Labour unions

Pharmacy workers begin strike over pay dispute amid claims of government interference

Pharmacy support workers at NHS Tayside have begun strike action, following the breakdown of talks between NHS officials and Unite the Union over a pay dispute.…

Pharmacy support workers vote in favour of strike action over pay dispute

The vast majority of pharmacy support workers in NHS Tayside have voted in favour of industrial action following a dispute over pay, Unite the Union has said.…

PDAU secures backing from 10% of Boots pharmacists in legal action

Boots pharmacists back Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union (PDAU) in its bid to derecognise Boots’ own representative body, and allow PDAU to negotiate on behalf of pharmacists working for Boots.…

PDA urges Boots pharmacists to pledge support for legal action

Boots pharmacists are being urged to officially pledge their support for a legal application to “derecognise” the Boots Pharmacists Association.…

Deadline set for BPA to respond to derecognition application

The Boots Pharmacists Association (BPA) has been given until the end of today (Friday 11 August) to respond to an application by a group of Boots pharmacists to have the association derecognised as the representative negotiating body for pharmacy staff at Boots.…

BPA attempts to fight off de-recognition challenge

Boots Pharmacists’ Association has written to Boots employees urging them to support the union in an attempt to prevent its de-recognition as the representative negotiating body for pharmacy staff at Boots.…

New president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists begins his term

The new president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) has set out his key priorities going forward.…

Appeal court rules in favour of Boots over PDA Union’s representation battle

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union (PDAU) has lost the latest round of its on-going battle with Boots to win the right to represent the company’s pharmacists on pay, hours and holidays.…

The government should listen to the healthcare workforce before it pushes ahead with seven-day services

The government needs to listen to healthcare professionals’ concerns about implementation of seven-day services.…

NHS staff in Wales to receive 1% consolidated pay rise

NHS staff in Wales on ‘Agenda for change’ pay scales will receive a 1% consolidated pay rise from April 2015 in a deal agreed between unions and the Welsh government.…