March for Public Services
Join our branch on Saturday 26th March 2011 where thousands of people will join the TUC march in London to tell the ConDem government that savage spending cuts are unnecessary and unfair.
Continue ReadingTITANIC HEALTH BILL, THREATENS TO SINK OUR NHS
Lansleys Health Bill is a disaster of Titanic proportions warned UNISON, the UKs largest union, today (19 January). The union is calling on the Government to heed warnings from health professionals, MPs, staff, patients, charities, think-tanks and unions that the massive upheaval will destabilise the NHS. It will turn it into little more than a […]
Continue ReadingHEALTH WORKERS REJECT DIVISIVE TWO YEAR FREEZE
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 ReadingPROPOSAL BY NHS EMPLOYERS (ENGLAND) ON JOB SECURITY, PAY PROGRESSION AND AGENDA FOR CHANGE
Dear 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 ReadingLAS UNISON at TUC Rally
On 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 ReadingHutton pension report, UNISON response
Dave 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 […]
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General Secretary speech to TUC Congress
Speaking 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 ReadingWebsite Update
The 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 […]
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