Flexible workers in an NHS trust covering South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire have successfully secured seven months of backpay, says UNISON. The ‘bank’ staff work a variety of shifts, often to help cover staff absence, but many have not received either of the two non-consolidated payments included in the NHS pay deal agreed earlier this […]
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Support staff at Kirklees College will walk out for another two days this week as the dispute over pay continues, UNISON says today (Tuesday). Workers will walk out tomorrow and Thursday (8 and 9 November) over the college’s continued refusal to negotiate pay. This latest round of strikes follows four days of industrial action in […]
We’re on the lookout to recruit new organisers to our team in Yorkshire and Humberside. The focus of the job is on recruiting new members directly-one to one, or using simple issue based campaigning; carrying out leaflet drops; going to induction sessions; helping to draft local and one off recruitment materials. More than simple recruiters, […]
Support staff at Barnsley College will be on strike all next week as their dispute over pay escalates, UNISON says today (Thursday). The five-day walkout (from Monday 6 – Friday 10 November) is a result of the college’s refusal to negotiate over pay. The union understands that Barnsley College has received money from a £500 […]
Throughout November, we’re hearing from different young members across Yorkshire and Humberside about what being part of UNISON means to them. First up is Rhian… Who are you? My name’s Rhian Hawthorn, I’m a full time caseworker based across two NHS trusts in the Yorkshire region. What do you do for a job? I’m a […]
A hospital trust covering much of South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire has signed UNISON’s clinical placements pledge, committing to help students make the most of their workplace experience, the union has announced today (Monday). The Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) is the latest to sign the pledge. The aim is to […]
Everyone at UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events of the ice hockey match between Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, on Saturday 28 October. During the second period of the match, Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson was seriously injured. Around 8,000 fans were at the […]
A 48-hour strike by workers at Humberside Airport has been suspended after airport bosses agreed to a meeting, UNISON says today (Friday). Firefighters, cleaners, security and travel shop workers were among those due to walk out from 4.30am on Tuesday (31 October) in a row over pay. The union and managers will meet via arbitration […]
Managers at Wakefield College must think again after denying staff a wage rise despite being given the funds to do so, says UNISON today (Friday). The union has launched a formal pay dispute over the college’s refusal to discuss any pay increase. UNISON says a pay rise rise is both deserved and needed as prices […]
Over 150 ward environment porters employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been told they could lose their jobs, UNISON says today (Thursday). The staff work in a hybrid porter/housekeeper role, solely dealing with patients. This includes moving patients between wards and departments, as well as cleaning equipment and stocking up essential medical supplies. […]