Founded on July 1, 1993, UNISON is turning 30! The union was formed when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE) merged. UNISON’s first general secretary was Alan Jinkinson, who we sadly lost in […]
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UNISON has had two further meetings with the business regarding the Defined Benefit Pension review that Cadent is currently undertaking. The last two meetings have been more informative on the challenges faced and have helped shape what the trade union concerns are, and that our principle ask is to retain a defined benefit scheme for […]
On the 75th anniversary of the SS Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks, Chair of the East Midlands Regional Black Members Network Gilly Anglin-Jarrett shares her thoughts. On June 22, 1948, the SS Windrush docked in England on its journey from the Caribbean and Mexico with over 1,000 passengers from different nations, including over 800 from […]
UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, is pleased to announce a new pay boost for 999 call handlers working at East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS). This agreement comes in response to the notable increase in turnover among emergency call handlers at EMAS over the past year, nearly double that of other roles within […]
UNISON Power Branch have launched a recruitment drive by urging their members, ‘Don’t Keep UNISON a Secret’. Branch Secretary and Membership Officer Vakas Bhatti and his team decided they had to adapt to the rise in numbers of staff working from home and not become overly reliant on workplace stalls as a means of recruitment. […]
Three Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts with schools across the East Midlands have signed UNISON’s Learning Charter which commits them to support the learning needs of their staff. St Thomas Aquinas, Saint Ralph Sherwin, and Our Lady of Lourdes, who are part of the Nottingham Catholic Diocese, have committed to work in partnership with UNISON East Midlands […]
Following on from the first stage consultation, Derby City Council are now consulting on the proposed closure of Ashgate Nursery School. Earlier this year, an overwhelming number of residents and families voiced their opposition to the council’s proposals during the 7-week consultation period. Over 91% of respondents strongly opposed Ashgate’s planned closure in January 2024. […]
Take a read of the latest branch newsletter for details of the recent AGM, current branch officer vacancies, and an invitation to attend the national equality seminar in Leeds which is happening in July. East Midlands Gas (Southern) Branch Newsletter – May 2023
A national UK Emergency Alert test is due to take place on Sunday 23rd April 2023 at 3pm. This is a test of the system which will be deployed in case of future national emergencies. It involves an automatic notification to all mobile phones, on all networks, in the form of an alert sound. If […]
Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England are to strike for four days over pay later this month, blaming government inaction for putting communities, waters and wildlife at risk. Despite months of strikes and other action where workers have taken themselves off ‘on call’ incident response rotas, ministers have made no attempt to invite unions in […]