Inflation Hike Fuels NHS Pay Anger, Says Unite
16th September 2008 LONDON, September 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest hike in inflation will further fuel the anger that NHS staff
feel about the 'derisory' three-year pay deal, Unite, the country's largest
union, said...
Unite Calls for Government Action to Save Fujitsu Redundancies on GBP13bn NHS IT Contract
11th September 2008 LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, will today (Thursday) be pressing the
Government to step in to safeguard the jobs and skills of up to 200 people
who previously...
Unite Health Members Canvassed on Industrial Action Over 'Derisory' Pay
4th September 2008 LONDON, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Unite, the country's largest union, are being canvassed on a
menu for industrial action to reverse the government's hard-line stance on
below-inflation...
Peoplesafe in Housebuilding Innovation Awards
13th August 2008 SHEFFIELD, England, August 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocksure Systems in association with leading housebuilder Taylor
Wimpey has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Housebuilding
Innovation...
Peoplesafe in Housebuilding Innovation Awards
13th August 2008 SHEFFIELD, England, August 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocksure Systems in association with leading housebuilder Taylor
Wimpey has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Housebuilding
Innovation...
Unite Members Vote to Step up Industrial Action at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
31st July 2008 LONDON, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Unite, the UK's largest trade union, have agreed to step up
action short of a strike and give notice of further strike action.
The decision to strike...
Workers at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action
18th July 2008 LONDON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Unite working at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals have
voted overwhelmingly by 93% for industrial action after the Trust imposed
changes from weekly...
Unite NHS Members Say 'Cut My Pay - No Way!'
17th July 2008 LONDON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite members across the NHS will today (Friday 18th July) send a strong
message to government to say: "Cut my pay - No Way!" In a national day of
protest NHS staff...
UK Businesses Urged to Help Employees Deal With Stress More Positively
17th July 2008 FRIMLEY, England, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- UK workers are most likely to turn to alcohol, smoking
and comfort eating to help them deal with the stress of their occupations,
according to a new 'Stroke...
Advance Notice - Unite NHS Day of Protest Friday 18th July
11th July 2008 LONDON, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Friday (18th July 2008) Unite members will stage a series of
national protests against the imposition of a three year pay deal.
The Unite Day of Protest is...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Unite the Union/
3rd July 2008 LONDON, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "Union Outrage at Bridlington Ward Closure" issued on 3
Jul 2008 15:16 GMT, by Unite the Union over PR Newswire, we are advised by
a...
Union Outrage at Bridlington Ward Closure
3rd July 2008 LONDON, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, has expressed outrage and concern at the
sudden and unexpected closure today of 28 bed acute Kent Ward at Bridlington
Hospital.
...
AXA PPP Healthcare Targeted by Union for Wage Capping
26th June 2008 LONDON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite will today (Thursday 26th June) leaflet staff outside AXA PPP in
Tunbridge Wells. This is in reaction to the refusal by management to allow
the trade union into...
Veterinary Disciplinary Committee Rules on Double Hearing
24th June 2008 LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
last week passed judgment on one veterinary surgeon, and dismissed the
case against another, in...
Unite Calls for Government Decision to Save 700 Fujitsu Redundancies on GBP13bn NHS IT Contract
20th June 2008 LONDON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, is today calling for the government to act
quickly and decisively to safeguard the jobs and skills of up to 1000 people
presently...
Unite Anger at Yorkshire Trust's Sudden Executive Resignations
19th June 2008 LONDON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest trade union, reacted angrily today (Thursday) at
the sudden announcement of the departure of Scarborough & North East
Yorkshire NHS Trust's...
Union Members to Demonstrate Against Hospital Canteen Sell-off
18th June 2008 LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the Uk's largest trade union, will hold a demonstration tomorrow
(Thursday 19th June) outside Airedale General Hospital in protest at the
possible sell-off of...
Unite NHS Members Call for Strike Ballot
17th June 2008 LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS members in Unite, the UK's largest trade union, have, in an
unprecedented move, voted for a ballot on industrial action. The vote came
alongside an overwhelming...
Unite Calls for Government Decision to Save Jobs and Skills on GBP13bn NHS IT Contract
16th June 2008 LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, is today, in advance of a Parliamentary
Inquiry, calling for the Government to act to safeguard the jobs and skills
of up to 1,000...
NHS Unite Members Reject Pay Offer and Vote to Ballot on Strike Action
12th June 2008 LONDON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest trade union and third largest in the NHS, have
overwhelmingly voted to reject the Government's 7.99 per cent three-year pay
deal and they have...
Retaining Employees' Capacity For Work Following Sickness
4th June 2008 BERLIN, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- How can businesses retain employees' capacity for work following sickness
and disablement? Experts from throughout the world will address this question
at the 4th...
Unite Reaction to Scottish Ambulance Service Inquiry
29th May 2008 LONDON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, Scotland's largest trade union, has welcomed this afternoon's
announcement that an inquiry will take place into the management of the
Scottish Ambulance...
Unite Welcomes HSE Announcement of More Inspectors
21st May 2008 LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the union strongly welcomes the Health & Safety Executive's (HSE)
announcement that it has recruited 40 more inspectors but the UK's largest
union believes the...
NHS Ancillary and Ambulance Staff Overwhelmingly Reject the Government's Three Year Pay Deal
19th May 2008 LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the Union members working in the NHS as ancillary and ambulance
staff, have overwhelmingly rejected the Government's 7.99% three year pay
deal.
In a ballot...
South London & South East Blood Supply Under Threat
19th May 2008 LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite has condemned the announcement by the NHS Blood & Transplant board
to close the Tooting National Blood Service Processing & Testing departments
and is calling on...
Staff at the National Blood Service in Colindale and Edgware are Ready to Take Industrial Action
16th May 2008 LONDON, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Staff at the National Blood Service in Colindale and Edgware are ready to
take industrial action to defend their jobs and to stop the fragmentation of
clinical...
Unite NHS Committee to Recommend to Members to Reject the Government's Three Year Pay Offer
14th April 2008 LONDON, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Committee representing 12,000 Unite members working in the NHS
as ancillary and ambulance staff, made the decision that in consulting with
members on the...
Unite Activists to Lobby Parliament to Save Bridlington Hospital
14th March 2008 LONDON, March 14 /PRNewswire/ --
- Photo Opportunity: Tuesday 18th March 2008 - 12 Noon Outside Downing
Street
RNs Denounce Sham Election in Nine Ohio Hospitals, Hospital Chain Seeks to Impose Hand-Picked Union
10th March 2008 OAKLAND, California, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --
The nation's largest organization of registered nurses today denounced
what it called undemocratic sham union elections scheduled this week at...