I am honoured to be appointed as a Deputy Mayor and congratulations to my new Cabinet Colleagues.
“Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz has announced some changes and additions to her Cabinet who will support her in ensuring that residents are at the heart of eve…Read more…
Steelworkers & Machinists Organising At Tesla Plant
From www.wivb.com Tesla workers are pushing to unionise South Buffalo plant As employees headed into work at the massive solar panel and roof manufacturing facility in south Buffalo, their fellow…Read more…
Christmas Strike Announced At Cumbrian Newspapers
Journalists working for Newsquest-owned titles in Carlisle, Whitehaven and Workington have agreed to take strike action on Thursday 20 December over poor pay. Newsquest has made more than a 100…Read more…
Showing solidarity at UNISON stall Newham Council Dockside Building
I stopped yesterday at the UNISON stall at Newham Dockside building to chat with colleagues and especially our top UNISON Branch Chair, Kim Silver. UNISON is by far the largest trade union in Newham (and of course the best) and is also now the biggest …Read more…
‘Blacklisting payments’ row
Over 300 refuse collectors, working for Birmingham city council, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the blacklisting dispute over payments made to refuse workers who did not support…Read more…
‘Stuck in the slow lane’
The average worker has lost nearly £12,000 in real earnings since the financial crisis a decade ago, new research has shown. A report from the TUC found that in some parts of the country,…Read more…
‘Irresponsible’ show
In an age when children’s lives are often dominated by smartphones, streaming TV and video games, there’s something doubtlessly alluring about the premise of the new hit show Our Yorkshire Farm, a…Read more…
‘No stone left unturned’
Unite began the fight to save 180 manufacturing jobs under threat of being shipped to Europe yesterday (December 13). Swedish aerospace manufacturer SKF last week announced plans to close its…Read more…
One step forward for Shrewsbury pickets
14 December 2018
By Eileen Turnball and Carolyn Jones
In 1972, building workers across the UK took part in the first ever national strike. At that time, construction workers faced powerful,…Read more…
North West workers have lost £14k in real wages since 2008
Today the TUC has published new figures that show the average worker in the North West has lost more than £14,000 in real earnings since 2008 – and that it’s much worse in some parts of the North…Read more…
A “People’s Budget” for Newham
Mayor and Cabinet members agree 2019/20 budget proposals
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet members have listened to the views of residents and put forward proposals for how Newham Council intends to spend money on what people say is important.
The …Read more…
Austerity is still very real for local services, says UNISON
Commenting on the publication of the government’s local government finance settlement for 2019/20, UNISON head of local government Jon Richards said: “This is another £1bn dose of austerity…Read more…
The government is making it harder to fight crime, says UNISON
By slashing police funding, all the government has managed to do is make it harder to fight crime effectively
The article The government is making it harder to fight crime, says UNISON first…Read more…
Proud to be London LGPS Pension Geeks!
I chaired a lively meeting this morning of Greater London UNISON Local Government Pension Scheme reps from 10 different funds helping to look after some £15 billion of funds. Huge range of important issues to wade through including Climate Change,…Read more…
‘Fair hospitality’ call
Unite hospitality workers took to Belfast’s streets today (December 12) to “lift the lid” on widespread exploitation and sexual harassment of young staff in bars, restaurants and hotels. The…Read more…
Blog: This Christmas, UNISON members will be working around the clock
So whether you’re spending this festive period with family, or gritting our streets, travelling long distances to see loved ones or driving around your community caring for those who can’t care for…Read more…
We want a million more manufacturing and hi-tech jobs by 2030 – here's how
Businesses, government and trade unions must work together to bring hi-tech industries to more places across the UKRead more…
Clamour For Vote Of No Confidence In Tory Government.
Len McCluskey, leader of the biggest union in the UK and Ireland, Unite, said: “Millions of people have lost all confidence in this government. Tory Brexit bungling on top of the agonies of austerity…Read more…
In-work poverty rising
Rising employment and wages figures out today (December 11) belied the overall health of the economy as new GDP figures painted a starker picture of things to come. Both employment and…Read more…
Learning to excel
Former UNISON president Lucia McKeever cites her union’s commitment to lifelong learning as a key reason for her unexpected rise through the ranks
The article Learning to excel first appeared on the…Read more…