The First May Day – History Today
In London there was a much smaller demonstration on May 1st supported by those purists who preferred to meet the hopes of the most radical at the Paris Congress for…Read more…
Egypt: Mahalla textile strike enters second week
A strike by thousands of textile workers at Egypt’s biggest factory entered its second week on Thursday, after attempts by government officials and management to end the protest failed.Read more…
Nepal: Communist Bhandari is first female president
Nepalese parliament elects women’s rights campaigner to top post NEPAL’S parliament elected the country’s first female president yesterday. Communist Party of Nepal — Unified Marxist-Leninist…Read more…
Peter Oborne’s unofficial Chilcot Inquiry into Iraq war
Sir John Chilcot’s report into the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq is already nearly five years late. He has just announced that is should be published in June or July 2016. Political…Read more…
Everyone’s history
To celebrate Black History Month this week on UNITElive, every day we meet a Unite member who tells us of their own experiences. Today we meet Majid Rahman Majid Rahman’s great grandfather,…Read more…
Class Distinctions and the War – WW1
Article – November 1914
Class Distinctions and The WarEver since the outbreak of the war the press and politicians have been telling us that all sections of the community have dropped their…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story
My name is Graeme Matheson and I work as a building services engineer
The article The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The productivity challenge: what goes on in the workplace and a strong employee voice
Earlier this week I participated in an ACAS seminar on ‘Building Productivity in the UK’. I have written previously on the so-called ‘productivity puzzle’ and the critical importance of investment, skills and an active industrial strategy. But I have also highlighted the importance of better work…Read more…
Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill
Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
The article Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill first appeared on…Read more…
Episode 13: ‘But what about the money?’
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
The People’s advent’s coming – Gerald Massey
Room! for the men of mind make way!
Ye robber Rulers, Pause no longer;
Ye cannot stay the opening day;
The World rolls on, the light grows stronger;
The People’s advent’s coming.
Poem by Gerald…Read more…
Protect young workers’ right to strike
When you’re just starting out in a career, the idea you might one day be going out on strike is hardly likely to cross your mind. The right to strike is a last resort, and one you often don’t think…Read more…
International Brigaders Pledge to Fight Nazi Germany August 1939
Brigaders will fight fascismThe men of the International Brigade, Britons who fought for peace and democracy in Spain, applied himself to continue the struggle against fascist aggression. A statement…Read more…
Stand up for Sandy
http://johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/stand-up-for-sandy.html?m=1
I took a detour on my way to work this morning to stand in solidarity with Sandy Nicoll, UNISON Branch Secretary at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), and with…Read more…
CPGB Speakers – Meetings – Meeting places September 1939
Communist Party of Great Britain speakers, meetings and meeting places for September 1939 (soon after the beginning of WW2) published in the Daily Worker
Weekend 30th September 1939 and Sunday 31st…Read more…
Socialist League Branches and Meetings April 1892
The Socialist League, was an offshoot from the more famous Social Democratic Federation (Britain’s first socialist party).
The break from the Social Democratic Federation occurred in in 1884 by…Read more…
DVSA workers ballot for strike action
PCS and Prospect members angry at attacks on their working conditionsRead more…
Low-paid UNISON members celebrate equal pay victory
More than 1,400 mainly low-paid women members in Fife will be better off after UNISON reached a multi-million pound settlement with the council over their equal pay claims. This means that UNISON…Read more…
RMT members announce DLR strike dates
Union members to take action next weekRead more…
GMB launches legal action against Uber
Union brings ET claims on behalf of drivers who do not receive the National Minimum WageRead more…