Local and national campaigns

The activities of UNISON Great Western Ambulance Branch are directed by the needs of our members.  Here is a brief overview of our main priorities.

 

Local campaigns

 

A&E
industrial dispute
For more details on our industrial dispute, and what UNISON is doing to bring it to a successful resolution, please see our "News and Archive" section.
With full training in the commission process, UNISON Great Western Ambulance Branch is at the forefront of work to ensure that PTS contracts remain with GWAS.
With national support, UNISON Great Western Ambulance Branch is backing our ECA members by fighting for improved training.
PROTECT & IMPROVE
Through our participation in working groups and the JCNC, UNISON is a vital part of the day-to-day development of the GWAS & NHS Direct, working to protect and improve our working conditions.
UNISON Great Western Ambulance Branch supports the national "million voices" campaign.		 Flexible 
working
UNISON highlights the benefits of flexible working arrangements within Great Western Ambulance Service & NHS Direct.

 

For more information on how you can help, please email yourvoice@unisongreatwestern.co.uk

 

National campaigns

 

UNISON Great Western Ambulance Branch are supporting the "March for the Alternative" demonstration in London on 26th March 2011.  For more details click here.  For local FREE transport arrangements click here.

 


 We want to see changes that put people before profit and public interest before private greed.		 Keep the NHS working
UNISON is calling on the government to stop expanding the role of the private sector in the NHS.		 Positively Public
UNISON's campaign to keep public services both public and well-funded.

Fighting for a fair deal for public service workers.		 Equal Pay
UNISON is working hard to ensure all our members get fair treatment and equal pay at work.		 Protect our pensions
Ensuring your retirement is not blighted by poverty.

Through its health and safety campaigns, UNISON is fighting to make work a safer place.		 UNISON International
Find out how UNISON is driving the global trade union agenda.
Discover how UNISON is tackling climate change and get ideas about action you can take

Ensuring services work for everyone.
UNISON makes a stand whether racism is in the workplace or in politics.		 Defend the public library service
 UNISON has launched a new campaign to save the nation's libraries.

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