An event to help Sheffield City Council eliminate racism has been organised by the UNISON City of Sheffield branch. The council was assessed to be “institutionally racist” by the Race Equality Commission and a three-year improvement plan introduced in an effort to change culture, structures, processes, policies and systems. Both the chief executive and new […]
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Workers at Barnsley College will strike on Monday 11 September due to the college’s repeated refusal to engage in pay discussions, says UNISON. Staff voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, with more than 90% of votes cast in favour. The college, which maintains it does not negotiate pay locally, implemented a 2% pay increase in January […]
Staff at Kirklees Council are being consulted over potential strike action in response to plans to cut 250 jobs to address a £20 million overspend, UNISON says. An indicative ballot is now open to workers – after UNISON called on the council earlier this month to reconsider its plans. No agreed redundancy policy is in […]
Workers at Kirklees College will walk out for four days once the new term starts in September in a dispute over pay. The strikes – which are set to take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September – are a result of the college’s refusal to enter pay negotiations. UNISON, […]
Planned strike action by cemetery maintenance staff in Rotherham, including gravediggers, has been put on hold after a pay offer from their employer, UNISON says today. The workers involved in the dispute are predominantly paid at, or close to, the national minimum wage level. They have lost out significantly on pay since being transferred out […]
Healthcare assistants working in the A&E departments at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have staged another peaceful protest as part of UNISON’s ‘pay fair for patient care’ campaign. Band 2 workers protested outside Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax as part of a push to see some healthcare support staff rebanded, as they are carrying […]
Planned strike action by almost 100 workers at the National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) have been put on hold, UNISON says today. Workers at the museum include ex-miners who keep the heritage of the coal industry alive for a new generation by giving talks and tours of the underground tunnels at Wakefield’s former […]
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