All Unions articles – Page 16
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NewsHospitals plan strike contingency
NHS trusts across the country have written to patients informing them not to visit as thousands of operations and appointments are cancelled due to industrial action over pensions.
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NewsEscalating staff tensions feared as Osborne squeezes pay
George Osborne’s clampdown on pay on the eve of today’s (Wednesday 30 November) national public sector strike comes as managers are fearful of worsening staff tensions.
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NewsStrike cancels thousands of operations
Thousands of operations and appointments across the NHS are being cancelled and rescheduled as a result of Wednesday’s strike, the government has confirmed.
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NewsUnions warned over strike ballot turnouts
Reform of strike law will become “very pressing” if public sector workers push ahead with industrial action, ministers have warned.
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CommentMichael White: let's back the public sector plan B
At the weekend I rang an old trade union friend, a veteran of countless public sector negotiations, disputes and occasional strikes, to hear him contradict my own excessively rational view (“don’t do it, comrades”) of the pensions dispute which threatens NHS services this month.
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NewsSocial enterprise staff deals could create 'two tier workforce'
Health unions are warning of a growing “two tier workforce” as social enterprises replace NHS terms and conditions with their own employment packages.
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NewsPublic sector workers step up pensions campaign
A rally taking place today will be joined by public sector workers as a union campaign against the government’s controversial pension reforms gathers pace, with threatened strike action across the UK just a few weeks away.
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NewsEmployers tells DH to make pensions plans more 'progressive'
NHS Employers has sent the government detailed advice on how to exempt nearly half of staff from requirements to pay more towards their pensions next year.
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NewsUnions claim blood service review 'victory'
Unions have claimed victory over a campaign to prevent parts of the NHS blood and organ transplant service being privatised.
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CommentManagers need to face pensions dilemma with the service in mind
Public sector pension reform is clearly on the agenda: the Department of Health’s consultation on proposed increases to contribution rates closes tomorrow, and unions are balloting members on a “coordinated day” of strike action scheduled for 30 November. It is going to be a tough time.
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HSJ Local
Potential industrial action at two North West path labs, Unite warns
WORKFORCE: Two acute trusts in the North West could face industrial action in their pathology labs.
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NewsUnion ballots a million workers on pensions action
Over a million public sector workers including NHS managers, nurses and other healthcare staff are being balloted this week on strike action over pensions changes
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HSJ Local
Lab scientists to vote on industrial action at Central Manchester FT
WORKFORCE: Biomedical scientists at Central Manchester University Hospitals are to be balloted for industrial action which their union warns could force the foundation trust to close at night.
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NewsNHS managers to be balloted for industrial action, HSJ learns
Members of Managers in Partnership will be asked whether they want to join action being planned by unions including Unison, to which MiP is aligned, against changes to public sector pensions.
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NewsRCN agrees not to ballot over pensions immediately
The Royal College of Nursing has decided not to ballot members for industrial action for now, but has warned it could do so if pensions talks fail.
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NewsAgency workers to get improved employment deal
New rights for temporary and short term contract staff are due to come into force this weekend, helping to stamp out some of the exploitation agency staff face at work, the TUC has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeFair for all? What the future holds for pensions in the NHS
With government proposals expected in October this year, Beachcroft LLP partners Neil Bhan and Nicholas Chronias explore the possible effects of long term pension reform in the NHS following Lord Hutton’s report into public sector pensions back in March.
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BMA rules out pensions action 'at this point'
Doctors’ leaders have ruled out industrial action “at this point” in the bitter dispute over public sector pensions despite voicing support for the TUC’s day of action in November.
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NewsNew talks in public sector pension row
Fresh talks will be held today in an attempt to avert a wave of strikes by public sector workers in the continuing row over pensions.
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NewsUnions could resist reforms through 'non-cooperation'
Unions may consider non-cooperation action against the government’s NHS reforms, a leader has warned at the Liberal Democrat conference.