UNISON negotiate £1500 payment for 999 call handlers in the East Midlands

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 […]

East Midlands Ambulance workers vote to strike

The growing NHS dispute over pay and staffing will now cover ambulance staff across the East Midlands for the first time. Announcing its re-ballot results of thousands more health workers, UNISON says staff at another four English ambulance services and five NHS organisations, including NHS Blood and Transplant, will now be able to strike. This […]