UNISON East Midlands are delighted to be supporting the Nottingham Playhouse throughout 2022. As a corporate sponsor this means that all members of UNISON East Midlands can benefit from complimentary Playhouse Pass membership at Nottingham Playhouse. Benefits include: • 7 days priority booking for Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company shows • 25% off during the priority […]
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Union warns that increasing the length of time graduates will have to pay back loans will disproportionately affect lower earners and those from disadvantaged backgrounds UNISON has warned that government plans for higher education, unveiled today, set out a worrying picture for those wanting to enter higher education and those working in it. Students in […]
Saturday 19 March will see events and actions around the world for UN Anti-Racism day and UNISON East Midlands is proudly standing up to be counted. Will you be there too? UN Anti Racism Day will bring together Stand Up To Racism supporters and allies from across trade unions, faith groups, politicians and campaigns to […]
We have been consulting members on the 2 years pay offer made to staff members covered by collective agreements (legacy and Cadent S) The outcome of the consultation was: Yes – to accepting the offer: 75% No – to rejecting the offer: 25% The offer is therefore accepted by UNISON, and the business have been […]
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement today (Monday) on the ending of Covid rules in England, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The government has taken leave of its senses. Ditching every last Covid safety rule while thousands are still catching the virus every day is irresponsible. “Ending free tests for the public is a foolish move. Most people will simply stop testing because […]
Crumbling hospital buildings across Lincolnshire require £68m worth of work to repair the damage after years of neglect, says UNISON East Midlands. NHS Digital, which provides data to the NHS to help improve healthcare, has estimated that more than £1.1m is needed to tackle immediate, high-risk problems and avert major disruption to hospital services across […]
Councils in the East Midlands must ensure funding to tackle workforce shortages in social care reaches staff pay packets, says UNISON. The union has written to 1,750 councillors in the region urging them to ensure that local care workers receive their share of millions of pounds of short-term funding pledged by the government. Care staff […]
Schools in Chesterfield, Staveley and Worksop are affected. Unions representing staff in nineteen schools across the Catholic Diocese of Hallam have written to the Secretary of State for Education to begin legal action over letters they received informing them that they would be forced to join Multi-Academy Trusts. The letters, issued by the Regional Schools […]
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up After years of strong, coordinated campaigning by UNISON, the department for education (DfE) has announced that the national assessment and accreditation scheme (NAAS) for children’s social workers will be closed in March 2022. The DfE […]
💜 Unions week is back! Between 14 and 21 February, we’ll be shouting about all the amazing things trade unions do and to encourage people not in a union, to join UNISON. We wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to every UNISON East Midlands rep and member who support their […]