Commenting on the announcement that more than 400 jobs will be cut across Nottingham’s hospitals, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Scott Weightman said today (Tuesday): “Cutting jobs won’t improve services for patients and will damage staff morale. “At a time when the trust is under ever-increasing pressure, losing dedicated and experienced staff is totally counterproductive. […]
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Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will strike again next week after talks to resolve a long-running pay dispute broke down, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital will walk out from Monday 9 June until Saturday 14 June – their longest strike to date. The industrial […]
On Tuesday 3 June, Higher Education (HE) members from the East Midlands and MPs came together in parliament to discuss the current state of the sector with a lobby. The drop-in lobby was a part of UNISON’s Fund Our Future campaign, and it gave members the chance to talk to MPs about the ongoing crisis […]
UNISON is urging all members employed on Cadent staff terms and conditions to vote in favour of the latest pay offer covering the 2025-26 period. After constructive negotiations between UNISON, other joint staff unions, and the employer, Cadent has made a formal one-year pay offer of a 4% increase in base pay, effective from 1 […]
NHS staff likely to be disappointed with this year’s pay rise, says UNISON Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) that NHS staff in England are to receive a 3.6% pay rise this year, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “The pay rise is more than ministers said they could afford, but it barely matches […]
Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are to walk out again this week and next as their long-running pay dispute continues, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital are on strike today (Tuesday), followed by a further 72-hour walkout starting on Monday 19 May. The industrial action […]
Commenting on the results of the county council elections, UNISON East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson said: “Reform councillors will soon discover that running local government isn’t about scrapping mythical ‘vanity projects’—it’s about deciding which desperately needed services go underfunded. “When the budget doesn’t stretch to meet the needs of all disabled children, what do you […]
Low-paid NHS staff are being forced to cough up £50 just to start work at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UNISON says today (Monday). The introduction of the policy means new recruits – such as healthcare assistants, cleaners and catering staff – must pay for their own security checks before they can even clock on, despite […]
Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will take strike action from next week in a row over pay, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital are set to walk out on Thursday 10 and Friday 11, with further strikes planned for 17, 22 and 28 April*. In […]
In this latest edition of UNISON in Cadent Connect, find out how attending this year’s branch AGM could be sweet deal, and meet Elisabeth Ferrari, the branch welfare officer. UNISON Cadent Connect Newsletter