Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
“The cruel irony, that Mitie say they can’t afford to pay low-paid workers the COVID bonus but can find the money for the strike breaking, has not […]
“I went there as a young girl – and I’ve done everything there,” she explains. “I did 22 years as a porter; I’ve […]
Employer announces it will return the workers to national pay, terms and conditions after last week’s industrial action
Together with the GMB and Unite, the move comes after the council vowed to end the contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust in the wake of its decision to fire and rehire all staff
UNISON members set to take to the picket lines for a sixth time in continued fight against their employer’s fire and rehire tactics
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
Sandwell branch secretary Tony Barnsley, said: “Despite promising not to make any further changes to terms other than pay until March 2022, management have now sent the trade unions proposals to […]
Leisure trust that is set to run the aquatic centre for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is targeting staff while having millions in the bank
West Midlands trust criticised for reimposing parking charges that were meant to be free during the pandemic
“Many third-sector organisations dealing with homelessness, and drug and alcohol units, have continued to work over and above […]
Elsewhere, UNISON responded to the government’s consultation on proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) warning them to “think again”. The […]
Bringing the 111 and 999 services together should lead to “real improvements” for both patients and staff
All the involved members of both UNISON and Unite, working across Sandwell’s local neighbourhood offices, had voted to begin a work to rule […]
Because they know the change in the law happened in 2000 and some people have been here since then. “But six years’ back […]