Early yesterday morning I was with London UNISON convener, Gloria Hanson, at Euston to join other trade unionists who were helping London Labour Mayor Candidate, Ken Livingtone, launch his Boris and CONDEM anti-cuts campaign.  We went on a open air double decker bus to the Beormund Community...

In less than three weeks, the UN will hold a review summit on the Millennium Development Goals (set in 2000, they are due to be achieved in 2015 so we ought to be two thirds of the way there – and we aren’t). Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and International Development Secretary of...

Day two of Vegtember and I am jonesing for a curry. Now I think it is fair to say that it is very much a western thing that all curries have to contain meat. Mostly on the subcontinent the food will...

Women and cuts – new report by Ken Livingstone Women in London will face a disproportionate share of public spending cuts, according to a new report, published today by Ken Livingston. The cuts in benefits and tax credits for families and children, the assault on Housing Benefit and the...

On The Guardian Theatre blog, Guild member John Morrison accuses British theatre of abusing the work of playwrights not working in English. One can argue that in the theatre anything goes, particularly when the author is safely dead and long out of copyright. But one of the principles that marks...

The Royal Statistical Society has written to the UK Statistics Authority to call for a comprehensive review of inflation measures. The letter, from RSS President David Hand to Sir Michael Scholar (the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority) expresses concern about the way in which the Office for...

Jon Cruddas, the nearly man in Labour’s 2007 deputy leadership contest and who decided not to run for leader this time, has put a few noses out of joint since he announced he was backing David Miliband last week. Since before his campaign for deputy leader, Cruddas has been the figurehead on...

update: Jerry Hicks, Former Convener at Rolls Royce in Bristol, is standing for General Secretary of the UNITE union. This is a most significant event in the life of the Trades Unions. We welcome...

The South African public sector strike was set to continue after the country’s main labour federation on Wednesday rejected a revised government offer. “We got a report from unions and the overwhelming majority of provincial structures have rejected the government’s offer, the...

The TUC Lay Leadership Development Programme will provide senior lay union representatives (i.e. members of union National Executives) with a challenging and innovative package of training,...

In 2001 the Labour Party campaigned under the banner of "A lot done - a lot to do." That slogan holds true today when it comes to the equality agenda. I am truly proud of what Labour achieved in...

Click here for a selection of great strike posters South Africa's public sector strike is set to continue after the leading trade union federation Cosatu rejected an improved wage offer from the...

Committee on Workers' Capital report (PDF) on engagement over forced labour.

BBC management has been facing the biggest staff revolt in years over proposals to cap final salary pension benefits for existing members from April 2011 and to close the scheme to new employees....

Transmedia Next, an innovative training event supported by the EU MEDIA Programme, kicks off in the form takes place in London 8-10 September 2010. The Guild has negotiated a 20% discount off the regular price of £850 for members of the Guild. You must quote your membership number when...

 (this is an internal London UNISON thingy - enjoy or ignore) -  ..."The interesting thing is that the press have reacted to the story about the rift between Brown and Blair as it was something new. Everyone knew they couldn't stand each other and they did not have a love hate...

Congratulations to UNITE members and their colleagues in the NUJ and BECTU for an impressive result in the strike ballot over plans for savage cuts to their pension provision. It is reported in The Guardian and elsewhere that members of the three unions returned a majority of over 90% for strike...

This evening I came home from work to find my first ballot papers for the national Labour Leadership and London Mayor.  Since I am a member of UNISON Labour Link and other affiliated Socialist societies I expect to receive others in the next few days. I will actually vote "on-line" to save...

Tory run Nottinghamshire County Council recently announced that they need to make £69m of cuts next year. Last year they said they needed to cut £33m but UNISON showed comprehensively that there was...