UNISON has today (Wednesday) vowed to take its battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal rejected its appeal against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees. Describing…Read more…
Festival fights intolerance
A vibrant festival shows that celebrating diversity and fostering equality can be fun and inclusive to everyone in the community. And that was certainly the case on Saturday August 22 when…Read more…
‘Where is ‘Your Survey’?’ asks UNISON Police Staff Scotland
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2015
UNISON has demanded that Police Scotland publish the
results of the Police Staff Survey immediately. This survey is
expected to give a true reflection of how police staff and officers
feel about working in the new single service. UNISON members are angry
that the survey results have been delayed for so long.
Branch secretaryRead more…
Do you know an award-winning young member?
Do you know a young UNISON member who has been involved in effective and innovative campaigning – or is just an outstanding trade unionist?
The article Do you know an award-winning young member?…Read more…
Probation staff set for second strike in England and Wales
Employers walk away from ACAS talks – prompting new strike action on 14 September
The article Probation staff set for second strike in England and Wales first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Prentis pays tribute to NI campaigners over NHS homes
Three-year campaign has helped keep many homes open in Northern Ireland, but threats remain as politicians ‘bicker’
The article Prentis pays tribute to NI campaigners over NHS homes first appeared…Read more…
Time for the government to get its priorities straight
Instead of focusing on helping the country at a turbulent time, the government plans to undermine your right to be supported and represented. Will politicians see sense and drop the Trade Union…Read more…
UNISON Champion – June Poole RIP
I was shocked to hear the sad news that UNISON stalwart, June Poole, has passed away after a short illness. We were supposed to meet yesterday at the UNISON centre in London for a Board meeting of the Welfare Trustees.This meeting was cancelled out of …Read more…
Property Versus People
TOGETHER against evictions. Unite union flags on tenants’ demonstration. Which side is Labour on?
HOUSING campaigners and other friends are going to Lambeth County Court on Friday…Read more…
Speech to Cabinet on “Alternative Finance Proposal for Newham Pension scheme” (Special Purpose Vehicle)
Below is the full version of the speech I gave this afternoon at the crowded Cabinet meeting at Newham Dockside in support of last night’s recommendations by our Overview & Scrutiny Committee.The recommendation was that we should not spend up to £500k on a SPV for the pension fund without the…Read more…
Trade Union Bill and Scotland
The Trade Union Bill is an unwarranted interference in devolved public services and will wreck the modern approach to industrial relations in Scotland.
Today’s STUC conference was a first opportunity…Read more…
‘No Minister’
The independent watchdog given the job of monitoring government legislation by business secretary Sajid Javid has told him his own Trade Union Bill is “not fit for purpose”. The watchdog gave…Read more…
Displaced and dispossessed
Imagine you have lived on a large estate as part of a community for almost 10 years. You raise your two daughters there alone but you have the support of friends you have made close by. One by…Read more…
Niger: Transport unions win breakthrough agreement for all road transport workers
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and its Nigerien member unions have secured an unprecedented whole-nation collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for Niger’s road transport…Read more…
Government’s claim of pay rise in NHS all smoke and mirrors says UNISON
UNISON has today slammed the government over a Treasury letter to the chair of the public sector Pay Review Bodies (PRB) – including the NHS PRB – which stated that not all staff will get a pay rise…Read more…
TV tips debate
Watch Dave Turnbull, Unite National Officer for food and drink talking about fair tips on ITV’s This Morning. If you haven’t already please sign the petition here
The post TV tips…Read more…
Interested in UNISON communications? Read on….
The August campaigns and communications
activist meeting at Dundee Discovery Point, was open to any UNISON member.
These meetings share good practice and
test new ideas. Sometimes we focus on particular issues like social
media, newsletters or basic communication skills; branches are also invited to
share learning from specific projects.
At this meeting activists took stock of UNISON Read more…
Thousands to march in Ireland against water charges!
As TEEU affiliates to Right2Water, campaign expects large turnout for Saturday’s National DemonstrationRead more…
Culture of fear
Contractors building the energy-from-waste plant at Wilton on Teesside are undercutting pay rates and using ‘exploitative’ employment practices say unions. Construction unions Unite, the GMB…Read more…
One share, one vote
I’ve only followed the progress of the Shareholder Rights Directive at a distance, but it strikes me that it provides a fairly important indicator that something is up. The abandonment of the ‘One share, one vote’ principle, and the encour…Read more…