Thursday 16th May 2013 – 05:00am Eleven nurses signed up to join UNISON when UNISON Local Organisers Paul Horan and Jamie Martin visited wards during last nights night shift. They were accompanied by the Branch Communication Officer Terry Harris and are pictured below with the staff on ward 32 Click the link below to follow the progress of UNISON’s recruitment fortnight throughout the NHS.
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Legal services UNISON provides a range of legal help to union members in the UK. We offer advice and assistance not just with work issues, but in some circumstances for you and your family outside the workplace too. Download a guide to UNISON legal services Employment problems UNISON boasts the largest number of local union reps, branches and officers in the UK. They’re your
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On Saturday 11 May The UK Parliament finally adopted the European Sharps Directive to protect health workers from deadly diseases through new Regulations on the prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector. Robert Baughan, UNISON National Officer for Health & Safety said: “This is a great day for the protection of healthcare workers from sharps injuries and the potential of contracting
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If you’re struggling with the rising cost of living, and worried about how you’ll be able to cope with back-to-school costs, UNISON might be able to help. The union’s welfare charity, There For You, has set up a limited fund to help with school uniform costs with a one-off payment of up to £120, and is now accepting applications from members on low incomes.
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Unison Bookclub Oxford University Press (OUP) and UNISON are delighted to provide UNISON members with this exclusive offer to purchase OUP publications at a 20% discount through the UNISON Book Club. The establishment of the Book Club builds on the long-standing relationship between UNISON and OUP in seeking to provide top quality guides to nurses and other health professionals in their work – we
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Annual TUC Health And Safety Representatives Award The TUC wants to demonstrate and acknowledge the range of work currently undertaken by lay union representatives on behalf of their members and the community. They will be making an award to the trade unionist who represents the best aspects of being a health and safety representative. This is not intended to be a competitive award, and
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(23/04/13) UNISON health workers meeting in Glasgow today agreed to start a major campaign on pay amongst NHS staff across the UK. In particular, conference decided to prioritise increases for the low paid and to campaign to end the pay freeze. James Anthony from the health service group executive commended the NHS in Scotland for its commitment to pay the living wage and pledged
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Falls whilst working at height remain one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries from “accidents” at work. When you do a task that involves a risk of falling liable to cause personal injury, you are working at height. Click here to read more about the risks, how to work safely, what employers should do, and for a safety rep checklist.

International Workers’ Memorial Day is an opportunity for us FACK (Families Against Corporate Killers) families to tell the stories of our lives, which changed irrevocably and beyond measure when our loved ones’ lives were cut far too short. These are loved ones like Cameron Minshull, a 16-year old lad, only a few weeks into his first job, killed in an incident involving an industrial
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Millions of workers face routine alcohol testing using a new fingerprint device which gives instant results. Staff in local government, the NHS and security, transport and leisure industries will be first to be targeted as the world’s first finger-touch system to detect alcohol is launched. Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, condemned the move as ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’. He added: ‘If
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