UNISON has repeatedly asked the trusts to negotiate a resolution to the dispute but the employers have so far refused to do so
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UNISON’s legal case makes clear employers must not discipline staff for striking
It is the second period of strikes following a 24-hour walkout last month which saw hundreds of staff leave their posts across seven sites operated by the two employers.
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
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 […]
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
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
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
Hundreds of healthcare assistants at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough will be holding a rally tomorrow (Thursday) as part of their campaign for fair pay, says UNISON. The staff, employed by South Tees NHS Trust, say they have been underpaid for their work. According to NHS guidance, healthcare assistants on salary band 2 should only be providing personal care such […]
Hundreds of healthcare assistants at North Tees Hospital and Hartlepool Hospital are refusing to rule out strike action as they step up their fight for fair pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). The staff, employed by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, say they have been underpaid for their work. According to NHS guidance, healthcare assistants on salary band 2 should only be providing […]