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A community and 270 people’s livelihoods have been put on 12 months’ notice as Scottish Power announced yesterday (Monday 23 March) that it will be forced to bring Longannet’s closure forward to March 2016. Unite had previously called for both Scottish and UK government interventions to resolve a dispute between the company and the […]
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Inflation fell to zero in February 2014; down from 0.3 per cent in January. Once more the figure came in lower than expectations, on this occasion for 0.1 per cent (including the Bank of England in their latest Inflation Report). CPI records only began in 1989, but ONS projections show figures…Read more…
Prospect warns of pensions action at BabcockRead more…
A ‘people’s inquiry’ into the reasons for and implications of the planned privatisation at the National Gallery will today be launched in Parliament by the PCS. The launch event at 6.30pm in committee room 6 of the House of Commons comes on the day the union’s members at the gallery begin another five-day walkout. Running from Tuesday […]Read more…
Union renews call for controversial scheme to be scrappedRead more…
Unions describe £7m deal as a “farce”Read more…
Days before the start of the election campaign, a Committee of MPs with a government majority has just published a report worrying that benefit sanctions “do not always” avoid causing severe hardship or hurting vulnerable people. This is an important point. As I’ve pointed out in previous posts,…Read more…
Last Tuesday evening we had our Annual General Meeting of Greater London UNISON Housing Association Branch Labour Link at the House of Commons. UNISON Labour Link members (also known as APF) choose to support and affiliate to the Labour Party
Our keyn…Read more…
I was very pleased this evening to attend the excellent eve-of-Special-Conference fringe meeting hosted by the Camden branch.The attendance at the fringe meeting was (in spite of the fact that so many delegates are not yet in London) more than enough t…Read more…
Two years ago, the coalition government, vowing to tackle tax avoidance, introduced new legislation that would bar tax-shy companies from procuring government contracts. Not one company has been stopped from bidding on a contract for this reason since. Now, Unite research published on Sunday (March 23) shows that the one state service most in […]
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New UNISON report reveals that cuts to police scientific services are placing criminal investigations at riskRead more…
Last week, William Hague, the Leader of the House of Commons, announced that the weekend of 8-10 May, 2015, has been officially designated to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe…Read more…
Saturday, March 21 marked UN Anti-Racism Day, which inspired marches and rallies all over the world.
A strong Unite contingent (pictured) joined the thousands at the rally in London, where protestors assembled in front of the BBC and marched to …Read more…
Irish academics support LSE students fight against corporatisation of education.Read more…
X-factor judge and former girls aloud singer, Cheryl Fernadez-Versini has joined the Unite backed campaign No Vote No Voice (NVNV) to urge young people to use their vote. Cheryl has come out in support of the campaign after ending speculation that she was considering turning her back on her Labour roots over the […]
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Art students protest at what they claim as the irresponsible and neoliberal governance of their college.Read more…
We know a fair deal about the detrimental growth of zero-hours contracts in the UK labour market. We know that workers on them cannot depend on how much money they will bring home or what childcare they will need from week to week. We know that typical…Read more…
Fantasy Island George Osborne’s Budget speech reminded me of the old saying, an empty vessel makes the most noise. He was talking about a fantasy island of his own imagining far removed from the real country in which all the victims of his austerity programme live. True, as journalist Paul…Read more…
Unite leader asks: “When the law is misguided, when it oppresses the people and removes their freedoms, can we respect it?”Read more…
Author remains defiant after being taken to Paddington Green police stationRead more…