UNISON Northern has welcomed the prospect of further legal action from a Local Authority over the future provision of Fertility Services at Hartlepool Hospital in light of what it considers to be ‘questionable circumstances’ over the discontinuation of licensed IVF treatment in the town. Mike Hill, UNISON Regional Organiser, said: ‘As Hartlepool’s MP, Ian Wright […]
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UNISON’s Holocaust Memorial Day Event will this year be held on Wednesday 25th January at 4.00 pm in the Blaydon and Gibbs Suite, Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne. The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is “How can life go on?” and we hope to reflect that in our event which will feature testimonies […]
Libraries and Library Services have been serverly hit due to the Austery agenda. 8000 jobs have been lost, 343 Libraries closed, over 15,000 volunteers introduced and many more buildings handed over to either community groups or external providers. Libraries are one of the few free open spaces in society, they are often the heart of […]
Earlier this week, Show Racism the Red Card held a special 20th Anniversary celebration and Hall of Fame event at the Speaker’s Residence, Houses of Parliament at the invitation of the Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House. The event combined a review 20 years of anti-racism campaigning, a commitment to continuing to […]
Earlier this year, MPs had a chance to vote ‘yes’ to stop the government’s proposals to scrap NHS bursaries. Now it’s time to find out whether your MP was naughty or nice and send them a seasons greeting! Scrapping the NHS bursary will leave student nurses, midwives and allied health professionals with over £52,000 worth of […]
This week one of our members Angela McPhee will be taking over the NHS twitter page. Angela hopes to highlight the work of an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP).
The North East Ambulance Branch (NEAS) of UNISON Northern launched its campaign to find local champions working within North East Ambulance Service.
Three days strike action this week (6 – 8 December) by Durham teaching assistants have been called off to allow time for further talks aimed at settling the dispute, says UNISON. The union is keen for urgent progress to end the long-running dispute with the county council over the proposed move to term-time contracts. But […]
To celebrate TUC Young Workers Month the Northern Young Members group held a screening of this season’s blockbuster hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Tomorrow (Friday 2 December) at 12.00 noon Clare Williams, regional secretary will be officially opening the new Middlesbrough regional office of UNISON, the public service union and will be joined by local MPs Tom Blenkinsop and Alex Cunningham as well as UNISON staff, member and invited guests. The new office is staffed by UNISON organising […]