Unite Community showed their versatility tonight by making what might otherwise be a staid annual general meeting into an lively discussion focusing on the issues that the branch should take up in the coming months. Set up about two years ago, the local Leicester branch has more than doubled their membership in the past six […]
Today radiographers from Leicester hospitals came together for a 30 strong picket outside Leicester Royal Infirmary, taking industrial action for the first time in over thirty years. Following a ballot in which 53.7% of members voted for strike action, work was stopped between 9am and 1pm. In addition to this the Society of Radiography members […]
The five board members in charge of Interserve, a private company which has taken charge of estates and facilities cleaning at three hospitals in Leicester, take home just under £3 million a year between them. The company took over the contract in January 2013, when 2,000 NHS staff transferred under a TUPE agreement – which […]
Today marked a great start to NHS workers efforts to prevent the ongoing running into the ground of our country’s vital and unique health services. After 30 years of refusing to take strike action, workers across the country took a momentous step this morning by striking for four hours in their campaign for fair pay. […]
Seventy-eight UNITE union members in the Pathology department at Northampton General Hospital have been locked out of work by a vicious management. Since 26 July they have maintained a protest outside the hospital. Steve Score went down to support the protest and spoke to Terry Lodge, lead UNITE rep at the hospital who works in […]
Yesterday a successful meeting was organised by the Leicester Campaign Against NHS Privatization in the town centre to inform local residents about the ongoing attacks on the NHS. Critically, the meeting was convened to also consider what actions can be taken to safeguard public service values and the principles underpinning the NHS. The featured main […]
When a vicious ruling-class warrior dies, the working class rejoice. But sadly Margaret Thatcher’s vile capitalist legacy lives on; now within even the body politic of the Labour Party, which like the Tories has worked hard to dismantle the NHS. Part of Thatcher’s legacy has recently come to fruition here in Leicester, which recently saw […]
“Arriva Transport Solutions and Ambuline: a great partnership.” – Arriva Web Site, 2012. From 1 July 2012 Arriva Transport Solutions and Ambuline Ltd have been providing non-emergency patient transport for Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw — Ambuline being a subsidiary of Arriva, and Arriva itself being a subsidiary of German transport giant Deutsche Bahn. This […]
If you look at one of our local ambulances, you see the words “Arriva, in partnership with the NHS”. You might be mistaken for thinking that, out of a sense of community responsibility, the bus company has lent the NHS some vehicles for use. In fact, Arriva have bought out the East Midlands non-emergency ambulance […]
Press release Leicester Socialist Party is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday 2nd October at 7.30pm in The Red Tent, Pocklingtons Walk to discuss the attacks being made to the NHS. Workers from local hospitals will give first-hand accounts of the threats posed to services. The number of ambulance stations in the East Midlands is being reduced from […]
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