The UNISON National Delegate Conference is essentially our union’s parliament, where branches come from all sectors to decide on policy. This year it took place on the 13th to 16th June 2023 in Liverpool. As a branch we sent one delegate, Branch Secretary Nick McMaster. This is his report. Day 1 (Tue 13th) started off […]
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NHS staff, including members of UNISON Sussex Partnership Branch, from Mill View Hospital, Hove staged a lunchtime pay demo on Wednesday. They gathered outside the hospital in a show of anger at the 3% pay offer from the government. Branch members from elsewhere in the Trust also held demos at hospital sites in Brighton, Worthing, […]
AT THE MOST RECENT PARTNERSHIP FORUM, the meeting between operational management and staff side representatives, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust announced that it was looking to re-band all health care assistants from Band 2 to Band 3. This follows a 3 year Covid-19 interrupted campaign instigated by Nick McMaster, UNISON Branch Secretary and lead steward […]
The government has imposed a 3% pay rise for all NHS staff in England. In response UNISON ran a summer consultation on the pay award from the end of July to the 10th September. 80% of members who voted in it said they wanted the union to oppose the pay outcome and were willing to […]
Anne-Marie Ricketts, our branch welfare officer, reports from the 2021 National Disabled Members’ Conference held from the 30th October to the 1st November in Liverpool. I have just returned from the Disabled Members’ Conference in Liverpool. It was wonderful to meet so many UNISON members, officers and reps. To hear them speak was an inspiration. […]
John Hewitt, branch steward, treasurer and membership officer reports from his first UNISON conference. This was my first time as a delegate to a UNISON conference on behalf of the Branch, and I found it to be an interesting and insightful experience. The purpose of this conference was for the grassroot branches to debate and […]
Branch committee has today stated it’s position on the announcement on Wednesday 21st July that the government is to give NHS staff in England a 3% pay rise: The Government has announced it will be implementing a 3% pay rise for all NHS Agenda for Change staff in England as recommended by the Pay Review […]
The NHS marks its 73rd birthday today, following what must be the most tumultuous and unprecedented year in its history. We will always gracefully accept the awards and plaudits that come our way: the latest being the George Cross from the Queen. This is only the third time the award for ‘greatest heroism’ has been […]
In the week of the 21st June Branch worked alongside Regional colleagues to host two engagement events for staff. The Covid-secure outdoor events at hospital sites in Swandean, Worthing and Mill View, Hove were great successes with NHS pay being the hot topic of debate. Other discussions also included health and safety issues and the […]