Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON in further education colleges in England will be taking strike action on Tuesday 24 February in a row over pay. Staff are angry that the…Read more…
Emergency measures
Unite has warned that billion-pound losses announced this week by oil industry super-majors could bring an end to meaningful production in the North Sea within years unless there’s serious…Read more…
Greater London UNISON AGM 2016
Another AGM and another victory for the forces of light and reason in Greater London UNISON yesterday. UNISON delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of a sensible left slate and reselected the existing Regional Council Officers for another year (incl…Read more…
“Disciplinary procedures: six common mistakes made by inexperienced managers”
Hat tip Personnel Today and UNISON Scottish Community sector on Facebook.
“Employers often spend a large amount of time drafting a fair disciplinary policy, but fail to give the same attention to training their staff to put it into practice. …Read more…
Battling to save Europe’s steel and manufacturing industries from China’s unfair trade
The TUC and many others – unions in Britain and across Europe and manufacturing employers – are battling to defend jobs in Europe from unfair competition from China. The impact of underpriced steel flooding the UK market is well-known, but if the EU grants China ‘Market Economy…Read more…
UNITE constitutional timetable 2016
Each year there is a schedule of meetings, intended to ensure key meetings don’t clash with each other. For 2016 the schedule is as follows:
Regional Industrial Sector Committees; Area Activists Committees; Regional Equalities & Regional Labour Pa…Read more…
‘Soft touch’ for electricity theft
EDF Energy will become ‘a soft touch’ for electricity theft if it cuts its revenue protection staff by 50 per cent, Unite has warned. EDF Energy is planning 6,000 staff cuts worldwide and, as…Read more…
Punished for working
One would be forgiven for thinking that Google’s recent tax deal with the HMRC, which held the tech giant liable for only £130m over the last decade, must be an anomaly. Surely, the UK’s…Read more…
UNISON member interested in climate change? Green Network Meeting Sat 27 Feb
Calling all UNISON members interested in climate change!
Come to our next Green Network meeting in Glasgow on Saturday 27 February.
Guest speaker Ric Lander, from Friends of the Earth Scotland, will be speaking mainly on pensions disinvestment campaigns, but will be referring also to fracking and other important policy areas.
We will be discussing what is needed now following the UN ParisRead more…
♡ UNISON: recognising the members who keep us all safe
Health and safety rep of the year awards highlight key work of union and our reps
The article ♡ UNISON: recognising the members who keep us all safe first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
National Executive Council report to Regional Council AGM
I was very pleased to move (very briefly as I still have an impressive cough) a report from National Executive Council (NEC) members to the Annual General Meeting of UNISON’s Greater London Regional Council this morning.
There had been an earlier misunderstanding, in that the report circulated…Read more…
Fewer questions than answers?
Today saw the Annual General Meeting of the Greater London Regional Council of UNISON.
The meeting was noteworthy for the absence of the Regional Secretary, whose colleague from the Eastern Region ably filled in.
(It’s worth reflecting that, since the …Read more…
Runaway pay
As NHS frontline workers barely eke out a living on meagre wages – a reality most recently reflected in the junior doctors dispute – NHS senior managers continue raking in increasingly larger…Read more…
♡ UNISON: it encouraged me to become the person I am
‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’
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♡ UNISON: because we fight for equal pay
‘Work with us, in partnership with employers rather than as adversaries, to close the gender pay gap’
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♡ UNISON: it’s there to back you up
UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause
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♡ UNISON: the union helped me be the person I knew I was
‘I am moved to tears and utterly overwhelmed by your support. Thank you’
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Rail passenger survey reveals passengers frustrated by overcrowding, insufficient facilities and high fares
The new annual passenger survey by watchdog Transport Focus reveals the frustrations faced by passengers, especially commuters, rather than a system in good health. The National Rail Passenger Survey…Read more…
Black members pledge to keep up the fight for equality and justice
“In these tough time, it’s more important than ever to not let the fight against racism fall off the agenda.” That was the message from general secretary Dave Prentis as he addressed UNISON’s Black…Read more…
Sticking up for trade unions with all our heart
http://heartunions.org/ This is the link to the TUC site promoting next week’s “heart unions” week. Go there and sign up to the campaign.
(As an ageing curmudgeon and pedant I am happy to say that I love trade unionism and trade unionists but wouldn’t …Read more…