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Blog: Why this pay offer should be accepted

16-03-2023 18:06

Thanks to the efforts of UNISON members in our NHS, the government has finally improved its offer on NHS pay.
It was only after UNISON announced our biggest day of strike action yet, with 32,000 members poised to strike, that the government agreed to hold talks.UNISON members have shown immense courage in taking four days of strike action in England, building momentum in every corner of the country and maintaining incredible public support throughout.
Together with unions from across

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Blog: This is how collective action works

16-03-2023 18:06

Thanks to the efforts of UNISON members in our NHS, the government has finally improved its offer on NHS pay.
It was only after UNISON announced our biggest day of strike action yet, with 32,000 members poised to strike, that the government agreed to hold talks.UNISON members have shown immense courage in taking four days of strike action in England, building momentum in every corner of the country and maintaining incredible public support throughout.
Together with unions from across

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UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer

16-03-2023 17:00

Commenting on the 2022/23 and 2023/24 pay offer to NHS staff in England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“It’s a shame it took so long to get here. Health workers had to take many days of strike action, and thousands more had to threaten to join them, to get their unions into the room and proper talks underway.
“But following days of intensive talks between the government, unions and employers, there’s now an offer on the table for NHS staff

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Bristol healthcare assistants win over £1m in re-banding victory

16-03-2023 16:36

Over 2,000 healthcare assistants in Bristol hospitals have been re-banded from Band 2 to Band 3 and received up to £4,000 backpay after a UNISON campaign revealed they had been performing clinical duties and patient observations above their grade.
This is the latest victory in UNISON’s ‘pay fair for patient care’ campaign, which saw hospital workers in Manchester win significant back pay last year.
The union has now won significant backpay for members working in the two b

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