Employer backs down after strike actionRead more…
Man sacked after having heart attack at work
GMB condemns “callous” bosses who fire member rather than offer him alternative workRead more…
RMT members to strike at Arriva Trains Wales
Staff to take action next week over payRead more…
Stand down, Boris – union’s message to mayor over Night Tube U-turn
TSSA says Johnson should concentrate as standing as Tory leader if he cannot focus on LondonRead more…
100 Years Ago – Black People’s Rising in Danish West Indies
100 Years ago (November 1995) Black Rising in Danish West Indies led by David Hamilton (1884-1946) – The Rising effectively forced the Danish Government to sell the islands to America (US…Read more…
The right to strike is a last resort. Don’t take it away
Nobody expects they’ll have to use their right to strike. But when they do, it can make a huge differenceRead more…
UK surveillance Bill: Parliament swallowing an iceberg, says NO2ID
Brussels, 04/11/2015. The new draft surveillance bill is like an iceberg, with a vast bulk of technical change obscured beneath the surface, according to civil liberties organisation NO2ID[1]. UK…Read more…
What Is ISIS?
Developments Related to Syria – Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Ahead of a meeting scheduled between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and their speeches to the…Read more…
Citizens’ Assemblies:
Your Chance to Have a Say on Local Democracy Posted by Josiah Mortimer 4th November, 2015 4 Nov 2015 Citizens in South Yorkshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight are invited to take part…Read more…
Points start to tumble on political Trade Union Bill:
Government right to drop social media plans in Trade Union Bill, says TUC Responding to the announcement today (Monday), that the government is to drop plans in the Trade Union Bill to make unions…Read more…
Solent LEP Launches Call for Projects to Boost Economic Growth
The Solent LEP Chairman and Chief Executive have today sent an open letter to organisations across the Solent calling for transformational growth projects that will allow the area to compete for…Read more…
‘Fantastic victory’
Traffic wardens in Hackney in east London have won a major victory after Unite secured them the London living wage and a proper company sick pay policy after last ditch talks to avert strike action….Read more…
Jobs and communities come first
Below Unite’s Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty makes clear the union’s policy on Trident. Luke Akehurst has got it wrong on Unite, I’m afraid. Unite’s policy on Trident is…Read more…
Further Education support staff set to reject pay offer and join lecturing staff across Scotland in possible industrial action
Further Education support staff took a step closer today (5 November 2015) to industrial action across all Scottish Colleges (except Orkney and Shetland). UNISON Further Education members are being balloted on a 2015 pay rise, which was due on 1 April 2015.
Chris Greenshields
UNISON Scotland, the main union for the Sector, is recommending rejection of the employers 1% final offer. UNISON, inRead more…
‘Cruel blow’ for tyre workers
Unite is seeking to reverse the devastating announcement of a Michelin tyre factory closure in Northern Ireland, which could mean the loss of nearly 900 jobs. The announcement, made…Read more…
Vexing the government over tax credits
Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people
The article Vexing the government over tax credits first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
The article We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Still a fundamental attack
On the eve of the trade union Bill’s report stage, due to take place next week (November 10), the government suddenly climbed down on some of the legislation’s key elements. Controversial…Read more…
H&M signs union agreement promising rights to 1,6 million textile workers
H&M has signed a Global Framework Agreement with IndustriAll Global Union and the Swedish metalworkers’ union IF Metall, covering 1,6 million textile workers.Read more…
Timely call for stewards at Peoples’ March for Climate, Justice and Jobs
The brilliant team organising the national climate demonstration in London on 29/11 has issued an urgent appeal for more stewards here, just as the UN warns that government pledges ahead of the Paris Treaty negotiations cannot prevent dangerous climate…Read more…