NIAS Unison Branch

Strike Pay Claim Process

Payments are available to UNISON NI Ambulance branch members who were in membership at the time of industrial action and where there was an actual loss of pay due to taking part in that action. Claims will be processed in line with guidelines issued by the National Executive Council and the assessment criteria set by […]

New Stewards and reps required for NIAS EAC/NEAC/RMC

New Stewards and reps are required for NIAS EAC/NEAC/RMC Full assistance and help with be given. Give yourself and your colleagues a voice at your Branch Meeting. Step up, be the voice of change – become a trade union steward, and lead the way to a better workplace.

Industrial Action Update – 1st November 2023

UNISON members have been taking continuous industrial action impacting the dispatch and response to lower acuity emergency calls in the last hour of every operational shift from Friday 20th October 2023. This action ensured that Unison members were only dispatched to appropriately triaged calls that meet the definition of “life and limb” cover. Life Preserving […]

Industrial Action Update – 17th October 2023

As per the previous Industrial Action update posted on 6th October 2023, your branch committee had agreed on a strategy to minimise the number of imposed late finishes and unnecessary delays at Emergency Departments which impact our members on a daily basis. A request was made to the UNISON National Industrial Action Committee to agree […]

Industrial Action Update – 6th October 2023

Unison ambulance branch has considered the extreme pressure imposed on Unison members at their end of shift and the inevitable late finishes due to delays with patient handover at Emergency Departments. To date, this has been managed through agreed end-of-shift protocols. However, the delays at ED’s have become the “new normal” and Unison members continue […]

Industrial Action Update – October 2023

“Thank You” to all members who supported and took Industrial Action on the 21st and 22nd of September.  You were present on the picket lines at the main Hospital sites throughout the province and this was very evident from all of the social media and press coverage. Following the two days of Industrial Action and […]

Industrial Action Update – September 2023

The UNISON Ambulance Branch has received numerous queries regarding the ASOS announced by a sister Trade Union.  All unions have varying strategies for ASOS which have been agreed upon through their respective internal structures.  On occasion, these strategies differ and can have an impact on fellow trade union members. Unfortunately, this is the situation for […]

Industrial Action Update – August 2023

Colleagues: Due to the lack of progress in resolving the current pay dispute, Action Short of Strike Action will continue for the month of August 2023.  Further updates will be issued detailing escalation plans which include strike action within a 48-hour period over the 21st and 22nd of September 2023.  Further information is included in […]

Industrial Action Update – July 2023

Industrial Action Update – July 2023 Colleagues: The Unison press release below explains the current situation regarding our fight for a meaningful pay offer for all Health workers in Northern Ireland.  Due to the lack of progress, Action Short of Strike Action will continue for the month of July 2023. UNISON HEALTH MEMBERS DELIVER A […]