Unison NI Strike Action Press Release
MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2022 Thousands of UNISON nursing staff will commence industrial action short of strike on Monday, December 5th next. They will join thousands of other UNISON members of the direct workforce in all Health Trusts and arms-length bodies in industrial action short of a strike. “UNISON members are frustrated and angry that once […]
NIAS Unison Branch AGM 2023
Your branch will be holding its Annual General Meeting on 1st February 2023 at 11 am. Your Branch AGM is the single most important meeting of the year. It is your chance to discover how UNISON has been active for you during the year. We will be holding our AGM via Zoom. We look forward […]
Industrial Action Ballot
Colleagues: As you may already be aware, Unison NI Region is about to ballot their members on the prospect of taking industrial action in relation to pay. This is in keeping with our colleagues nationally. From an NI Ambulance perspective, it is clear that current salaries fail to reflect the current working conditions, stressors, cost […]
Membership details
Last year many branch members failed to receive their Unison Diary and Torch Pen, as their current station details were not updated. We would appreciate you registering and logging into “My Unison” to ensure all your work and contact details are correct. This can be done at: https://www.unison.org.uk/my-unison/ You can also ring Unison’s FREE helpline […]
Unison Members Update
Dear Colleagues The purpose of this communique is to update our members on recent developments within NIAS which will affect members. Relief Staff: You will recall in June 2021 all relief staff were invited to partake in an electronic ballot to give the senior negotiating team a mandate for negotiations on your behalf. This ballot […]
Changes to GRS
Colleagues: You will, by now, be aware of restrictions imposed which limit your access to the GRS system. This situation was raised immediately at the weekly Silver Command Trade Union Briefing Meeting. The management team in attendance were unaware of these changes and their potential impact. Unison along with other TU colleagues have made it […]
Xmas Communique
Dear colleagues We wish to update you on the following issues: Relief Poll: Earlier this year we conducted an electronic poll of our members who were currently working on the Relief Tier. This was to scope the opinions of our affected members on how relief staff covering temporary core rota vacancies should be managed (either […]
Make It Count
“Make it Count” was originally written by Roddy Lynch joint chair of UNISON NIAS Branch about the job he and his colleagues do in the Ambulance service. It has since become an anthem for all NHS workers and anyone who made it count throughout the pandemic. He has recorded this song with his co-workers in […]
EMAIL YOUR MLA TODAY!
What would a proper thank you for HSC staff look like?A £2,000 pay rise for all! But instead of a fair & on-time £2k pay rise, the Westminster government only offers delays & a pitiful 1%. It’s simply not good enough. Now more than ever, workers need our MLAs to stand up for them. Contact […]
Stop The Abuse
Unison NI Ambulance Branch fully supports the work of the Aggression Prevention & Reduction Group and H&S Committee in their efforts to reduce and prevent assaults against our members. We are working in partnership with NIAS to develop new and strengthen existing, mechanisms to support our members who have been victims of assault or aggression. […]