As your blogger was dragging myself back to work following a particularly nasty chest infection I received word as follows from an informed source (as they say);
There is a hearing before the Certification Officer on Tuesday 1st March to consider a complaint made by Keith Henderson alleging that…Read more…
Campaigning for Sadiq Khan as Labour Mayor for London in Maryland, E15
Picture from West Ham’s campaign session for Sadiq Khan to be London Mayor in Maryland, Stratford, E15 on Saturday.
Our MP, Lyn Brown, was out with activists in the rain and the sunshine encouraging residents to vote for Sadiq in May.
It was great to…Read more…
Site firms ordered to release blacklisting information
Hat tip TUC risks ,Dave Smith, who was blacklisted for many years is one of my former TUC tutors. At the height of the London building boom despite being a skilled carpenter he could not get a job due to his trade union activities. He and his fam…Read more…
Isle of Wight anti-fracking campaigners:
http://onthewight.com/2016/02/01/isle-of-wight-anti-fracking-campaigners-join-national-day-of-action/Read more…
Cuban exceptional musician, José White
The little-known composer of “La bella cubana” This year marks the 180th anniversary of the birth of patriot and exceptional musician, José White Author: Gabriel Molina Franchossi |…Read more…
Black workers with degrees earn a quarter less than white counterparts, finds TUC
Black workers with degrees earn a quarter less than white counterparts, finds TUC Black workers with degrees earn 23.1% less on average than white workers with degrees, according to new analysis…Read more…
‘Rock solid’ strike action
Solid strike action by crane operators at Ainscough, the UK’s biggest crane hire firm today (February 1) caused near total shutdown of operations. Less than 10 of the company’s 500 cranes left…Read more…
‘Reject Sports Direct’
Unite Scotland community and young members ramped up their action against Sports Direct at the weekend (January 30 and 31) in a campaign that’s calling for decent work for all. Members…Read more…
‘Damning indictment’
The government’s productivity plan has been slammed by a committee of MPs as “vague”, and not worth being called a plan at all. The business, innovations and skills (BIS) committee noted in a…Read more…
A National Demonstration against Local Government Cuts
Labour will lead councils against Osborne cuts Conrad Landin Morning Star Party may back national demo as local protests mount LABOUR is prepared to back a national demonstration against local…Read more…
‘Build-to-let’ plan welcome
Unite initially welcomed the move by British insurer – Legal & General – to build 3000 flats across the UK with the aim of tackling the housing crisis. The firm has teamed up with Dutch…Read more…
More likely to go to prison than university? But a degree doesn’t close the pay gap.
David Cameron’s front page of the Sunday Times announced a concerted Government anti-discrimination drive. Targeting universities, the police, the courts and the armed forces he said steps must be taken to tackle the ongoing discrimination that “should shame our country and jolt us to action”….Read more…
Infrastructure investors need to respect workers too
A demonstration has been held outside the Frankfurt office of Macquarie today to protest its failure to resolve ongoing problems at DCT Gdansk (blogged about previously here), where it is the majority owner. Pic of the demo and press statement below……Read more…
♡ UNISON: the union helped me when I was accused of a crime
I first got involved with UNISON because I had a workplace issue; I was accused of stealing something from the organisation I used to work at
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♡ UNISON: being part of UNISON is like being part of a family
You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for
The article ♡ UNISON: being part of UNISON is like being part of a family first appeared on the…Read more…
♡ UNISON: the union got me through a difficult time
My job is to support people with learning difficulties to live in the community independently.
The article ♡ UNISON: the union got me through a difficult time first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Homecare in the UK is being destroyed by the government’s local government spending cuts
It’s impossible to read these stories and not wish for a proper solution to our care crisis – and that will require money and political will to achieve
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Homecare in crisis
Three quarters of councils continue to insist on 15-minute homecare visits for elderly and disabled people, UNISON reveals
The article Homecare in crisis first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…