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Oxford march for the NHS June 2018 to demand Oxford weighting, more NHS funds and an end to privatisation.
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Latest news from national UNISON
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Blog: Theresa May is going – yet working people should fear what comes next
Blog: Theresa May is going – yet working people should fear what comes next
Normally the departure of a Prime Minister who looks set to go down in history as a failure would be a moment for cheer. Yet working people should fear what comes next. The next Prime Minister will be chosen by the hard right of the Tory Party, who want more austerity, increased privatisation and fewer rights for working people.The article Blog: Theresa May is going – yet working people should fear what comes next first appeared on the UNISON National[…]
Created on: May 24, 2019 | 16:06 pm
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Working people should fear what comes next
Working people should fear what comes next
‘Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst prime ministers’The article Working people should fear what comes next first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: May 24, 2019 | 09:29 am
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British Steel collapse will devastate affected communities
British Steel collapse will devastate affected communities
‘The collapse of British Steel and the threat of thousands of job losses is devastating news’The article British Steel collapse will devastate affected communities first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: May 22, 2019 | 15:00 pm
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Bradford hospital workers balloted over strike action to fight ‘backdoor privatisation’
Bradford hospital workers balloted over strike action to fight ‘backdoor privatisation’
Bradford hospital staff start industrial action vote over NHS trust’s plans to transfer them to wholly owned subsidiary companyThe article Bradford hospital workers balloted over strike action to fight ‘backdoor privatisation’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: May 20, 2019 | 14:38 pm
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Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet
Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet
The government's admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn't go far enoughThe article Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: May 20, 2019 | 10:42 am
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Local Service Champions
Local Service Champions
A huge network of people work together to keep our local communities going. Yet very few of us probably recognise the vital local services that we come into contact with everyday. It's time to give our local service champions the recognition they deserve.The article Local Service Champions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: Mar 15, 2019 | 15:23 pm
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Bridge The Gap
Bridge The Gap
In the UK, on average, men earn 18% more than women. This is our gender pay gap. Find out how it happens and what UNISON is doing to bridge it. The article Bridge The Gap first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Created on: Mar 6, 2019 | 17:05 pm
Mar 6, 2019 | 17:05 pm
Rule Book benefits
Accident Benefit
The accident must happen in the course of the member’s employment, or whilst travelling to or from work or upon Union business.
£3.60 per day, £18.00 per week maximum during the whole period in which the member is unable to work by reason of the accident up to a maximum of 30 days or £108.00 in any calendar year.
Conditions of qualification
- Benefits are available as an entitlement to all members who are not in arrears with their
subscriptions and satisfy the qualifications for benefit detailed below but are otherwise
available at the absolute discretion of the National Executive Council. Members receiving
benefit shall continue to pay subscriptions to the Union, unless otherwise decided by the
National Executive Council. - For the purpose of establishing qualifications for benefit, completed continuous years of
membership of either COHSE, NALGO or NUPE as well as UNISON shall be counted as
reckonable membership. - Only one rule book benefit will be paid in respect of any one accident, illness or death. This
will be the rule book benefit with the highest monetary value. - Other conditions may apply for specific benefits. Please see National Rule Book under steward resources
Death Benefit
As from 1st July 2010 the death benefit shall be:
Completed years of continued membership
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Under 5 years |
£110 |
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Over 5 and less than 15 |
£220 |
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Over 15 and less than 25 |
£330 |
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Over 25 |
£440 |
Fatal Accident Benefit
The fatal accident must happen in the course of the member’s employment, or whilst travelling to or from work or upon Union business and the member must be survived by a partner, or at least one dependant.
Completed years of continued membership
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Under 5 years |
£1,925 |
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Over 5 and less than 15 |
£3,850 |
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Over 15 and less than 25 |
£5,775 |
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Over 25 |
£7,700 |