UNISON East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson will be moving on from his role at the end of February after being appointed as the union’s new assistant general secretary. Chris joined the East Midlands region in 2020, just weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic transformed workplaces and public services. Since then, he has led the region […]
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Commenting on the government’s decision to postpone plans to rebuild Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, UNISON East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson said: “We are deeply disappointed by the ongoing delays and uncertainty surrounding the much-needed redevelopment of Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital. “This situation is yet another example of the failure […]

Following the chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday (23 March) East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson gave his reaction to BBC East Midlands Today. Chris also went on to say: “The chancellor decided to back big business and turn his face against our members. But our members still need a pay rise. So, once again, as […]

Once again, the last few weeks have been very challenging, but it’s brought out the very best in our public service. It was good see UNISON members across our public services taking up the challenge to jab, jab and jab once more. An amazing response in such challenging circumstances. Of course, the Government will try […]
