Proposal comes as latest figures show soaring number of homeless familiesRead more…
Which trade union leader hits snout at Cameron over #piggate ?
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Catering staff know what’s cooking…..they will be on strike 7 October
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Pay rise win after strike threat
The threat of strike action by refuse workers in the London borough of Bromley has led to a ‘double your money’ pay offer which sets an example for other firms providing outsourced local government…Read more…
A beacon for freedom
The Woodland Trust is asking people to vote for England’s first Tree of the Year from a list of 10 unique English trees that have significant cultural or ecological value. Unite is urging…Read more…
Call for energy blueprint
Chinese investment in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has “laid the financial building blocks” for the project to go-ahead according to Unite. But the country’s largest…Read more…
THUNDERCLAP CAMPAIGN: Support #BarnetStrikers #7Oct
“National Living Wage” – business can cope
The TUC had mixed feelings about the new higher National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for workers aged 25 and above announced in the July Budget. This will effectively create a new NMW band for older adults – £7.20 from April 2016, rising to more than £9.00 by 2020. We were of course pleased that…Read more…
What do we want from a General Secretary? (And what should we pay?)
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TUC 2015 – Unite highlights
This year’s TUC saw members of Unite’s delegation speak on the gender pension’s gap, blacklisting, discrimination against pregnant women, the EU referendum, the NHS and the Trade Union Bill to name a…Read more…
Support trades councils call
Unite delegate Pat Stuart spoke on the last day of the TUC conference (Wednesday September 16) in support of trades councils. Pat called trades councils, which bring together unions to work…Read more…
Here are 8 ways you can support #BarnetStrikers
Here are 8 ways you can support #BarnetStrikers
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BarnetStrikers picket line information
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Workers’ Capital Conference 2015 (Day 2)
This is a little late. I have posted here and linked here on the first day of this global annual conference for trade union pension trustees and organisers that took place earlier this month.
(On my https://twitter.com/grayee account I tweeted o…Read more…
Barnet UNISON release “UNISON’s Army” our latest campaign song
Making the change
This week we look at the work of Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) together with Unite in fighting racism. Today we start with how it all began. At Newcastle’s St James Park in 1995 it…Read more…
UNISON propose 24 hour strike in Barnet Commissioning Council on 7 October
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Barnet UNISON propose 24 hour strike on 7 October
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Legal & General staff vote for strike action over jobs
Unite members concerned that 1,700 jobs are at risk at firm’s Surrey HQRead more…
Bosses “forget” to tell staff their jobs are moving 120 miles
Unions condemn Public Health England after it announces move from Porton Down to HarlowRead more…
“If she drowns she’s a refugee, if she floats she’s an economic migrant”.
This is the “Katie Hopkins” immigration test that the Tories are thinking of introducing to appease The Sun and Daily Mail readers.
Hat tip Becky Tye. Read more…