A team of women filmmakers have brought the story of the suffragette movement to the big screen, with a very special woman among the extras
The article Suffragettes in the spotlight first appeared…Read more…
LGPS fund merger on the way
Blurb below from Osborne’s conference speech today. Directly linked to infrastructure investment, not sure if the intention is to invest back in the local region, which might raise a few issues…
At the moment, we have 89 different local government p…Read more…
The government has got it wrong over tax credits, says UNISON
Commenting on remarks made by the Prime Minister over the weekend and by the Chancellor today (Monday) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:…Read more…
Irish Rail workers vote for industrial action
“The result of this ballot, which saw 92% of drivers vote in favour of industrial action, indicates the level of frustration felt at the company’s refusal to honour an agreement it entered into in…Read more…
Government’s tax credit grab will hit 91,000 in Northern Ireland
Research from UNISON reveals the scale of the impact that the government’s plans on tax credits will have
The article Government’s tax credit grab will hit 91,000 in Northern Ireland first…Read more…
Unions call protest after Lidl sacks worker over Facebook comment
Lidl dismisses worker after he questions discriminatory pay policy on Facebook-
Unite has called a solidarity protest for Pay Equality outside Lidl on High Street, Belfast this Thursday (October…Read more…
McCluskey approaches Cameron with Trade Union Bill ballot deal
Unite general secretary says he will accept thresholds if PM allows secure, secret workplace ballotsRead more…
‘We will win – together’ Prentis tells Manchester rally
‘It’s time for an alternative to the cuts, the privatising agenda, and to the pay freeze destroying lives,” says Dave Prentis as 85,000 march against austerity, and for workers’ rights
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“We are the real Northern powerhouse” – the truth behind Manchester demo
UnionNews asks trade union leaders why they marched against the ToriesRead more…
Photos from Manchester demo online
Some photos of Scotland branches at the huge Manchester demo against austerity and the TU Bill on 4 October are now online. at https://picasaweb.google.com/117247006402711752943/ManchesterOctober42015?noredirect=1 More to follow.Read more…
Wales TUC launches campaign for better jobs for valleys
Unions want significant public spending projects to help people find work in their own communitiesRead more…
“Thanks for your solidarity” – victorious National Gallery strikers return to work
PCS members secure better terms and conditions, as well as reinstatement of sacked repRead more…
Tracking The Labour Market Recovery
Developing better economic and employment policies for the future depends critically on distinguishing between changes that are temporary and cyclical and those which are long term and structural. In a recent report for the TUC, Tracking the Labour Mar…Read more…
TUC March and Rally Manchester – #4octdemo
This picture is of UNISON members from London Ambulance Service (LAS) carrying our regional banner at the TUC demo today at Manchester.
Second from left is UNISON Vice President, Eric Roberts, who is the branch secretary of LAS.
This was a great day…Read more…
Manchester march:
Mass protest at Tory conference Thousands of people have attended an anti-austerity protest near the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester. Organisers the TUC said the rally was …Read more…
Naqtional march and rally:
UNISON refusing to face the future?
Supporters of the campaign to re-elect UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis are busily celebrating the ability of his campaign to engineer nominations from Regional Councils and National Committees.
They are studiously ignoring the fact that support for his campaign at branch level is…Read more…
TUC Congress 2015: The Time Is Now!
The TUC held its 147th Congress from September 13-16 in Brighton. Many important issues were discussed: problems facing society, the organised workers’ movement, health and education, the…Read more…
Build the Movement against the Anti-Social Offensive:
The week of action against the Conservative anti-social offensive, with the October 4 demonstration as its centrepiece, is evidence that the scale and intensity of the movement against the…Read more…
“We’ll fight the Tories every inch of the way” – O’Grady’s rallying call to TUC demo
TUC general secretary accuses government of wanting to turn back the clock to Victorian times over workers’ rightsRead more…