We’ve already made a big difference… but the campaign is not over
The article Where we’re at with the Trade Union Bill campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The mass psychology of Islamo-fascism
This article appears in today’s issue of Solidarity. Please feel free to post comments there. There can be little doubt that the murderous ideology of Islamic State is a form of fascism. In…Read more…
Workload on the front line
By Ralph Surman, ATL policy officer. Workload and work life balance is a prominent issue of discussion among educational professionals. The government seems to have taken very little notice of their…Read more…
Control + Delete: why the government shouldn’t get rid of ICT
By Jill Stokoe, Education Policy Advisor at ATL. The Department for Education (DfE) recently sneaked out an announcement (hidden in a consultation), that GCSE and A level ICT will be axed. Teachers…Read more…
New 2016 Course Programme Launched
Following a review of last year’s UNISON Scotland training and a survey of local branch requirements for 2016, the Learning and Organising committee has designed a comprehensive and professional development and training programme to meet the needs and demands of our newly elected stewards, workplace representatives and union activists. See full details and download course programmes here
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Boleyn Ward By election Super Tuesday
Picture collage from last night’s canvass by East Ham and West Ham Labour activists in the Boleyn Ward by-election. We met up outside the Bobby Moore Statue and also Upton Park station. There was at least 20 canvassers.
I was with the team led b…Read more…
Plans to axe student bursaries will deter many from careers in nursing, says UNISON
Hundreds of student nurses are expected at a UNISON-supported protest outside the Department of Health later today (Wednesday) against government plans to axe the NHS bursary for nursing degrees. In…Read more…
Is this the best response ever to a really stupid letter?
So is this the best response ever to a really stupid letter? 🙂
Hat tip Martin Warne Read more…
Why’s the U.S. Hanging Turkey Out to Dry?
– Andrew Korybko – Turkey’s shooting down of the Russian anti-ISIL aircraft was an unprecedentedly direct aggression against Moscow that trumps even the tense and hostile militarism…Read more…
#COP21: Cameron divests from our future
Here in Paris there is a sense of disbelief that David Cameron has scrapped a £1 billion green infrastructure investment in the shape of the UK’s programme for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Projects at White Rose, Yorkshire, and Peterhead, Scotland, were set to be the star turn at a major event…Read more…
‘Who’s going to keep the lights on?’
As UniteLive reported today (December 1), the government’s decision to axe public health spending has created a false economy – short-term savings now will mean ballooning expenditures in the…Read more…
Cloaked in silence
Northamptonshire luxury boat builders, Fairline Boats has not paid its pension contributions for the 468-strong workforce for three months, Unite claimed today (December 1), as the fate of the…Read more…
Worrying news of electoral malpractice – let’s hope this is addressed appropriately!
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UNISON reaction to DCC Neil Richardson’s statement to Scottish Parliament
UNISON is calling on DCC Neil Richardson to meet with them to discuss his plans for further job cuts after his words at the Justice Committee of 1st December, wherein he stated it would be wrong of him to say there won’t be further reduction in staff.
George McIrvine, UNISON Police Staff Scotland branch secretary said: ”They have no real strategy as to how they are going to achieve this yearsRead more…
People’s Assembly Scotland calls for ‘widespread social movement’ against council cuts
The People’s Assembly Scotland is calling for a widespread campaign to back councillors who abandon ‘austerity denial’, urging them to show ‘political leadership’ in defending local services from Scottish and UK government cuts.
The campaign group, to which UNISON Scotland is affiliated, has issued a pack for unions and community groups with a statement of principles, advice on street stallsRead more…
Honouring Ellen
Unite helped organise a unique domestic violence commemorative event on Sunday November 29 and will now assist with establishing a website that will honour domestic violence victims and provide…Read more…
Misguided move
As people live longer, chronic, life-long conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes become more prevalent, causing healthcare costs to spiral out of control. Chancellor…Read more…
Safety Before Profits – Keep Network Rail Public
Help ensure safety and investment in our railways is put before profits, by keeping Network Rail in the public sector.Read more…
World AIDS Day – December 1
What is World AIDS Day?World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AI…Read more…