General secretary stresses that British workers must not be expected to pay for Brexit as they have with the financial crisis
The article UNISON calls for swift deal on Brexit transition first…
Vote now for your health hero
Help celebrate the unsung heroes of the NHS – voting closes on 6 November
The article Vote now for your health hero first appeared on the UNISON National site.
From explosions to asbestos – the history of health and safety
Find out how we got to where we are with health and safety regulation
The article From explosions to asbestos – the history of health and safety first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Manchester City Council Commits to Ethical Care
The Council is signing UNISON’s ethical care charters
The article Manchester City Council Commits to Ethical Care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
McDonalds strike; Policing cuts; Royal Mail dispute; PFI; Venezuela; Thank You Megan & Welcome Sam: SERTUC Council 21.10.17
On Saturday I went to Congress House for a meeting of the South Eastern Trade Union Council (SERTUC) as an UNISON delegate. I haven’t been a delegate to this body for some years and was pleased to be there again but sad to note that this was the last m…
Why does Spain have so many autonomous regions?
https://www.eyeonspain.com/blogs/iwonderwhy/11849/Why-does-Spain-have-so-many-autonomous-regions.aspx Ever wondered why Spain has so many autonomous regions? For many years the Spanish monarchy and…
West Ham Labour Campaign & Social Update
Sunday 22 October; 11am; Stratford Station (Westfield entrance); Political Education & Social; Daniel Blaney and juliannemarriott@me.com ; CLP (Everyone is welcome including friends and family.) London Docklands Museum visit E14 4AL. either bi…
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm to 8pm (followed by social).Guest Speaker – John Healey MP Shadow Minister for Housing & PlanningAll Branch Labour Link (APF) members invited.Strictly RSVP to C.Thompson@un…
Unite constitutional timetable 2017-2023
The detailed timetable of windows for the various meetings for the coming year is below.
For explanation of jargon and acronyms, see my glossary. For more information on Unite’s structures, see my structures page.
20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 and 10-14 Dec 201…
100 public service workers assaulted every day in Scotland
42,400 recorded incidents of violence towards public sector workers in Scotland last year is a shocking figure – over 100 incidents every day. What’s even more shocking is that this is just the tip…
Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted
Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene
The article Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The insanity of a no deal Brexit
Gavin Robinson, the DUP MP for East Belfast, didn’t go as far as was trailed by his local media when he asked in parliament whether business secretary Greg Clark had made any approach on the…
‘Fit for the future’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the conference of Unite, Scotland’s biggest union as delegates debate motions on the big issues facing Scotland’s working people, from the rising…
‘Unprecedented’
Wages have fallen for the sixth month in a row even as unemployment has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, the latest figures from this week have shown. Wages dropped 0.4 per…
Refunds for tribunal fees is welcome news
Responding to the government’s announcement that the first people eligible for employment tribunal fee refunds will be able to apply for them from today (Friday), UNISON head of legal services…
A bitter sweet Brexit?
A radical new vision for food and farming was warmly welcomed by the guest speakers and audience who attended the launch this week of a new book that has been published by Unite Education and Pluto…
Pay Up Now! – a serious campaign and it’s working, NEC hears
NEC report 18.10.17″People are getting angry, seeing how much they have lost through seven years of the pay cap, UNISON’s national executive council heard at its meeting in London today.And that is because of the campaign being run by the union, general secretary Dave Prentis told the meeting.And…
Rebooting the rank and file: why there’s still hope for the Unions
interesting article about unions on Labourlist recently. I will post on a related fringe at this years Labour Party Conference.
“Throughout the 20th century, whether you were friend or foe of organised labour, there was no doubting it mattered. Un…
‘Scrooge boss of the year’
Unite has accused 3M of being a Scrooge employer after the company’s management decided that workers will have to work between Christmas and New Year for the first time in decades. The…
Firework fight on bus
Unite has renewed its calls for better protection of bus drivers after Youtube footage emerged of a driver being attacked with a firework. The attack occurred last weekend on the 390 route in…