Cambridgeshire Constabulary UNISON has wished branch chair Mish Edwards a happy retirement, though it’s come sooner than she wished. She’s been a trade union activist most of her working life. For the last nine years as a steward at Cambs Police. “I am passing on the baton and retiring,” Mish explains. “Sadly, it’s seven months […]
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UNISON Eastern’s Sam Hemraj and Kelvin Imoloame proudly represented the region in Downing Street this month. The pair were among 200 public service workers invited to No 10 so Prime Minister Kier Starmer could pay his tributes to the work they and their colleagues do. Kelvin, a support worker in social care and the vice-chair […]
Counsellors providing talking therapies at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are back on strike in a dispute over pay and grading, says UNISON today. Despite being accredited counsellors supporting patients with complicated mental health problems, the staff are still receiving trainee rates of pay. The employer, charity Norfolk and Waveney Mind, is refusing to […]
The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital celebrated its first Pride event this week. The LGBT+ self-organised group’s Sophie Slater reports
Hertfordshire Constabulary’s plan to reduce police staff numbers is a false economy that will make it harder to fight crime, UNISON says today. The force is opening a voluntary redundancy scheme to most support staff – including investigators and administrators – as it tries to save £2.5m in 2024/25. In recent years, successive governments have […]
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning on making nearly 150 staff redundant in response to government spending cuts, UNISON says today. The threatened staff play a vital role in the smooth running of the trust, which operates Addenbrooke’s and Rosie hospitals, says the union. They include administrators, booking co-ordinators, project managers, clinical educators, […]
Essex Police has announced plans to close all but four of its remaining front country contact points. Counters at Basildon, Braintree, Clacton and Harlow will close, while the force will remove police presence from shared counters in Maldon and Saffron Walden. It will leave only the desks at Chelmsford, Colchester, Grays and Southend open. Eastern […]
Striking mental health workers from Norfolk and Waveney Mind are heading to Parliament next week to talk to MPs about why they’ve been forced to walk out, says UNISON today. Counsellors who provide talking therapy services for patients with long-term or complicated mental health problems are on strike on Wednesday 25 June in a dispute […]
Peter Oates talks about the journey he’s been on to become UNISON Eastern equalities activist of the year
UNISON Eastern young activist of the year Kelvin Imoloame on why he’s involved with the union
Migrant workers make an essential contribution in Britain, economically and socially. But their experiences of living and working here are often far from positive. At the One Weekend, attendees were honoured to hear from Remi Diagbare and Chiedozie Daniel Onyeamah about the experiences faced by migrant workers alongside MP Matt Turmaine. Remi shared part of […]
One Weekend 2025 once again hosted our regional award night – a chance to take stock of all we’ve done over the year and celebrate the amazing things we’ve achieved. There’s no such thing as a quiet year in UNISON Eastern, but the last 12 months were something else. It meant the lay members on […]
East Suffolk Council has become the first local authority in the east of England to sign a landmark charter to end violence at work at a ceremony this week at Riverside in Lowestoft, UNISON and the council say today. Council-owned trading company East Suffolk Services Limited (ESSL) also signed UNISON’s End Violence at Work Charter, […]
NHS counsellors in Norfolk and Waveney are striking tomorrow over being underpaid by thousands of pounds a year, UNISON says today. They are walking for a day out during Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year takes place between 12 and 18 May, to highlight their own contribution to tackling Britain’s mental health crisis. The […]
East of England Ambulance Service bosses must drop plans to close Bedford’s emergency call centre, says UNISON today. Staff have been told that the emergency operations centre in Hammond Road is to close within two years, just months after being assured the site would remain open. Chelmsford’s emergency call centre is also set to shut, […]