UNISON welcomes regrading and back pay deal for hundreds of hospital staff in East Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire

More than 1,500 hospital workers in East Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire are celebrating after being promoted and given four years’ back pay as part of a deal to ensure they’re paid properly for the work they do. The healthcare assistants had been carrying out tasks – such as taking blood, performing electrocardiogram tests and […]

Communities must come together to reject extremism and hatred, says UNISON

Responding to the riots which took place over the weekend, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The overwhelming majority of people will be appalled by the scenes of violence, racism and looting inflicted by far right thugs in towns and cities across Britain. “Those who co-ordinated these so-called protests have exploited the tragic events in Southport […]

Unions raise concerns over pay of school academy trust bosses, says UNISON

The management of Hull Collaborative Academy Trust (HCAT) must provide clarity over the high level of compensation paid to the chief executive and other senior staff, UNISON says today (Monday). The union, along with the National Education Union (NEU) and NASUWT, has written to the board of the multi-academy trust, over concerns the CEO is among […]