A former health and safety manager at the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield was dismissed just hours after the chief executive received photographs of him attending a rally in support of striking workers. Neil Williams was dismissed a week before Christmas, and given differing reasons for the decision. There were already concerns about the […]
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Cleaners, porters and maintenance staff based at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary should have their pay and conditions improved to match colleagues on NHS contracts. The support workers are employed by Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions (CHS) – a wholly owned subsidiary company providing facilities services to Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Workers employed by CHS receive […]
Support staff at a leading music education institute in Leeds are set to walk out on Friday (27 March) in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Workers at Leeds Conservatoire, including performance assistants and studio technicians, staged a two-day walkout last month unhappy at what they say are broken promises over pay and holidays. […]
Support staff at two schools in North Lincolnshire have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over plans that could lead to job losses and significant pay cuts. St Mary’s in Brigg and St Bernadette’s in Scunthorpe are among 22 schools in the Our Lady of Lourdes and St Ralph Sherwin trusts who have backed industrial action […]
Workers employed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) are to receive a substantial pay rise following two rounds of strike action. Employees, including transport planners, administrators and IT staff, walked out for three days in December and a further 24 hours in January in a dispute over pay. Workers have now accepted an improved offer guaranteeing […]
A South Yorkshire council has made a significant commitment to ensuring equality in its workforce by signing UNISON’s anti-racism charter. By signing up, Barnsley Council has agreed to a raft of policies designed to challenge racism in the workplace and improve life for staff. The charter is a commitment to bring in a number of […]
Senior managers at the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield are failing to enforce safety measures at the on-site pit by avoiding essential maintenance during a pay strike. The union has been told the system for monitoring gas levels underground is not working effectively. This is the second time this has happened since staff walked out […]
When you hear the words ‘crime scene investigator’, you may well think of Miami or New York… not Wakefield. But that’s the role of UNISON West Yorkshire Police deputy branch secretary Vicky Hamilton, and it’s one of many police staff jobs represented by the union… “It’s not like it looks on the TV”, Vicky says […]
A Yorkshire-based non-profit organisation which supports adults with autism has invited UNISON to help promote the benefits of trade unions in the workplace. Specialist Autism Services, which has been operating across the region for over 20 years, works with autism charity Sacar to provide autism specific services across Yorkshire. One example of the specific services […]
Commenting on proposals to scrap the Employment Rights Act and introduce inferior pensions for council staff announced by Reform UK today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan said: “The mask’s off. Reform UK has shown what it really thinks of working people. “The millionaires calling the shots in Reform don’t think those putting in a hard […]
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