Welcome to Unison
Bedfordshire Hospitals Branch
UNISON members are people working in the public services, for private contractors providing public services and the essential utilities. They include manual and white collar staff working full or part time in local authorities, the NHS, colleges and schools, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector.
Local stewards are there to represent you at work and help find the answers to your problems. They are volunteers and play a vital role in recruiting new members and organising your branch.
Why UNISON?
Not only do UNISON help with workplace matters, there’s also a bundle of member benefits from dental care to financial assistance and much more!
Help Us Fight the Poor Pay Rise Offer!
NHS staff were offered a 1% pay rise, which has now been increased to 3%.
THIS IS STILL NOT ENOUGH.
At UNISON Bedfordshire Health, we believe this offer falls far short of what is deserved.
The situation is fast-moving, and UNISON will consult with its members before decided on the next steps to take.
To read UNISON’s initial response, please click here
To read the e-mail sent out to all members, please click here
Update 7th December 2021
After asking for member’s opinions on taking industrial action, the feedback received fell well short of the mark in order to confidently move on to the next stage.
Therefore, no industrial action will take place. Of the members to respond, 77% voted in favour of industrial action and UNISON will continue to lobby the Government for a meaningful pay rise ahead of the next NHS pay award in 2022.
Campaign for Better NHS Pay!
Our chair, Carol and MP for Bedford & Kempston, Mohammad Yasin think it’s high time NHS staff were properly paid.
Do you? #OneTeam2k
Working From Home?
When staff are told to work from home they can apply for tax relief!
Contact https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home
School Uniform Help
Struggling to make ends meet?
Worried about back to school costs?
Help is at hand…
We have set up a fund to help UNISON members on low incomes with school uniform costs by way of a one-off payment of £50 per child up to a maximum of £150 per family.
To apply, download the application form from unison.org.uk/thereforyou – or contact UNISON Direct on 0800 0 857 857 to request the application form be sent to you.
Details of where to post it are on the form.
This is always a popular programme so please get your application in quickly. We have a limited fund and once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Coronavirus – Your Rights at Work
During the coronavirus outbreak, you need to know your rights when it comes to employment conditions.
The deployment and availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a national talking point right now.
This link answers some of your questions regarding PPE and what your employer should be providing you.
Click on the link below to find out more, and for advice from UNISON.
Bedfordshire Resource Centre to Close
The Bedfordshire Resource Centre, situated in Bedford town centre, is to close to save on the costs of running the building.
The service however, does continue as it was, with existing staff working from home or – post-Covid – working from different office space. The impact on the membership will be minimal and you will still be able to access all the services you did before.
Bedford Hospital outsourcing campaign
UNISON believes that more and better-trained cleaning staff are key to improving standards of hospital cleanliness.
Domestic staff at Bedford Hospital have won an important battle to keep domestics in-house.
A Q&A session with new Chief Executive David Carter and Deputy Chief Executive, Cathy Jones have confirmed that there are no plans to outsource domestics and catering services.
Unison health insurance
Unison offer competitive health insurance for you and your partner
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