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UNISON VALENTINE’S PLEA – DON’T BREAK OUR HEARTS, DON’T BREAK OUR NHS

February 14, 2012
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UNISON VALENTINE’S PLEA – DON’T BREAK OUR HEARTS, DON’T BREAK OUR NHS

A You Gov poll commissioned by UNISON reveals that the majority (62%) of the public do not trust the government to handle the NHS. Just one in four (26%) supports its controversial Health and Social Care Bill.  

Less than a third (28%) are in favour of GPs having the power to commission health services from private companies – a central plank of the bill.  There has been consistent public opposition to GPs using private companies to provide NHS services, a You Gov poll by UNISON last January (2011) revealed that only 27% supported the moves.

UNISON is once again urging the government to listen to patients, health professionals, unions, Royal Colleges, think tanks, and to the public, and to drop the flawed Bill.

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COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR SEMINAR

February 14, 2012
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WEDNESDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2012

Are you a UNISON member working in the community and voluntary sector?  Want to become more involved? Passionate about the services you deliver and want to protect them?

Then come along to our seminar aimed at sharing ideas and developing plans about how UNISON can organise its members to fight back against the coalition government cuts!!!

Further details available from Julie Wynn

j.wynn@unison.co.uk

Tel 0191 2450879

Mobile 07508 080362

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Pensions latest

January 11, 2012
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Pensions latest

UNISON activists have voted today to give the union’s negotiators the green light to continue discussions with government ministers on changes to public sector pensions.

More than 250 key elected national, regional, rank and file activists met at UNISON’s headquarters to discuss the details of the proposals for the local government and health pension schemes.

They agreed to the frameworks negotiators have developed with government ministers since 30 November.

For more information follow the link to Pensions campaign website

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Photos from November 30 pension strike

December 1, 2011
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Follow the following link to phots from yesterdays day of action. If you have any photos you would like to add please email p.riley@unison.co.uk.

Web Album Pensions Day of Action 30 November 2011

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Pension strike coverage in the media

December 1, 2011
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Below are a number of links to coverage of the yesterdays strike in the media.

Some links such as such as tv news reports may be only available for a short time.

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UNISON STRIKE ACTION IN DEFENCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS

November 28, 2011
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 UNISON, the public sector trade union, following the biggest ballot in its history, will see thousands of its members across the region, take strike action in defence of their pensions. 78,000 UNISON members in this Region, who are part of the Local Government and NHS pension schemes, have been balloted. Members including those in local government, the NHS, police support staff, and passenger transport executive will be taking strike action. Read more »

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UNISON VOTES YES IN BALLOT FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN DEFENCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS

November 3, 2011
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UNISON VOTES YES IN BALLOT FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN DEFENCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS 

UNISON, the public sector trade union, having undertaken the biggest ballot in its history has been given a resounding ‘YES’ vote by members to commence industrial action in defence of their pensions. That means 76,000 UNISON members in this Region, who are part of the Local Government and NHS pension schemes, have been balloted. Members including those in local government, the NHS, police support staff, the environment agency, and passenger transport executives received ballot papers.  Read more »

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The Great Pensions Robbery

October 31, 2011
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The Great Pensions Robbery

UNISON members in the North East took to the Tyne Bridge today to bring home the message on plans to make public sector workers pay more and work longer for lower pensions when they do get to retire.

Placards urged fellow members to vote Yes in the union’s strike ballot, which ends next Thursday, to ‘Stop the great pensions robbery’.

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Biggest ballot in UK history starts today

October 11, 2011
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UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today announced the start of the biggest ballot in UK history, in a trade dispute over government ministers’ plans to make detrimental changes to local government and NHS pensions.

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