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A number of GP surgeries in South and West Yorkshire have failed to use government money to give staff a pay rise as intended, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The Department of Health and Social Care announced a pay rise of at least 6% for eligible dentists and doctors in July of last year. The announcement […]
There was a fantastic UNISON presence at this year’s Trades Union Congress Yorkshire and the Humber Conference in Leeds over the weekend. Activists from branches across the region as well as staff from the UNISON regional centre were in attendance. UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside regional convenor Wendy Nichols delivered a speech to conference, as did […]
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 […]
Cemetery maintenance staff in Rotherham, including gravediggers, have accepted a pay offer from their employer, UNISON says today (Thursday). The workers, who are employed by private contractor Glendale Grounds Maintenance, have been involved in a long-running dispute over pay. UNISON is delighted the company has finally put forward an offer deemed acceptable by staff. The […]
Three days of industrial action by cemetery maintenance staff in Rotherham, from this Friday to Sunday (20, 21 and 22 October), have been put on hold, says UNISON today (Thursday). The staff are employed by private contractor Glendale Grounds Maintenance, which delivers the crematoria service for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC). UNISON says the workers […]
Cemetery maintenance staff working in Rotherham including gravediggers have voted unanimously to reject a pay offer, UNISON says today (Thursday). It means the workers will go ahead with nine days of strike action during October and November, which were initially put on hold while the offer was being considered. Walkouts will take place on Friday […]
A team from UNISON Rotherham enjoyed the sunshine at Rotherham Show at Clifton Park over the weekend, and used the opportunity to drum up support for Rotherham gravediggers. The cemetery maintenance staff are in an ongoing dispute over their pay – you can read more about it here. A number of local politicians, including Rotherham […]
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 […]
