Nottingham healthcare staff back strike action in pay row

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at University of Nottingham NHS Trust have voted for strike action in a row over pay, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Healthcare assistants at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital are set to walk out unless hospital managers improve an offer on back pay. Across the Trust, 94% backed strike action. According […]

Strikes cancelled as staff accept improved pay offer

Strike action by workers providing local authority services in Derbyshire has been called off after staff accepted a better pay deal. Grave diggers, refuse collectors, park wardens and street cleaners employed by Alliance Environmental Services, which runs services for High Peak Borough Council, have accepted a new pay deal that brings staff into line with workers doing […]

Striking school workers in Leicester win above average pay rise

After more than 40 days of industrial action, support staff at a Leicester special school have emerged victorious in their fight for fair pay. Support staff at Ash Field Academy have won a pay rise of up to 25% following a sustained campaign of strike action. Teaching assistants and school support workers will now get […]