UNISON Greater London Region regional secretary Sara Gorton and UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea at Charing Cross hospital with Imperial College Healthcare branch chair Carlene Brown and healthcare assistants from the campaign

Christina McAnea celebrates with winning NHS staff

UNISON’s pay fair for patient care campaign has secured more than £200m for some of the lowest-paid workers in the NHS

Article on the UNISON National site.
Phlebotomist stands holding her child

We won’t strike in vein

On 4 July, Phlebotomists in Gloucester passed 100 days on the picket line

Christina joins phlebotomists on picket line

Christina McAnea joins striking phlebotomists in Gloucester

The specialist health workers are demanding their roles are re-banded to reflect their knowledge, skills and training

News on the UNISON National site.

Gloucestershire phlebotomists pass 100 days on strike

UNISON branches are encouraged to donate to the strike fund

News on the UNISON National site.
Pay fair for patient care. Getting it right for healthcare support staff

Strike fund appeal for Nottingham healthcare workers

Donations are being sought for healthcare support workers as their dispute at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust continues

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Time for ‘rogue’ NHS trust to resolve 100-day blood specialists strike, says UNISON

The bizarre and counterproductive approach adopted by senior executives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, but it clearly isn’t working either

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea with healthcare assistant members at Greenwich and Lewisham Hospitals celebrating a re-banding win

Christina McAnea celebrates with winning healthcare assistants

Action at Greenwich and Lewisham hospitals was the first re-banding campaign launched in London and saw five days of strike action

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
UNISON sign at the union's centre in London

NEC hears UNISON will contribute to Employment Rights Bill

Final 2024 meeting of the national executive council heard that membership has grown over the year, with the largest percentage in social care

Article on the UNISON National site.
Healthcare assistants rally outside James Cook University Hospital on Teeside

Why organising to win is a win-win

A successful campaign to get healthcare assistants in two Teesside hospital trusts re-banded, with back pay, is a textbook illustration of the value of the strategy

NHS employers need to pay staff fairly or face strike action

Rebanding campaign has now won £80m in back pay for staff

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.