates of the union’s popular Green Week, which will run from 15 – 22 September... read more →
Photos: Jess Hurd UNISON’s general secretary Christina McAnea, gave the keynote address to UNISON’s annual health conference this afternoon (Monday) in Bournemouth and thanked the lay leadership, staff and each and... read more →
Nearly 300 cleaning and catering staff at North Middlesex University Hospital will be brought back in-house following a UNISON campaign. The workers, employed on zero hours contracts by Medirest, have... read more →
UNISON’s national health conference opened in Bournemouth today (Monday) with a passionate debate on the continuing fight against racism in the NHS. The motion ‘Challenging racism in the NHS’, noted... read more →
The NHS is spending at least £61 million a year – over £1m a week or £167,000 a day – hiring private ambulances to attend emergency calls, says UNISON today... read more →
The election for the NEC of UNISON is underway. This is the largest election within UNISON that takes place every two years, where the whole union, every member, takes part... read more →
Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are to work to rule from next week in a dispute over pay, says their union UNISON today (Friday). CQC staff,... read more →
In a record turnout for health members in UNISON, over 150,000 members voted in a consultation on the new NHS pay offer, with 74% of these voting to accept. That... read more →
NHS workers who belong to UNISON have voted decisively to accept the pay offer from the government, says the union today (Friday). The consultation of 288,000 NHS workers across England... read more →