Back pay victory for Durham and Darlington health staff brings an end to UNISON campaign

The payments also mark the successful conclusion of UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign across the north east.

Teesside NHS staff win campaign to end two‑tier workforce, says UNISON

A new agreement, negotiated by UNISON, ensures they will receive the same pay and benefits as people they work alongside.

Government migrant worker reforms risk another Windrush-style scandal, warns UNISON

The government must pause “reckless” reforms to the status of migrant workers if it’s to avoid another Windrush-style scandal, says UNISON today (Thursday). Ministers want to at least double the period required for individuals to gain settled status in the UK, with key social care and low-paid NHS workers having to wait 15 years. In […]

Deal finally done for Durham and Darlington health staff in battle to secure back pay settlements, says UNISON

The extra money was due to be paid in November. But the trust halted the payments saying it needed approval from NHS England.

Blog post: Celebrating Disabled Members achievements by Angela Hamilton

Our Disabled Members are extraordinary, not because we are brave or heroic, not because we live with medical conditions or impairments and not because we are famous.  We are extraordinary because we overcome all the barriers society throws in our way to achieve our goals and fulfil our potential.

Blog post: Life as an Enhanced Teaching Assistant by Nicky Bush

What we do isn’t just educational support. It’s so much more. We’re counsellors when someone is struggling, comforters when someone needs a safe place to cry, and advocates when our children can’t speak for themselves.

Blog Post: Transgender Day of Remembrance by Christine Jackson

20 November each year marks a day of remembrance for transgender people who have been lost to violence. 

Strikes off as Durham and Darlington health workers accept new pay deal, says UNISON

The threat of strikes at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital of North Durham, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Chester le Street Community Hospital, has been lifted after health workers accepted an improved offer on back pay, says UNISON. Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust were due to walk out […]

Health workers in Northumbria settle pay dispute after accepting improved deal, says UNISON ​

Healthcare assistants had been paid at band 2 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, despite increasingly carrying out clinical tasks that should be paid at the higher band 3 rate.

County Durham and Darlington healthcare staff set to walk out in pay row, says UNISON 

Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have voted to strike in a fair pay dispute, says UNISON today (Thursday). Staff will walk out in the coming weeks unless there’s an improvement in the amount of back pay the trust is prepared to give them, says the union. The NHS […]