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Workers have earned the increase

Part-time return to work is a sensible move

This brings us to a second, perhaps more subtle, change: politicians and the press are starting to remember how important trade unions are. UNISON […]

‘Police staff are working above and beyond’ says UNISON as claim is submitted

They are the glue that holds our communities together. But a global pandemic has happened and changed everything. Walk down any street in the UK and windows are filled with rainbow posters, thanking […]

Union will continue to campaign for more funding for the pay of key workers in local government and schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Care workers employed by Corserv in Cornwall have today (Friday) been told that they will not receive a cost of living pay rise in April. The news comes just hours after residents of Cornwall took to the streets for what has become a weekly clap for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint […]

There is also the option to reopen negotiations if there are changes in circumstances, including if pay negotiations for teachers covering 2020/21 see an offer of more […]

UNISON members working in the YOU Trust have received their first pay rise in over a decade thanks in part to the contributions of local UNISON reps such as Darren Hart and Stephanie Churchill who were involved in the negotiations from beginning to end. The pay deal is complex but perhaps the most striking aspect […]

New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff New national minimum wage rates come into force today, bringing a pay rise for care and other workers across the country whose vital, but low-paid, work has been highlighted in the current crisis. “Today’s pay rise will make a real difference […]

New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff

Union thanks public for unwavering support

Low-paid staff will receive an extra £817 a year

Responding to new Labour Party analysis published today (Friday) suggesting NHS staff work one million hours of unpaid overtime each week, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The NHS is running on fumes after years of underfunding. Chronic understaffing has left us with a system propped up by the goodwill of devoted health workers. “It […]

The ballot concentrated on safe staffing levels and pay parity, as health workers in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain.