Union offers advice for music teachers made redundant in local authority cutsRead more…
Unfair and discriminatory pay set to continue with this government
Another damning indictment of this government came last month when the High Pay Centre released its report on the pay of CEOs in FTSE firms. The figures clearly show that those at the top are…Read more…
Major attack on civil liberties
The Conservative government’s proposed Trade Union Bill has come under continued attack – today (September 7) from three prominent human rights groups, which have denounced the Bill as a “major…Read more…
Workers of the world unite to save your pensions!
Workers pensions across the world are facing similar challenges and we need to learn and act together.
I was at the 2015 Workers Capital Conference today, meeting with union pension negotiators and…Read more…
United Electrical workers first US union to join Israel boycott
At its national convention in Baltimore in August, the United Electrical Workers union (UE) adopted a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) to pressure Israel to…Read more…
More bad news on UK manufacturing
Today the EEF (Engineering Employers’ Federation) affirmed the weakness of the UK manufacturing sector, halving their forecast for manufacturing growth in 2015 to 0.7 per cent. The chart below of ONS figures shows manufacturing proceeding since the 1990s in a series of fits and starts. Over the…Read more…
UNISON at the Burston school strike rally
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis celebrates the Burston strike school rally in Norfolk yesterday (Sunday)
The article UNISON at the Burston school strike rally first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
From the 99 % to the 1 %
The Tories are robbing the working poor and giving to the working wealthy, according to new research from the TUC. And the Tories tried to hide it. The richest working households will be over…Read more…
Northern Ireland regional committee nominates Dave Prentis in general secretary election
Nomination period runs from 2 September to 9 October during which time branches and other bodies can make a nomination
The article Northern Ireland regional committee nominates Dave Prentis in…Read more…
Unite proposes €2 billion one-off social housing investment in pre-Budget submission
“After seven years of taking the wrong options, we have an opportunity to start making the right choices”Read more…
‘Stonewalling’ on job loss talks
Car components company, International Automotive Components (IAC), is refusing to discuss 45 potential job losses with Unite. Despite having 35 per cent of the workforce as members the…Read more…
New Book: Coming soon
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…Read more…
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Supporters at Scotland v Germany game Mon 7 Sep say Refugees Welcome
PDF leaflet to download and print
Football supporters at tonghts Scotland v Germany game at Hampden Park, Glasgow, are urged to tweet Refugees Welcome images…
From Scottish Football Supporters Association: http://scottishfsa.org/sfsa-set-to-show-support-for-refugees-before-crucial-eur0-2016-qualifier/
Scotland supporters will display a “Refugees Welcome” banner before tonight’s UEFA EURORead more…
Tory attack on unions is attack on civil liberties
TUC welcomes statement from Liberty, Amnesty International and the British Institute of Human RightsRead more…
We Need an Anti-war Island and an Anti-war Government
~ by Ken Knapman The refugee crisis has opened up the debate as to the value of conflict and the result of war as a means of resolving international problems. The country is obviously Syria. Cameron…Read more…
Love among the ruins
Harry Leslie Smith has published his latest memoir at a time when the world is witnessing the most devastating refugee crisis since the Second World War. Love Among the Ruins, although centred…Read more…
The fight for 5050 and fair politics for everyone
As the arguments over women’s representation in public and political life are rehearsed again during the parliamentary scrutiny of the Scotland Bill, it may be appropriate to reflect on the wider…Read more…
UNISON NEC nominates Dave Prentis as candidate for General Secretary 2015
Nominations opened last week for the election of Unison’s next General Secretary.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of UNISON met on Wednesday and voted overwhelmingly(2:1) to nominate and re-elect Dave Prentis.
The NEC is the Parliament of…Read more…
UNISON attacks “insensitive” Tories over refugees
Union says UK has moral and legal obligation to receive refugeesRead more…