Press releases
Monday 11 January 2021 For immediate release Christina McAnea elected to lead UNISON, the UK’s largest union Christina McAnea has today (Monday) been elected as the new general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union. She replaces Dave Prentis, who is retiring after 20 years as general secretary. Voting in the ballot was as follows […]
Friday 8 January 2021 For immediate release Mayor is right to declare major incident, says UNISON UNISON, the UK’s largest health union has backed Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to declare a major incident in London today (Friday). NHS staff are under enormous pressure and their capacity to provide care is close to breaking point after battling wave after wave […]
Friday 8 January 2021 For immediate release Londoners should exercise ‘common sense’ when dialling 999, says UNISON London ambulance workers are concerned the service faces breaking point amid increasing 999 calls and numbers of staff hit by Covid, says UNISON today (Friday). The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is now urging the public to ring 999 only for life-threatening emergencies, says UNISON, which represents paramedics and call […]
Monday 14 December 2020 For immediate release UNISON supports mayor’s call for all schools in the capital to close from tomorrow Responding to Greenwich council’s decision to close schools after today due to rising coronavirus outbreaks amongst school age children, UNISON regional head of local government Helen Reynolds said today (Monday): “As well as pupils, […]
Responding to reports the chancellor of the exchequer is preparing to impose a pay cap on most public sector workers, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said today (Friday): “Key workers across all public services remain at the heart of the fight against Covid. “Reports of pay restraint for all but frontline NHS staff would be a cruel body blow to other health, care and public service employees working tirelessly […]
Thursday 5 November 2020 For immediate release Health workers in London urge local MPs to back early pay rise for exhausted staff and to protect the NHS Hundreds of health staff across London – including nurses, paramedics, cleaners, domestics and porters – are writing to the region’s 73 MPs asking them to back UNISON’s call for NHS staff to get an […]
Friday 23 October 2020 For immediate release UNISON calls on the government to rethink its new TfL funding proposal Public service workers delivering essential services will be hit hard unless the government rethinks its new Transport for London funding proposal, says UNISON. The current plan to make up a funding shortfall would see Londoners hit […]
Friday 18 September 2020 For immediate release UNISON secures victory as SOAS backs down over job cuts Catering, cleaning, security and support staff at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) are celebrating after the university reversed plans to axe jobs, UNISON said today (Friday). Following negotiations with UNISON, the school will not push ahead with […]
Monday 14 September 2020 For immediate release SOAS staff to strike against university plans to cut jobs, says UNISON Catering, cleaning, security, and student support workers at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have voted overwhelmingly to strike to save jobs, says UNISON today (Monday). The decision is in response to SOAS’ plans to make […]
Staff deserve immediate wage lift from government A pay claim submitted by UNISON to the government today (Friday) would see every NHS employee receive an increase of at least £2,000 by the end of this year. UNISON – which is the UK’s biggest union and represents NHS staff including healthcare assistants, radiographers, porters, midwives and paramedics – says this rise is […]