European Court of Justice rules workers should be paid for travelling between jobsRead more…
Unite urges government to abandon Trade Union Bill
Union warns Bill will lead to more disputesRead more…
Sports Direct governance in a nutshell
This comment from Keith Hellawell is almost too good:
“This is not Mr Ashley’s company,” Hellawell replied. “He is a major shareholder, but it has a life of its own. I can assure you that we on the board, unless Mike wants to disagree with me, are satisfied.”
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Stop the Trade Union Bill – Stop the Tories causing industrial mayhem
The Government will on Monday (14 September 2015) publish a Parliamentary bill that will attack trade unions ability to defend and representative their members.
This is probably one of the most pointless and even spiteful pieces of anti-trade union l…Read more…
The Importance of Proofreading: how Trade Union Bill equality analysis admits it lacks supporting data
Today the government has published its equality analysis of the Trade Union Bill. For busy readers who may not have time to read to the end of my blog, let alone the government’s 31 page document, I can reveal that the government’s analysis of its proposals to weaken workers’ rights is that there…Read more…
Relief for truck drivers?
It can be tough to spend a penny in an era of government cuts which have brought about the closure of so many public toilets. Toilet breaks are no laughing matter; rather they are a basic…Read more…
End the cuts and rethink Scottish policing, says UNISON
Date: Thursday 10 September 2015
UNISON Scotland police staff will call for the suspension ‘all cuts and reforms while we re-think Scottish policing’ at a public meeting in Dundee tonight (Thursday, 10 Sept 2015, 7pm). Shadow justice spokesperson Graeme Pearson MSP is travelling the country speaking to rank and file officers, civilian staff, community groups, victim support staff and othersRead more…
No one’s buying it
Days before the Trade Union Bill comes up for its second reading in the Commons on Monday (September 14), the government proposals have come under fire not only from trade unions, but from all sides,…Read more…
One election ends. Another continues. How should it be conducted?
All we can do now that the ballot for the Labour leadership has closed is cross our fingers until Saturday and hope that Jeremy Corbyn can trump an amazing summer by taking the movement to transform Labour forward into a challenging autumn as our Leader.
UNISON members now find ourselves, however,…Read more…
UNISON comment on EU court ruling on travel time to work
Commenting on the ruling at the European Court of Justice today (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This case rightly demonstrates that mobile workers must be paid for all their…Read more…
Democracy threatened
Unite is calling on the government to end what it calls a “shocking attack on democracy” because of Tory changes to voter registration. Rushed changes Figures suggest two million people…Read more…
Education Bill will silence parents, UNISON warns
Bill would remove requirement to consult parents before forcing schools to become academies
The article Education Bill will silence parents, UNISON warns first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
New education authority launched in Northern Ireland
Authority responsible for education, youth and library services
The article New education authority launched in Northern Ireland first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff
UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role
The article Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON calls for review of school support staff contracts that can cut pay by 20%
UNISON’s survey of councillors and local government officers attending the Local Government Association’s 2015 annual conference showed that 82% of respondents agreed it was divisive and unfair…Read more…
Celebrate the stars in our schools
On 27 November make sure school support staff get the attention they deserve
The article Celebrate the stars in our schools first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Scrap the Trade Union bill
Unite, has today (September 10) urged the government to abandon its Trade Union bill, warning that the legislation heralds a new era of divisive industrial relations ill-befitting a modern economy….Read more…
Former BIS secretary Vince Cable attacks ‘vindictive’ trade union bill
Former Business Secretary Vince Cable has today branded the government’s Trade Union Bill as “vindictive” and a threat to “civil liberties”. Speaking to the BBC Vince Cable warned that the Trade Union Bill would worsen industrial relations and make disputes harder to resolve: “I think…Read more…
“We want to live in peace. And tents” Bedouin booted off land they’ve lived on for generations
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the Negev DesertRead more…
PCS slams PCSO jobs slash plans
Union says cutting police community support officers will damage the link between London’s communities and the MetRead more…