Protest in Darlington over hospital staff pay, says UNISON

The support staff have been campaigning since 2023 to be regraded to a higher wage band of the NHS Agenda for Change salary scale that better reflects a change in their responsibilities.

Northumbria healthcare staff back strike action in pay row, says UNISON ​

The NHS workers have been campaigning since 2023 to be regraded to the next band of the NHS Agenda for Change salary scale.

Health workers in South Tyneside and Sunderland avoid strike action after accepting an improved deal, says UNISON 

The South Tyneside and Sunderland health workers had also campaigned for months to be given fair back pay for the work they had already undertaken.

South Tyneside and Sunderland healthcare staff back strike action in pay row

The union says staff should have been paid at a higher rate due to their increasingly complex duties and be awarded fair back pay.

Health workers across Teesside win long-fought dispute over grading and back pay

Hundreds of healthcare assistants are to receive a substantial wage rise and back pay after their campaign to achieve fair pay brought the employers to the negotiating table

Welsh NHS strike suspended after new new proposals put forward

UNISON Cymru/Wales it to consult members in the NHS on new proposals put forward by the Welsh government

Article on the UNISON National site.

Striking NHS staff across Teesside announce five more days of action

Healthcare assistants employed by North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been forced to take a further period of strike action in their dispute over wage rates and back pay, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The latest action will begin at 8am on Monday (20 May) and continue […]

Striking NHS staff across Teesside announce three more days of action, says UNISON

More than a thousand healthcare assistants employed by North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are to take three further days of strike action in an escalation of a dispute over wage rates. The latest action will begin at 8am Monday (8 April) and continue for 72 hours […]

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

On Monday healthcare assistants (HCAs) across Teesside will be going on strike over their pay. The strike is the first in our region and is an escalation of the long running dispute as part of UNISON’s Pay Fair For Patient Care campaign. The campaign’s aim is to resolve the issue of healthcare assistants being paid […]

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

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, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Staff at the trusts’ seven sites* will walk out for […]