Christina McAnea speaks to a rally of health workers in NI

Government inaction means NI health strikes continue

Thousands of health workers Northern Ireland will walk out on Friday 31 March and 3 April after talks failed to progress dispute

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Sara Gorton with pickets in Wakefield

Blog: This is how collective action works

Members taking action has forced the government to listen and take action to improve the pay of all of our hardworking NHS staff writes UNISON head of health Sara Gorton

Article, Blogs on the UNISON National site.
Close up of nurse adjusting blood bag of male donor at blood donation center or hospital

Blood under pressure

UNISON talks to Bev Easton, a rep at the NHS Blood and Transplant service, about the pressures facing one of the UK’s most vital services

The numbers behind NHS pay

How does pay affect staffing levels? How does staffing affect patient care? A look at what the stats tell us about NHS pay

Article on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea on a picket line in Sheffield, with ambulance strikers, addressing the media

Blog: We will be talking to resolve this dispute for members

But ignoring NHS workers for this long was a big mistake and refusing to take their concerns seriously has been hugely damaging for all involved

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Health unions to consider invite from government to enter formal pay talks through NHS staff council

Health unions will need to clarify the basis upon which talks can get underway

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

The truth about pay

10 ways in which the government is distorting the truth in the ongoing dispute over NHS pay

Westminster has again been shown up by Holyrood over NHS pay

Scottish offer shows what the prime minister and chancellor could be doing

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Boost NHS pay, end the disputes and improve patient care

New figures show extent of decade’s lost wages

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

It’s time the PM ditched the pretence and came clean with the public, says UNISON

If the government has no intention of resolving the NHS dispute, the prime minister must come clean

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.