Northern Ireland Ambulance Service branch ‘no confidence’ in NIAS board

At a meeting of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service branch of UNISON on 6 August 2014 a vote of “No confidence” was taken in the NIAS Trust Board, Chief Executive Officer and Directorship.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Ambulance bosses suspend disputed pay deductions after pressure from unions

UNISON prepares for ‘genuine and constructive’ negotiations over unsocial hours arrangements

Article on the UNISON National site.

Ambulance trusts move to cut sick pay

Ambulance trusts are moving to cut sick pay, despite of warnings from UNISON is any money is docked from pay packets

Article on the UNISON National site.

9/10 lose sleep over money and job worries

UNISON releases results of poll asking public service workers What Keeps you Awake?

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges members to lobby their MPs over new ‘gagging law’

New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON ambulance branches to ballot over Annex E unsocial hours payments

UNISON ambulance branches in England will be running consultative ballots over the next six weeks to see if members want to accept or reject proposals from employers about how deductions to Annex E unsocial hours could be applied during sickness absence

Article on the UNISON National site.