Leicester healthcare staff will strike in row over pay

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) will be taking strike action in a row over pay, says UNISON. Across the Trust, 94.46% of those balloted backed strike action. Healthcare support workers at Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary are set to walk out unless hospital managers […]

Leicester healthcare staff back strike action in pay row

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have voted for strike action in a row over pay. Healthcare assistants at Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary are set to walk out unless hospital managers improve an offer on back pay. Across the trust, 94.46% backed strike action. […]

UNISON Voice February Newsletter

Click below to read the latest newsletter for members of the East Midlands Gas (Southern) Branch. Get the details on the upcoming branch AGM and how to put yourself forward as a branch officer, and find out what happens after the pay ballot. UNISON Voice February Newsletter

Prospective MPs urged to back new national care service

General election candidates from all parties across the East Midlands are being asked to support the creation of a new national care service in England, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union says too many people across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Nottinghamshire cannot access the social care they desperately need because the current system is […]

Regional Council elections 2024: results

UNISON East Midlands’ regional council annual general meeting took place on Saturday 3 February in Derby. Below are the results of the elections for the regional posts and committees. REGIONAL CONVENOR – 1 SEAT – ELECTION ELECTED PROCTER, Emma Derbyshire County      41 MINTO, James Notts County (Job share) NOT ELECTED ROY, Anjona West […]

Branch Awards 2024 – the winners!

On Friday 2 February, members from across the East Midlands came together to celebrate their work at UNISON’s annual Branch Awards 2024. The evening began with remarks from the regional secretary Chris Jenkinson and the guest of honour, UNISON’s general secretary Christina McAnea. The awards ceremony was compered by regional manager Louisa Wass Griffiths and […]

Northamptonshire’s healthcare assistants demand pay justice

Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust are demanding the correction of a historic issue that results in them being underpaid for clinical work they are routinely expected to undertake. This is part of UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign, which has seen HCAs in […]

Unions must be part of negotiations over Derbyshire council cuts

Derbyshire County Council must fully consult with unions as it seeks more than £30m of spending cuts that will damage community services, says UNISON. The union says reductions in services and jobs are not the only way to make savings and is urging the council to stick with an earlier pledge to discuss plans properly […]

UNISON Voice Newsletter – January 2024

Happy New Year from UNISON East Midlands Gas (Southern) Branch. In the first newsletter of 2024, read the report from UNISON Energy’s seminar in Leeds, check out the important dates for your shiny new diary, and how your branch is supporting the critical work of Medical Aid for Palestine and the Red Cross. UNISON Voice […]

Leicester’s healthcare assistants demand fair pay deal

Healthcare assistants at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are calling for the recognition and pay they deserve, as concerns grow about staff leaving for better paying jobs, says UNISON. According to the union, healthcare assistants should be on an NHS salary band 3 if they undertake clinical tasks such as observations, venepuncture, wound management […]