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Queen’s speech: We may have lost a battle – There is still a war to fight
“Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error may we bring truth. Where there is doubt may we bring faith. And where there is despair may we bring hope.” Remember that…Read more…
AMNT Summer Conference: London 24 June 2015
“The AMNT summer conference is set to take a historic step in the advancement of the rights of pension schemes to protect their investments by actively directing fund managers’ engagement and voting at company meetings.
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Special UNISON NEC meeting…
I’ve just been invited to a meeting I may not be eligible to attend.
My current term of office on the UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) expires at the close of our National Delegate Conference on Friday 19 June.
A new NEC (of which I may or may…Read more…
Support Phil Turner NUJ FoC Rotherham Advertiser
Phil Turner NUJ Father of the Chapel for 30 years at the Rotherham Advertiser needs your support. He was made for “compulsory redundant”. Phil is a well-respected and hard-working union…Read more…
INDUSTRIAL ACTION CALLED! RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – NETWORK RAIL
Our Ref BR6/0001Circular No IR/138/1528th May 2015 Dear Colleagues, INDUSTRIAL ACTION CALLED! Our…Read more…
Racism and bullying revealed
Allegations of sexual abuse in the Methodist Church – and now racism and bullying could also be rife, Unite revealed today (May 28). Unite, which includes the 2,500-strong faith workers’…Read more…
The seven deadly bills
The Tories may have run a vague and convoluted election campaign, but now that they’re in with a wafer-thin majority, prime minister David Cameron laid out his policy plans yesterday (May 28) , as…Read more…
We’ve been hacked!
USi has suffered a major attack from hackers, which has caused considerable damage. The USi team are working hard to reconstruct the site, which we hope to have up and running as soon as possible,…Read more…
Bash, slash, cut and freeze
Bash the unions, slash welfare spending, cut benefits for the young, freeze in-work benefits and add a generous helping of deep austerity cuts. The Queen’s Speech shows the Tories are nasty again….Read more…
Political implications of post General Election Result on the Isle of Wight.
The political conditions, post election, was debated at the Isle of Wight TUC last night. It passed a resolution deciding that Austerity was the direction of its focus and adopted the position that…Read more…
Weak GDP growth underpinned by hefty decline in net trade, as falling prices distort picture
GDP figures today are not exactly straightforward to unravel. The headline messages are the same as last month. Quarterly growth in 2015Q1 was unrevised at 0.3%, down from 0.6% in Q4. Compared with a year ago, growth is unrevised at 2.4%. The output fi…Read more…
Collins Review paved way for Tory attack on union political funds
Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech included proposals to require an opt-in to political funds (rather than the current opt-out) and the Guardian reports that ‘trade union officers and the Labour party…Read more…
Why are we on strike
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Why we are striking from a Library worker
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Barnet Council workers on 48 hour strike over outsourcing threat.
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e NEWS 28 May strike update and office moves
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Personal Injury Settlements March 2015
For March 2015, Unison members in the West Midlands Region received £246,000 in compensation payments for Personal Injury Claims. Members of this branch received £19,000. If you have a potential personal injury claim, please contact Unison Direct on 0800 0857 … Continue reading →Read more…
Syriza’s struggle is our struggle
The Greek Syriza government is still locked in crisis negotiations with ‘the group formerly known as the Troika’ (the IMF, European Central Bank and European Commission) over releasing…Read more…
Lyn Brown MP – All-members meeting this Thursday evening – hope to see you there
This has been sent to all West Ham Labour Party members by Lyn.
“Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you for all your hard work and dedication during the General Election campaign. I am truly grateful for the support you have shown me and our party. It…Read more…