Unison Blackpool Health Branch

14/05/2026

30/04/2026

📢 NO to SubCo 📢

Facilities and estates staff met yesterday at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to say NO to the privatisation of their departments within the NHS. ✊

You will now receive the consultative ballot for strike action by email. 📧 🗳️

UNISON UNISON North West Chris Webb MP Lorraine Beavers MP Time For Real Change in Unison campaign

19/03/2026

NHS staff keep our health service going — yet the government’s 3.3% pay award doesn’t match the cost of living, and does nothing to fix long-standing issues with pay.

Despite everything, staff remain committed to the NHS — but they need a government that’s committed to them. If ministers want the NHS to recover, they need to start by valuing the people who make it work.

➡️ Join thousands of NHS staff and supporters: Tell the government 3.3% isn’t enough
🔗 https://action.nhspay.org/page/187023/petition/1

19/03/2026

📢 UNISON Blackpool Health Branch are seeking low paid members to share their experiences with the Low Pay Commission to influence an increase in the National Minimum Wage.

If you are a UNISON member in Blackpool on the minimum wage (£12.21 rising to £12.71 in April) and wish to share your lived experiences, please contact the branch by email: [email protected]

Further information below:

💰 The Low Pay Commission has announced a series of visits over 2026 to gather evidence for its next set of recommendations for increases in the National Minimum Wage.

They are keen to meet around 6 workers working and/or living in and around the Blackpool area over 15-16 April who can talk about the realities of living on the minimum wage, either through a scheduled meeting with commissioners at a local site or a visit to their workplace.

Colleagues from National will be developing a revised version of UNISON’s written evidence to the commission to cover the broad economic issues, but workers’ direct experience of points such as these below will be extremely valuable to press on the commission representatives:

🟣 Experience of life on the minimum wage, difficulties / hardships that workers continue to experience, particularly against the background of sharp rises in the cost of living;

🟣 Injustices of the youth / apprentice rate, examples of people being paid differently for doing exactly the same job because of their age or staff on full NMW being replaced by young workers or apprentices for cost savings;

🟣 Impact on morale, motivation, turnover of staff in the workplace of low pay and improvements, if any, from recent NMW increases, along with absence of any damage to numbers employed following increases to the NMW rate;

🟣 Any examples of employers avoiding the NMW through such tactics as failing to pay for travel time (usually in social care) or the practical difficulties of getting rights to the NMW enforced (eg inability to access clear payment records or fear of retaliation for raising concerns).

UNISON UNISON North West Chris Webb MP Lorraine Beavers MP

09/03/2026

💜 UNISON’s Step into Spring grant opens at 12 noon on Thursday 19 March and is available for 24 hours.

Eligible members can get a £30 voucher towards the cost of essentials.

Find out how to apply ⬇️
http://unsn.uk/stepintospring

07/03/2026

🙌 HCA Celebration 🥳🕺

Last night, HCAs celebrated the success of their campaign by recreating the picket line Macarena. 🪩💃

🙏 Thanks to the Bloomfield Club for supporting the HCAs at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Clifton Hospital by hosting their campaign celebration.

Time For Real Change in Unison campaign UNISON UNISON North West Chris Webb MP Lorraine Beavers MP Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool Labour Lancashire Solidarity News

06/03/2026

📢 Thanks to all those that attended the Branch AGM today.

We identified two new reps and a Welfare Officer, as well as reelected our existing branch reps and officers.

We heard from our HCAs about the success of their dispute and will be celebrating with them tonight at the Bloomfield Club - all members welcome. 🎉✊

Report to follow by email 📧

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Time For Real Change in Unison campaign UNISON UNISON North West Lorraine Beavers MP Chris Webb MP

06/03/2026

📢 TODAY - AGM and HCA Celebration 🥳

🙌 AGM & HCA Campaign Celebration 🙌

Join the branch and your HCA colleagues in celebrating their victory in the Blackpool Band 2 HCA dispute, in which they won Band 3 re-banding and back pay to 2018. ✊

Refreshments will be provided by the branch.

🗓️ Friday March 6th 2026
⏰ 7pm
📍 Bloomfield Club, Blackpool.

UNISON North West UNISON Chris Webb MP Lorraine Beavers MP Time For Real Change in Unison campaign

23/02/2026

🙌 AGM & HCA Campaign Celebration 🙌

Join the branch and your HCA colleagues in celebrating their victory in the Blackpool Band 2 HCA dispute, in which they won Band 3 re-banding and back pay to 2018. ✊

Refreshments will be provided by the branch.

🗓️ Friday March 6th 2026
⏰ 7pm
📍 Bloomfield Club, Blackpool.

UNISON North West UNISON Chris Webb MP Lorraine Beavers MP Time For Real Change in Unison campaign