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, including one-off grants. School Clothing Grant 2022 Winter fuel grant COVID-19 response fund
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 London Region Health Service Group general seat. We know that Julie will do a fabulous job representing
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 on a low income with school clothing costs by way of a one off payment of up to £70 per child.
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, Director of People & Culture. Dear Daniel, NHS staff are facing the largest cost of living crisis
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 a Branch Banner. I appreciate that it has taken a while, but the day is finally here! We are proud
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 to any member who does not have a GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics and wants to enter
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 team of 26 London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics, many of them UNISON members, left a foggy East
How to support Ukraine



UNISON is working with the international trade union movement to mobilise support for those affected by the war in Ukraine – and branches and members can help too No one can fail to be moved by the scenes of terrified civilians taking shelter underground
Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON



Pay proposal is a wage cut in all but name Commenting on the government’s submission today (Wednesday) to the NHS pay review body recommending a maximum pay rise of 3% this year for health workers in England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
DHSC responds to NHS Pension Scheme member contribution consultation



The Department of Health and Social Care has responded to the consultation on proposed changes to the member contribution structure for the England and Wales NHS Pension Scheme. So what are the changes? The main changes to the member contribution structure