Union says government aims to intimidate workersRead more…
“It’s from workers and it should go back to workers”
Check out this post below by UNISON’s head of bargaining and Campaigns in Scotland, Dave Watson, on the first day of the Workers Capital Conference which took place yesterday.
Also this YouTube video above by the ITF.
“Workers of the world unite to …Read more…
Barnet LG Branch Nominates John Burgess for General Secretary
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It’s less about money buying happiness, but more about the unhappiness without it
There was a lot of press at the weekend on the general theme that ‘money buys happiness’, prompted by the ONS well-being analysis issued on Friday. But thinking more about the results that were covered briefly here on Friday, these headlines might draw the wrong conclusion. There is a…Read more…
The Materialism of Time and Space and the New Consciousness
~ kenneth knapman. (2014-15) All rights reserved, 2015 Contents: 1. Material Spacetime · Time Consciousness · Time and Nature · Spacetime and the Universe · The possibilities for the future 2….Read more…
Economic taskforce call
Unite has called for local political representatives to work together and establish an economic taskforce to help secure employment for the southwest border region of Ireland. The region has…Read more…
Still living large
Grossly overpaid bankers, who helped trigger the worst financial crisis in generations in 2008, are still living large according to a European watchdog report, with the UK being home to the biggest…Read more…
Be proud, be inspired, be union
As the Tory government’s Trade Union Bill looms on the legislative horizon, the rights of working people are under unprecedented threat. The Bill, as human rights groups pointed out this week,…Read more…
‘Now is not the time to turn our backs’
The worse European humanitarian crisis since the Second World War demands that we do our utmost
The article ‘Now is not the time to turn our backs’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Sports Direct: Stop your shameful work practices
Help us end this corporate giant’s reliance on low pay and zero-hours contracts.Read more…
‘Victorian’ work practices
Unite members dressed as Dickensian workers will protest outside Sports Direct’s annual general meeting tomorrow (Wednesday September 9), demanding an end to the retailer’s ‘Victorian’ work…Read more…
Fine words and ideals no substitute for investment: UNISON inquiry into Scotland’s libraries
Tuesday 8 September 2015
UNISON, the trade union for Scotland’s library staff, has published a report ‘Read It and Weep’, which outlines the experience of those working in Scotland’s libraries. It raises the concerns and difficulties of staff who are simultaneously being expected to expand services while being in the front line of cuts. The report is based on qualitative research from UNISONRead more…
Refugees welcome photos online
UNISON Scotland local government committee refugee welcome photos are now online. They can be downloaded through www.unison-scotland.org.uk and clicking onto our Picasa site.
Kate Ramsden, UNISON member, shows her support
The power of these pictures is that these are the local government workers who will plan, organise, manage and deliver the services that refugees so badly needRead more…
Pre-Strike Ballots and the Trade Union Bill 2015: Denying Workers the Right to Strike?
8 September 2015
By Alan Bogg, Ruth Dukes and Tonia Novitz
The Government’s indecently short consultation procedure on the important issues of restricting the right to strike, using agency…Read more…
Britain in the red: Households with problem debt up by more than a quarter since 2012
Today saw the first release of findings by the Centre for Responsible Credit (CfRC) from the joint TUC and Unison commissioned ‘Britain in the Red’ project. The project is looking at available aggregate and household survey data to track the extent of household over-indebtedness: assessing the…Read more…
Snakes up a tree! Palestinian date-pickers face daily peril
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the Jordan ValleyRead more…
CWU launches refugee aid appeal
Trade unionists urged to send supplies to CalaisRead more…
Households in debt rise by 28% as families struggle to survive
TUC and UNISON say UK needs a wages-led recovery, not another debt-fuelled bubbleRead more…
Workers’ Capital Conference 2015
Yesterday was the first day of the 2015 Workers’ Capital Conference, which this year is being held in London and hosted by the International Transport Federation (ITF). This global conference of union pension activists was organised by the Internationa…Read more…
Stansted scanners announce new strike dates
GMB members to take further action after rejecting 1.5% pay offerRead more…