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An early pay rise of at least £2,000 to every NHS worker is needed

Health branches across the region took part in two days of campaigning on Thursday and Friday, to ask the government for early action on NHS pay. Branches used social media and took part in socially distanced events to press home the message that health workers deserve much more than applause for their efforts during the […]

Boris Johnson promised a lifeline to low-paid workers then callously pulled it away

It’s vital that any vaccination programme is delivered and supervised by healthcare professionals, says UNISON. There should be […]

“Going after the pay of millions will be a bitter pill for key workers getting local communities across the South East through the pandemic and out the other side […]

With over 100,00 deaths due to Covid in the UK, the emotional toll will be far-reaching and long lasting, both for the bereaved and UNISON members working through the pandemic

Commenting on the publication yesterday (Thursday) of the health and social care white paper, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Scaling back the damaging internal market that forces the NHS to compete against itself and the private sector can’t happen soon enough. “Eight years ago, the then government was warned its changes wouldn’t work and would […]

As we look forward to brighter days where our lives are no longer dominated by COVID, we will be picking up the pieces for many years to come

Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive

UNISON members have won the battle to keep their NHS jobs, after threats to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary were made in April 2019

This week marked a whole year since the country went into lockdown as COVID-19 surged across the UK. In that year, we have seen the government repeatedly mismanage the situation, ignoring the Govt advisory group SAGE warnings until they had no option but to act. Over 126,000 lives have been lost. As the nation fell […]

UNISON members on the Isle of Wight have been getting equipped to support themselves and branch members

UNISON is asking for the government to provide a decent pay rise to all NHS staff. We’re pushing for a £2000 pay increase for all employees, regardless of their role. But there’s another aspect to pay that easy to overlook – pensions. Although you pay a percentage of your earnings into the scheme and this […]

It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.

Unfortunately, much of the damage has already been done. “Thousands of care workers have been forced from jobs they love, leaving employers struggling. Many staff will also have quit […]