19 September 2015
By John Hendy QC
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Playing The Long Game
Short-termism, on the part of corporates and investors, is an issue that apparently will just not go away. The first wave of criticism seems to have broken in the early 1990s. Michael Porter’s work on the subject is probably most famous, but also worth…Read more…
Unions face increasing harassment in Iran
Despite the recent thaw in relations between the Iranian regime and western countries, the situation facing trade unionists in the country has worsened alarmingly this month. While we were in…Read more…
“Unison has done so much for working women”
UNISON’s President Wendy Nichols has responded below to a bizarre (and “untrue”) attack on the union in the Guardian last week.
When I think of all the very strong and influential women in UNISON the idea that they are being “side lined” is fran…Read more…
TUC Statement On EU Referendum & Statement to PLP by Jeremy Corbyn and Hilary Benn.
Congress notes that there will be a referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union at some time in the next two years, possibly before the 2016 Congress. Over the years, Congress…Read more…
Developing the expertise of vocational teachers and trainers
By Lorna Unwin, Institute of Education. How can vocational teachers and trainers (VTTs) develop and their subject and pedagogical expertise? How much CPD goes on ‘under the radar’ as VTTs seek their…Read more…
Protect The Right To Strike!
Download ‘Protect The Right To Strike’ by John Hendy QC and Prof. Keith Ewing published by CTUF and IER…Read more…
Leftier than thou
Lovely. hat tip Guardian Read more…
Lidl: wages pledge exclusion anger
As supermarket chain Lidl announced today (September 18) that it would introduce a Living Wage of £8.20 an hour for workers in England, Wales and Scotland, Unite members demand to know why workers in…Read more…
Dragging university bosses out of the Middle Ages
The university principals’ campaign against the very modest proposals to modernise university governance in Scotland is now bordering on the hysterical.
The Scottish Government’s Higher…Read more…
Crisis point
Britain’s steel industry is at ‘crisis point’ warned Unite as it urged the government to step up its support for the troubled industry. The call follows today’s (September 18) decision by SSI…Read more…
Porton Down secret move
Public Health England (PHE) has been accused of ‘acting in bad faith’ by not informing the trade unions before the announcement that its facilities will be moved from Porton Down to Harlow in Essex….Read more…
Why are so many children so unhappy at school?
The 2015 Good Childhood Report comes to some chilling conclusions. Children in England were found to be among the most unhappy with their school life in the world. And their dissatisfaction…Read more…
Honorary degree for UNISON’s Dave Prentis
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) received an honorary degree from the Open University, marking his “commitment to lifelong, life-changing learning” in public services. At the…Read more…
The Chancellor drops his guard at the House of Lords – continued cuts are about the next financial crisis (and he moves the public debt goalposts to 100% GDP)
There was a significant exchange last week (Tuesday 8 September) ago in the House of Lords Treasury Select Committee. Sir Andrew Turnbull, head of the Civil Service (2002-2005), head of the Treasury (1998-2002) challenged the Chancellor on the real pur…Read more…
How (not) to choose a General Secretary candidate
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/16/gender-and-unity-in-the-labour-movement?CMP=share_btn_tw
Heather Wakefield has been keen to draw to the attention of UNISON branches the letter linked to above in the Guardian, in which a number of female…Read more…
Two week warning campaign highlights absurdity of Trade Union Bill’s social media proposals, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Friday) launched #TwoWeekWarning – an online campaign against proposed restrictions that could require unions to report planned social media activity to employers two weeks before…Read more…
Women in UNISON
When national newspapers (Gender And Unity In The Labour Movement – Guardian 17 Sept) are used to urge that its time for ‘a woman’ to lead UNISON perhaps its time to look at where women are in the…Read more…
Millions say no to TTIP
Set to be one of the largest bilateral trade agreements every negotiated, TTIP – the mammoth EU-US deal currently being negotiated in secret – has also garnered mammoth media attention. The…Read more…
White Rose: Helping CCS to bloom
Carbon Capture and Storage is critical to meeting climate change targets. Without it decarbonising the economy would cost £32 billion more a year by 2050.
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