Eastern News
Cameron's Economy Speech - UNISON response
19/01/2012Commenting on David Cameron’s speech on the economy today (19 January), UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said: “David Cameron claims he wants to create a fair economy, but we won’t More...
UNISON calls on Government to listen to health unions
19/01/2012UNISON has welcomed the support of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) and Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in opposing the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill, one year on from its launch. The More...
National News
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UNISON backs Sure Start campaign
27/01/20122) Union helps with resources to defend centres. More...
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Southampton council workers vow to keep striking
19/01/2012Bitter pay dispute enters its second year. More...
Protect our pensions
UNISON members in Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk joined with many thousands more around the UK in the biggest day of action for a generation demanding the government reconsider the demand for public service workers to pay more, work longer to receive less.
In towns across the UNISON members Eastern Region joined with other public service workers to man picket lines and enjoy the solidarity of collective action outside council offices, schools,hospitals and refuge depots.
Many of the picket were shown support by a majority of the public showing their support for the action through honking of car horns,cheers and applause at the many marches, rallies and demonstrations across the region. more.......
Queries about the pensions dispute pensionsdispute@unison.co.uk
Save Our NHS
Despite the best efforts of UNISON and other campaigners, the Health and Social Care Bill was voted through the House of Commons on 7 September 2011. But the campaign to save our NHS is far from over.
To find out more about what you can do to save our NHS and a briefing outlining the next stages of the campaign. click here...
Dear Priti Patel,
Tracey Lambert, responds on behalf of members to a letter from Priti Patel MP on health reforms. Read.....
East of England NHS up for sale
A report on current privatisation initiatives, researched for UNISON Eastern Region
September 2011
A glance at the Strategic Projects web pages of NHS East of England reveals a gleeful approach to the privatisation of a variety of services. Those that have gone up for grabs range from the management of Hinchingbrooke Hospital (an incomplete and high-risk project that has nonetheless already been gratefully acknowledged by two awards from the pro-privatisation Healthinvestor magazine, and shortlisted for two more awards from other bodies) to the hiving off of most community health services in Suffolk, carved up into four "lots" – with only one local bidder among the nine shortlisted. more...
