President Maduro Takes Action to Safeguard Bolivarian Revolution Demonstration of supporters of the Bolivarian revolution outside the opening of the National Assembly, January 5, 2016. Venezuelan…Read more…
£37 million of new red tape for unions under the #TUbill
Remember the Red Tape Challenge? Every week, the 2010-15 coalition government would stick a pin in the statute book and ask what seemed to be the Daily Mail reader comments panel to let them know which regulations should be axed. The current Cabinet Of…Read more…
Steel: job losses make grim news
The UK steel industry workforce faced one of its worst blows yesterday (January 18) as steel giant Tata announced the loss of just over 1,000 jobs, the majority of which will be axed at the…Read more…
Don’t hold our jobs to ‘ransom’
Ballymena, Co Antrim and Hollywood. Worlds apart you might think. But such is the threat to jobs and the community that Ballymena-born award winning actor Liam Neeson has joined with Unite to fight…Read more…
Government concession on double strike ballot thresholds for ancillary staff in #TUbill
At the Lords second reading of the Trade Union Bill, the debate kicked off with complaints from opposition and crossbench Peers that the government was late in publishing impact assessment and consultation responses to show their justification for the …Read more…
UNISON set to present Betsi Cadwaladr findings to health board
UNISON Cymru/Wales is to present the findings of its thorough review of what it is like to work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to the senior management team at a board meeting today….Read more…
Glamorgan decision on learning support registration fees welcomed
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
The article Glamorgan decision on learning support registration fees welcomed first appeared on…Read more…
‘UNISON means? Confidence, learning and not getting a pay cut’
Hat tip to UNISON efocus on this article about top UNISON activist (Newham resident & my branch member) Mitsy Harman-Russell.
“Careworker Mitsy tells her story
“I first got involved with UNISON six years ago when they cut our pay from £9 per hour to £6.
“I work with elderly people…Read more…
Union rights as an ESG issue
I’ve blogged a little previously about what I see as a general failure of labour issues to make it very high up the ESG agenda. As someone who has worked with and for trade unions in different ways for much of my adult life I find this frustrating, par…Read more…
Another Fidelity-Conservative Party link?
Looking at the Electoral Commission register of party political donations I can see that there are a number made by someone called Simon M Haslam. This name also turns up in the register of interests for the current Secretary of State for Transport. If…Read more…
A workforce dehumanised
When the SSI steel works in Redcar closed in October the 2,200 skilled workers that lost their jobs knew things were going to be tough. Redcar, Middlesborough and all of the surrounding towns…Read more…
A foolish, petty and self-defeating cut
Saving less than a million pounds a week whilst making it harder to recruit more nurses, plans to cut the NHS bursary must be one of the most foolish, petty and self-defeating cuts to come from this…Read more…
UNISON says A & E minimum staffing levels vital for patient care
Commenting on the leaked NICE report on staffing levels in accident and emergency departments, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This comes as no surprise. UNISON has long argued the…Read more…
Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same, says UNISON
Extra powers for police staff that will help them be more effective in their jobs in the fight against crime are good news for local communities and bad news for criminals, says UNISON today…Read more…
Schools need clear lines of accountability says UNISON
Commenting on the education select committee report on the role of regional schools commissioners, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “UNISON has long said that the removal of school…Read more…
‘Step aside’ call
The Post Office is to transfer another 39 Crown Offices to private companies like WH Smith and to close a further three branches. Branches in Shaftesbury Square in Belfast, Antrim in Northern…Read more…
Government slammed over rural funding
Written by Ruralcity Media MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural…Read more…
‘Right that wrong’ now plea
Sheffield has been known as the ‘City of Steel’ since the 19th century when innovations like crucible and stainless steels were developed there. Today Sheffield Forgemasters is one of the last…Read more…
The Sanders Revolution
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. Sixty years ago, the Socialist Party ran its last presidential campaign in the United States. In its heyday, the party could capture upwards…Read more…
NJC Local Government Pay Offer 2016/18
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