SIPTU represents approximately 280 workers in Ladbrookes Ireland.Read more…
Only hope for BME workers lies in their unions
#stuc15 First time delegate and speaker, UNISON’s Priscilla Maramba, told Congress that ConDem austerity has worsened the plight of BME workers, and the rise of UKIP and media bias have added insult to injury.
“Equality for BME workers is slowly slipping down the slope and the only hope for BME workers lies in support from their unions.”
Her comments came as delegates backed a campaign toRead more…
Transport strikes scheduled
Thousands of public transport users in Bradford and Belfast face travel chaos as First West Yorkshire drivers take 48-hour strike action and Ulsterbus, Metro and NI Rail services confirm a second…Read more…
Days of Hope – come to the trade union election after-party
Mark Perryman introduces a night out to mark 70 years on from 1945’s Days of HopeRead more…
The great nursing numbers spin
Conservative leader David Cameron boasts of getting rid of 20,000 NHS ‘bureaucrats’ and putting that money into more doctors and nurses. But does his claim that there are now 7,000 more nurses…Read more…
TTIP needs international union response
#stuc15 UNISON NEC member Jane Carolan reminded the STUC in Ayr today about the need for an international response to the TTIP “assault on democratic government”.
A composite from four unions and…Read more…
Shocking and cruel
Cameron’s welfare system is already abundant with human tragedies and shocking tales of the cruel treatment that people on benefits have faced. Yet it is common knowledge that the Tories will…Read more…
TTIP needs international response
#stuc15 The STUC in Ayr heard a stark warning from UNISON’s Jane Carolan that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would be “an assault on democratic government”.
TTIP means that public services will face wholesale privatisation, over-ruling any state’s laws or policies through secretive tribunals. Worse still, any service privatised will not be able to be brought back inRead more…
Stop fracking and lobby for sustainable energy
#stuc15 Delegates backed a Fife TUC call to oppose fracking and underground coal gasification (UCG) until their potential impact on local communities and the environment is fully investigated and understood. Instead, the STUC will lobby for the development of sustainable energy including investment in renewables and lower carbon emissions.
This mirrors UNISON’s precautionary approach with regardRead more…
Climate change and fuel poverty are urgent challenges
#stuc15 The STUC will work with NGOs and trade unions internationally to press for a Just Transition as part of a binding international deal at the UN Conference on Climate Change due to be held this year in Paris, which is “critical for the future of the planet.”
UNISON’s Pat Rowland told delegates that a Just Transition will ensure that the costs and benefits of switching to a low carbonRead more…
Nuneaton school staff walk out over job losses
GMB members on strike in long-running dispute over jobs and contractual changesRead more…
Prentis sends solidarity to Kobane
#stuc15 UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis took time out at the STUC conference today to visit the Kurdistan Solidarity stall along with Depute Convenor, Stephen Smellie. Dave expressed his solidarity with the efforts to re-build Kobane and the continuing struggle against ISIS.Read more…
When workers cannot afford to eat
A new report has revealed that demand for food banks has soared – thanks to low pay and zero-hours contracts. The TUC study says a record number of families are existing on emergency food…Read more…
Quality child care needs a valued workforce
#stuc15 The STUC will work across the early year’s sector to ensure that all parents have access to free, universal and flexible childcare, geared to the needs of children and their families and will press the Scottish Government for proper resources to support this.
Welcoming the commitment to date from the Scottish Government, political parties, business and civil society to good qualityRead more…
Care workers deserve living wage
#stuc15 The STUC endorsed UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter and committed to campaigning for a living wage for all care workers in Scotland. Delegates backed the call from the Chartered Society for Physiotherapy, which recognised the invaluable contribution of care workers to health and social care provision in Scotland and slammed the terrible working conditions for many as exposed by UNISON’s “TimeRead more…
IMF/World Bank adopt ‘radical new approach’ to policy-making
The international financial institutions (the IMF and World Bank) held their Spring meetings in Washington DC last week – along with G20 Finance Ministers – showing that they have adopted a radical new approach to forming policy for the global economy. Unfortunately, that new approach…Read more…
MoD workers on strike over pay
GMB members take action at Cinch Connectivity SolutionsRead more…
National Gallery hit by more strike action
PCS members continue their campaign against privatisationRead more…
Biscuit engineers on strike after refusing to accept crumbs under the table pay offer
Engineers working for Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, West Yorkshire are today on strike over a ‘paltry’ pay offer. The 42 Unite members will be taking part in a series of stoppages which will mean no…Read more…
UNISON’s NEC Elections: No Need to reclaim our UNION…You already own it!
This is a great flyer supporting the candidates of light and reason who are standing in the UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) elections.
A minority faction within the union who have been regularly beaten in past ballots are attacking the union…Read more…