This motion was passed unanimously at the Newham Full Council meeting last night. The Tory anti-trade union bill has passed through the House of Commons with some significant changes. It goes to the House of Lords in January. We need to keep the pressu…Read more…
Fundamental to prosperity
Unite has called on MPs to support a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport, highlighting the project’s fundamental importance to “securing our country’s long-term economic prosperity”….Read more…
‘Divorced from reality’
UK manufacturing output fell by 0.4 per cent in October from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found. These figures compared with a 0.9 per cent increase seen in…Read more…
The rollercoaster path of government spending on flood defence
In the media coverage of the flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire there has been some scrutiny of government spending on flood defence, with a claimed cut this year of around of 15% (eg). This is basically true (capital spending is likely to fall by 17% and total spending provision is down 14%, both…Read more…
Fidelity and the "premier supporter group of the Conservative Party"
Ahh…. Fidelity, the lure of right-wing British politics is just too strong for you isn’t it?
I’ve blogged previously about the latest Fidelity link to the Tories – their involvement with the Leaders Group. According to the Conservative Party’s own we…Read more…
Unison Branch Newsletter December 2015
Features in this issue include: Unison helps to support the families of Bosley Mill Christmas Celebration Bake Off 10 December 2015 2016 AGM Diary Date Unison Campaigning Across Stoke-On-Trent Coffee, Cake, Chat Why join a union – essential cover at … Continue reading →Read more…
70th Anniversary of Nuremberg Trials
Unavoidable Punishment – Yury Rubtsov – Nazis, seated in the prisoners boxes, on trial at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-46. Those who resort to…Read more…
Venezuela’s Future in the Balance
– Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez, Granma International – In a few days, Venezuela will again have the eyes of the world looking its way. On December 6, more than 19 million voters are eligible…Read more…
2016 SGE election early notice
Elections are due to be held for all seats on the union’s service group executives in 2016
The article 2016 SGE election early notice first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
NEC higher education general seat by-election
New nomination period opens on Tuesday 15 December 2015 and closes at 5pm on 29 January 2016
The article NEC higher education general seat by-election first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Dementia on the Isle of Wight
Help for those dealing with dementia on the Isle of Wight County Press Tuesday, December 8, 2015 A NEW initiative aimed at carers, relatives and friends of people living with dementia has been…Read more…
Community Care on the Isle of Wight and ‘My Life a Full Life’’
‘My Life a Full Life’ goes to Downing Street ‘My Life a Full Life’ goes to the top. Isle of Wight team attend Downing Street reception with patients and patients representatives. This in from the…Read more…
Care Home Inspections: IOW
Fantastic outcome for Isle of Wight care home following CQC inspection http://onthewight.com/2015/12/08/isle-of-wight-care-home-good-cqc/ (With thanks to onthewight for their reports. Published…Read more…
#VotesAt16: Giving young people a greater say on their future
Today the House of Commons will be placed in the ironic position of being asked by the Government to reject a democratic reform proposed by the unelected House of Lords. And the TUC is backing the…Read more…
Government lands NHS students with massive new debts
England is short of 2,600 midwives and has been thousands short for at least a generation. The national midwife shortage has proved a really hard nut to crack. The NHS continues to need every midwife it can get. Successive governments have tried to dri…Read more…
UNISON Pyrenean Challenge 2016 – “there for you”
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The loneliness of the long distance Returning Officer
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breach-of-statutory-balloting-procedures-decision-bakhsh-v-unison-the-public-service-union
Trade unions are required by one of the many laws which regulate our movement to appoint an independent returning offi…Read more…
Ebook revolution threatens jobs
The ebook revolution in reading habits has put 225 jobs at risk at the Penguin Random House (PRH) UK distribution centre at Rugby in Warwickshire. PRH has announced it wants to close the…Read more…
Close the net on tax avoidance
Unite highlighted today (December 7) that the case for chancellor George Osborne “closing the net on corporate tax avoidance” is further reinforced with reports that Cadbury’s owner, Mondelez…Read more…
#COP21: Unions call for ‘fair and ambitious Paris agreement’
Trade union delegates at the Paris COP21 joined with others today to protest about the threat to human rights. This includes the rights of indigenous peoples, gender equality, intergenerational equity, a just transition, food security and the integrity…Read more…