Victory for OxComm campaigners?
PCT Commissioners assure Health Scrutiny Committee of
re-provision of NHS Hospital. Many thanks to members, user groups,
councillors and MPs. Now we need to ensure that the promise is kept.
UNISON members oppose job and outsourcing threats.
Reports are coming in every day of NHS Trusts struggling to balance
the books ... and looking to cut posts through
'natural wastage' or even job losses. The union has won
victories in the past - but members have to get involved in the
union and campaign effectively. Below some ORH unison stewards
lobby Andrew Smith MP.

Wage cuts? NHS units
in the Thames Valley are attempting to cut Cost of Living
Supplements (renamed Recruitment and Retention Premia) for
registered staff. Far from cutting them UNISON believes they should
be extended to all staff - the South East is still an expensive
place to live and work.
Members in the Primary Care Trust and Ridgeway
Partnership also face pressure from commissioners to drive down the
price and quality of the service they provide - the simplest method
being outsourcing to the lowest bidder.
Its never been a more
important time to be an active member of the union.