UNISON will stand up to the politics of hate

UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea says: “We will work with other unions across the country to call for an end to violence, intimidation and discrimination. Unity is our strength”   The racist rioting and violence led and organised over social media by the far right last week and over the weekend has horrified many of […]

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New Qualified Paramedics (NQP) Survey 2024

If you’re a Newly Qualified Paramedic or have completed the NQP programme within the last 5 years, we want you to complete our ‘NQP survey 2024’ by clicking this link. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete and will be used to find out more about your experiences as an NQP and the […]

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Flexible retirement options for NHS staff

UNISON has put together a host of information to help branches to understand the upcoming changes to pension regulations around flexible retirement. Follow this link to find out more. What is changing? From 1 April 2022, all active pension scheme members in the NHS are in the 2015 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme. Many NHS staff will […]

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UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer

  If accepted, the offer would boost pay significantly this year and mean a wage increase next year that’s more than the government had budgeted for. Commenting on the 2022/23 and 2023/24 pay offer to NHS staff in England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “It’s a shame it took so long to get here. Health […]

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LAS UNISON Dispute Resources

On this page we are collecting together resources you can print out and display to show your support for Ambulance Service Workers during our current dispute with the government. Display in your workplace or in your front window. I SUPPORT AMBULANCE WORKERS POSTER – WHITE BACKGROUND I SUPPORT AMBULANCE WORKERS POSTER – PURPLE BACKGROUND WE […]

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Coronavirus guidance for all members

LAS UNISON Branch members have experienced many issues over the past few weeks relating to Coronavirus Covid-19 and the effects it is having on the London Ambulance Service. Our reps have continually tried to address these issues as they have arisen, however the situation and guidance has fluctuated considerably over this time. As such our […]

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