Mental health workers on strike in support of colleague Nearly 700 UNISON members in Manchester Community and Mental Health branch went on strike yesterday…
As health workers prepare for ballot, Unison leaders back off Unison national secretary has angered union activists by demanding that local branches take a…
NHS/UNISON health workers disappointed at low pay increase offer UNISON calls government pay increase "paltry." Improved offer expected; NHS ballot in August…
The great Northampton General Hospital lie in, 1977 A short history of a successful example of creative direct action against healthcare rationing in a British hospital.
Anger at cuts as £500m NHS surplus found Union leaders today reacted angrily to the news that the NHS has underspent by £500m as a result of aggressive cuts imposed by Patricia Hewitt,…
NHS workers threaten summer strike A summer of discontent across the NHS in England and Wales was threatened yesterday by Unison, the public service union, in protest at a below…
Hospital cleaners stage walk out Cleaners and catering staff at a hospital in Neath, Wales, staged a 24-hour strike in protest yesterday at what they say is a decrease in working…
Protests across the UK over NHS cuts Health workers and their supporters have been holding local demonstrations across the country in protest over cuts in jobs and services.
Manchester NHS workers on strike 250 employees of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust will take their first day´s strike today, Wednesday January 31st. This follows a…
Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses" Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or…
Occupational therapy: University College Hospital strikes and occupations 1992-4 The story of the (ultimately unsuccessful) struggle to keep a hospital open despite the efforts of…
Private health centres fall flat Rob Ray interviews a leading health watchdog on the rollout of Independent Sector Treatment Centres, which have faced strong criticism as…
