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Facilities staff at London mental health centre escalate strike action

By Liz Wells 01 October 2025

Dozens of facilities staff at Newham Centre for Mental Health, in London, have launched further strike action over pay and conditions.

WORKFORCE

Facilities staff at London mental health centre strike over pay

By Liz Wells 02 September 2025

Dozens of Unite members at the Newham Centre for Mental Health, in East London, are striking from 1-5 September and from 15-21 September over pay and conditions.

PATHOLOGY SERVICES

Pathology staff across London to strike over pay and grading

By Liz Wells 27 August 2025

Pathology staff at laboratories across London are set to take strike action over pay and grading.

GUYS & ST THOMAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Guys and St Thomas cardiac theatre nurses resolve dispute

By Liz Wells 20 June 2025

Nurses in St Thomas’ hospital cardiac surgery theatres have resolved a long-running dispute over the payback of hours after being on-call.

PAY DEALS

Unite to ballot NHS members over 'substandard' pay award

By Liz Wells 04 June 2025

Unite has begun balloting its NHS members over the recent pay award from the government.

CHESWOLD PARK HOSPITAL

Dispute over staff contract changes at Doncaster hospital

By Liz Wells 29 May 2025

Cheswold Park, a mental health hospital in Doncaster, has 'refused' to update some staff contracts to match NHS standards, creating a ‘two-tier’ workforce, union Unite claims.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Protest against union busting postponed

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

A demonstration by Unite members at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, due to be held tomorrow (29 May) against ‘union busting’, has been postponed.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Liverpool Hospital lab workers' strike called off after parade incident

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

A planned strike by workers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, due to take place on 27 May, was called off after the incident during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade.

NHS SCOTLAND

NHS Scotland's 8% pay offer accepted by Unite members

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

Unite the union's NHS Scotland members have 'overwhelmingly' backed a two-year pay offer.

WORKFORCE

Liverpool lab workers balloted for strikes over patient safety fears

By Liz Wells 02 April 2025

Unite members working at the microbiology department at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, run by NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, are being balloted for strikes over 'patient safety fears'.

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