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 to unveil the LAS UNISON branch banner, […]
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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 London for a 1,000-mile drive across Europe to Poland, in an extraordinary humanitarian […]
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All members of the LAS UNISON Branch are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. It is important that as many members as possible attend in order to make it a representative meeting. Wednesday 16th March 2022 at 18:00 UNISON CENTRE 130 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2AY The UNISON Centre is on the […]
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The London Ambulance Service UNISON Branch have written to the new CEO of the London Ambulance Service regarding the service Estates Strategy and consolidation of ambulance station started at the height of the pandemic in 2020. You can download the letter here, it is also published below: Dear Daniel, We are saddened to be […]
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No more delay tactics over deserved wage rise Thousands of health workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be looking to the Prime Minister to announce his decision on the long-awaited NHS pay rise in the coming days, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Ministers have repeatedly said they will await the recommendations of the NHS […]
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On this page you can find out everything you need to know about the vote to elect UNISON’s new National Executive Council (NEC). What is the NEC? The NEC is made up of representatives elected from all of UNISON’s regions and service groups, as well as seats for four Black members, two young members and […]
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At our branch meeting today (24 March 2021) we discussed and agreed to send the following letter to the London Ambulance Service CEO. It was also discussed at our AGM. Dear Garrett, In 2014 our late great friend, Branch Secretary of LAS UNISON – Eric Roberts, wrote to the London Ambulance Service CEO at the […]
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London ambulance workers are concerned the service faces breaking point amid increasing 999 calls and numbers of staff hit by Covid, says UNISON today (Friday). The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is now urging the public to ring 999 only for life-threatening emergencies, says UNISON, which represents paramedics and call handlers. The numbers of people dialling for help have reached 8,000 during a 24-hour period, compared with 5,500 normally. Hundreds […]
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