Union lobbies board over NHS pay
A TRADE union is holding a demonstration outside Weston General Hospital today to protest about proposed changes to health workers pay.
Members of North Somerset Unison, which represents health care workers at the hospital, will be lobbying the board meeting of Weston Area Health Trust to demonstrate their opposition to the introduction of a regional pay scale for staff.
Weston Hospital is part of a consortium of 20 South West NHS Trusts which have joined together to look at ways of reducing staff pay by up to 15 per cent by moving away from national NHS terms and conditions to regional and local pay rates.
Unison representatives say the move would have a devastating effect on the local economy and patient care across the district.
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They claim the changes would see staff moving out of the area to work in other parts of the country where the pay is better.
Across North Somerset there are 20,000 public sector workers, 2,000 of which work for Weston Area Health Trust.
A spokesperson for the union said: "On a fundamental level to have two people doing exactly the same job, requiring the same levels of qualifications and experience is unfair.
"The South West will find it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain skilled health care workers, resulting in a poorer service for people in North Somerset."
Comments
by artglad
Friday, September 07 2012, 3:49PM
“We all know who are killing the NHS.
It's the Con-Dems and their rich cronies, who resent paying the bit of tax that they can't avoid, to provide services to the underclasses.”
by patcrose
Friday, September 07 2012, 1:33PM
“Unison is not supporting the NHS...They are killing it with old fashoined trade unionism,dogma and old fashioned thinking.That is why Weston Hospital is nearly £100milion in debt.”
by artglad
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 4:50PM
“We all need to demonstrate and vote appropriately to support our NHS, before the present evil government destroy it.”
by megansam
Tuesday, September 04 2012, 10:25PM
“Sorry I can't see any mention of a strike, all I read was that UNISON were demonstrating to protect both patient services and the local economy. I for one am really pleased to see people getting together to support our national health service.”
by patcrose
Tuesday, September 04 2012, 3:26PM
“Only Unison could stage a strike over pay at a hospital that is almost bankrupt ! What will the staff do when it is forced to close because of their actions ?”