This is very last minute but tomorrow (Tuesday 1st December 2015) at the Adana Turkish Resturant in Ilford there will be a fund raising meal for the Mayor’s Appeal.
#COP21: what the climate talks could mean for UK workers
This is it – 20 years of negotiations, millions of marchers across the globe*, and hundreds of thousands of campaigns, petitions, and protests have culminated in a deafening message at the 21st UN Climate Summit: there is no planet B. All of mankind has a stake in these negotiations – and in…Read more…
Seven-day NHS won’t come cheap
UNISON supports a seven-day NHS but warns government is trying to do this on the cheap
The article Seven-day NHS won’t come cheap first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
ICT should focus on providing better services not cuts, says UNISON report
Date: Monday 30 November
2015
A UNISON Scotland report Disconnected,
published today, 30 November 2015, claims that ICT services should focus
on better services. The report highlights that ICT systems are all too
often seen as a way of providing cheaper rather than improved public
services.
This UNISON report is qualitative research of
£4000-a-year pay cut
Repairs and maintenance to homes managed by Thirteen, the largest group of housing associations in the north east, could be delayed and postponed in the run-up to Christmas as it becomes embroiled in…
Take us seriously Mr Cameron
Dear David Cameron, As a 14 year old in state education, I’m often surrounded by a wide diversity of young people all from an array of different backgrounds both financially and culturally….
Humanity
Packing up her school books Laughing with her friend It only took a moment For her school days to come to an end “We’re only kids in school” Her voice was pained but clear Bodies charred and…
A vital vote
This week Labour MPs are likely to have to cast what will be one of the most important parliamentary votes of their career when the Prime Minister brings his proposal for Britain to join the bombing…
United Utilities pensions closure plan rejected
Unions at North West utilities firm consider next steps after rejecting plans to close final salary scheme to all staff
The article United Utilities pensions closure plan rejected first appeared on…
TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate
UNISON and War on Want have launch a new film highlighting the threat to our food posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The article TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate…
Which unions are the most influential in social media in 2015?
Every November I look at how influential the TUC-affiliated unions are in social media (see results for 2012, 2013 and 2014). Specifically, I look at Twitter, which due to its open nature is the only…
Scottish pension funds and infrastructure investment
MSP’s have highlighted today how local government pension funds could make a useful contribution to infrastructure in Scotland.
The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee…
Support Corbyn’s stand for peace
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/len-mccluskey-warns-entire-union-movement-would-defend-jeremy-corbyn-from-labour-coup-attempt-a6753846.html
Len McCluskey is right to emphasise the breadth and depth of support for Jeremy Corbyn across our …
More Austerity Is Still the Theme of Osborne’s Autumn Statement
March and rally in Newcastle on November 24 on the eve of the Autumn Statement. The march and rally was called to fight for the alternative under the title “It’s Time for a People’s…
Amazon is a corporate tax thief who steals from hospitals, schools, the disabled and the elderly
I have “bought” my first Crimbo present. Just donated £3 to”amazonanonymous”.
“Amazon like to hide behind their shiny website, and channel all the cash they make from us into offshore tax havens. Because you can’t find Amazon on the high street, its easy for them to get away without…
Thousands Protest against Bombing Syria:
Don’t Bomb Syria! Many Thousands Protest against Proposed Military Intervention Mass protests took place yesterday, Saturday, November 28, in London and many other cities across the country in a…Read more…
Against Bombing Syria:
No to Military Intervention in Syria! In the wake of recent events in Paris and elsewhere and following a UN Security Council resolution, Prime Minster David Cameron has presented to Parliament a new…
Care on the Isle of Wight
There are few Council Care homes to look after elderly people these days and on the Isle of Wight most of it is now in the private Sector, it is seen now as a multi-million pound industry. According…
Don’t Bomb Syria. Thousands protest against proposed UK military action
Mass protests have taken place in London and many other cities across the country urging the government not to conduct airstrikes in Syria. ‘Don’t Bomb Syria’ signs were plentiful, as thousands of…
This is a full-scale attack on the NHS, the junior doctor contract is just the start
Let’s be crystal clear (something the Secretary of State for Health has been consistent in failing to do), the junior doctors’ contract dispute is about much more than the terms and conditions for…