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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What is the NHS pay rise? NHS staff in England are to be awarded a 5.5% pay increase. It is what the NHS Pay Review Body has recommended and it’s what the government has decided to implement. You can read UNISON’s initial press release responding to the announcement here. This is a pay award set […]
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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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We have been made aware of some misinformation that has been distributed by management regarding the SSM role in the LAS. We understand a manager stated yesterday at the “Building the future of ambulance operations” conference attended by all ops management that the rebanding of the SSM role from band 7 to band 8a has […]
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There For You – UNISON’s welfare fund – are offering help for members struggling to pay for school uniform. Applications will be made online and a link to apply will be added to the bottom of this webpage when the grant is live. The grant will open on 29 May 2024 for 750 applications […]
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Dear LAS UNISON Members, The ballot for UNISON’s Service Group Elections opens on Monday 22 April. You will receive an email ballot paper and a postal ballot, use either to decide who will represent your views. This is your chance to decide who will make decisions on our behalf about what pay, terms and conditions […]
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Judges have told employers they’ll no longer be able to discipline their staff for taking part in legal strike action in a UK Supreme Court ruling today (Wednesday), says UNISON. The union, which took the case on behalf of care worker Fiona Mercer, says the government must now act quickly to change the law and […]
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Commenting on the findings of the independent review of the culture in ambulance services published on February 15th, UNISON acting head of health Helga Pile said: “All too often ambulance workers are expected to be superhuman and put up with whatever is thrown at them. “But the reality is that there’s a huge personal cost if employees are […]
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