Blog: Healthcare assistants are taking a stand over fair pay, a blog post by Clare Williams

Strike action is a last resort and can still be avoided if the Trust do the right thing and give a firm commitment to back-pay eligible staff up to 1 July 2019 as a minimum.

NHS staff across Teesside announce strike date in pay dispute, says UNISON

Around 1,000 healthcare assistants at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will take strike action next month in a dispute over pay

North East prospective MPs urged to back new national care service, says UNISON

General election candidates from all parties across the North East are being asked to support the creation of a new national care service in England, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union says too many people across the North East cannot access the social care they desperately need because the current system is broken. UNISON wants to see a new service […]

Teesside healthcare staff back strike action in pay row, says UNISON 

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have voted for strike action in a row over pay

LGBT+ History Month and UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers

During February, which is LGBT+ history month your branch could host a LGBT+ history event. We have an amazing UNISON LGBT+ history presentation, that takes us back to our partner unions (COHSE, NALGO and NUPE in case you were wondering) and how they started working for LGBT+ equality in the workplace. It takes you to the formation […]

Graphic with text. Blog: Wishing you a Merry Christmas by Clare Williams We've achieved so much in 2023 - let's continue in 2024

Blog: Wishing you a Merry Christmas by Clare Williams

We’ve achieved so much in 2023 – let’s continue in 2024

Strikes threat at South Tees hospitals as staff reject pay offer, says UNISON

The staff have rejected a pay offer from South Tees NHS Foundation Trust because it does not adequately compensate them for years of extra unpaid work

Newcastle Hospitals sign Living Wage Commitment

The Trust becoming an accredited living wage employer will go some way to address in-work poverty to ensure all staff and their families can live in dignity

Blog: Why celebrating Stars in our Schools is so important – Guest post by Karen Jackson

It gives me immense pride to work with all our members in our schools across the city as they do such amazing work with children and young people across their school communities.

Blog: Let’s celebrate the Stars in Our Schools – Guest post by Catherine McKinnell MP

I’m passionate about ensuring that every child gets the best start in life. That means ensuring we have an army of vital support staff keeping our schools going.