Ambulance workers in England are to be asked if they would be prepared to take action over pay. Their three unions – GMB, Unite and UNISON – today (Monday) announced they will be consulting ambulance staff over pay and grading – issues they say should have been dealt with a year ago. Ambulance staff are […]
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General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
Ambulance staff, including paramedics, are to be balloted over whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis announced today (Monday). Speaking on the eve of the all-out junior doctors’ strike, he warned they will be next on the picket line unless Jeremy Hunt honours promises made a […]
Proposals include changes to meal breaks and ‘late finishes’ leading to compulsory overtime
UNISON has won an historic holiday pay victory for ambulance workers in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), which covers the four counties, has agreed to a union claim that holiday pay should include a payment for regular ‘overruns’. These are incidents of involuntary overtime worked by ambulance crews who attend […]
Agreement reached on regrading to reflect paramedics’ skills as UNISON prepared for industrial action ballot
‘We need a package that works for everyone,’ general secretary tells staff
East of England ambulance branch video sees staff talk about how stress affects their work and online petition backs solutions trust could adopt
Reports from around the picket lines, the internet and a new opinion poll show public backing for action by health workers in England
UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives