UNISON notches up a win in battle for care homes
UNISON campaign sees council agree to keep one home open and pledge no compulsory redundancies
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Mental health of NHS staff should be a ‘priority’, says UNISON
Responding to health secretary Matt Hancock’s pledge to overhaul mental health and wellbeing for NHS staff, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said today (Wednesday): “The mental health needs of staff should be a priority. They’re working long hours, in highly stressful conditions, often without a rest. “NHS workers can’t help patients get better unless […]
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Government must adhere to long-term plan and keep NHS contracts public, says UNISON
The health secretary must ensure government policy is in line with the NHS long-term plan and keep contracts worth millions in public hands, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Commenting on Labour’s call for Matt Hancock to block private companies from winning NHS contracts worth more than £128m that are currently out for tender, UNISON head of […]
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‘Terrible news and the last thing public service workers need’
‘Only a united party can protect public services, jobs and disadvantaged communities,’ says Dave Prentis
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Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff name strike day
Cleaners, porters and security and catering staff to take action next week, after their private employer refused to pay them the nationally agreed NHS pay rates
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Labour split is ‘terrible news’
Working people need a Labour government but split parties don’t win elections
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Nice pay if you can get it
University vice chancellors' pay has hit the headlines after the report on the subject from the new Office for Students – so we decided to take a deeper look at the figures behind the headlines.
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Assistant general secretary hails the difference UNISON makes
Addressing women's conference, Christina McAnea says she wants to ensure the union continues to create such a legacy
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Conference backs UNISON campaign on social care
Delegates reiterate that 'social care is the bedrock of our society'
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Make bosses liable for sexual harassment against staff, says UNISON
Employers who fail to tackle members of the public who grope and subject female staff to lewd jokes should be held to account, says UNISON today (Saturday). A motion debated at UNISON’s annual women’s conference in Bournemouth is seeking better protection for employees from unwelcome advances by people using public services, including parents and patients, […]
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