Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot FREE concert for care workers at Sheffield City Hall on Wednesday 28th October 2020. IMPORTANT Those eligible for tickets will be all care home staff working in council or private care homes that are members of UNISON or the GMB Unions in the Sheffield and South Yorkshire area. Eligible staff members […]
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Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign. The government is being asked by UNISON to give formal backing to a minute’s silence next Tuesday (28 April) to remember all health, care and other key workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus. The union along with the Royal College of Nursing […]
IWMD will give us the chance to remember the workers who have died because of COVID-19. Tuesday 28 April is International Workers’ Memorial Day, when we remember all those who have died because of their work – and renew our pledge to fight for the living. In the year of coronavirus, this day of commemoration […]
We must grasp the chance to fix the broken care system. Commenting on the findings from the IPPR report ‘Care Fit for Carers’ published today (Thursday), UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The care sector needs to follow the lead set by the NHS and commit to supporting the health and wellbeing of staff. “It’s right […]
Dear Member As you might have heard in recent days, UNISON has been at the forefront of national demands for workers to be offered adequate protection against the risks posed by Covid-19. In particular, we have become increasingly concerned about the experience of some workers in the residential and home care sectors and we are working to […]
The latest UNISON Active magazine has been published, you can find it here…
Rationing shouldn’t take place while supplies exist. Commenting on the emergency measures published today (Friday) by Public Health England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “These are absolute worst case scenario measures, which staff hope their organisations won’t have to implement. “No part of the NHS should use this move as an excuse to ration supplies […]
International Workers’ Memorial Day has renewed focus. The country is to be asked to observe a minute’s silence next Tuesday (28 April) to remember all the health, care and other key workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus, in a campaign launched today (Monday) by three health unions. UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing […]
The following framework must be followed to ensure consistent reporting and escalation of risks and incidents of inadequate PPE for members working in Health or Social Care settings. For more general advice on social distancing and PPE in other settings or questions relating to this framework please contact your UNISON branch (find here UNISON Branch […]
Newspaper ad says ‘Thank you’ to all the UNISON members leaving their loved ones to care for ours. UNISON is speaking up for our members with a second round of national and local newspaper ads this week thanking our members for the extraordinary work they are doing to fight coronavirus. As the public continues to […]
