The Department for Work and Pensions’ employers’ pension survey published today stretches across 92 pages but there is one clear message apparent to readers: little is going to change regarding the level of UK pension saving without action on automatic enrolment minimum contribution rates….Read more…
Health and safety can boost your branch
H&S can fall down the agenda, but International Workers’ Memorial Day is the the perfect chance to reinvigorate your work – and possibly your branch with it
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South Central ambulance workers win holiday pay increase
UNISON has won an historic holiday pay victory for ambulance workers in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), which covers the four counties,…Read more…
NPower job losses are devastating for staff, says UNISON
Commenting on reports that NPower are to announce 2,500 job losses, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “These huge job losses will come as a devastating blow to the workforce….Read more…
Trade union rally outside Conwy council
UNISON members will rally in support of motions opposing the Trade Union Bill and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
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Giving police volunteers rights to use weapons is a step too far, says UNISON
Controversial new proposals to arm volunteer police community support officers (PCSOs) with CS gas and PAVA spray – due to be discussed later today (Monday) in Parliament – are a step too far, says…Read more…
Greece cannot swap coal for renewables because EU and German Monopolies won’t let them.
If you were to drive through the areas of opencast coal mining in northern Greece you would see the Giant machinery run by Siemens and Krupps, two notorious German monopolies. Siemens, already runs…Read more…
Staff will need time to access new NHS support scheme, says UNISON
Responding to NHS England’s announcement today (Saturday) of new financial incentives aimed at improving the health of staff, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “This initiative has the…Read more…
Renault in Turkey launches attack against its own workers
Violence against workers can never be accepted and must stop immediately…Read more…
Seven tests for fairer pensions tax
The hitherto obscure subject of pensions tax relief is likely to be in the foreground when George Osborne reveals the content of his latest Budget later this month. On the table is a potential move to flat-rate tax relief, an approach favoured by the TUC. But, if given the nod, key decisions about…Read more…
Get ready – get registered
This is a big year for your vote – but time is running out to make sure you are able to use it. On the May 5 the UK goes back to the polls with elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern…Read more…
Concerns over workers’ treatment
Unite is raising concerns about the way global logistics giant DHL treats its workers in Latin America after a report found the company guilty of breaking its own – and international – rules. …Read more…
Unite ‘pursuing’ Redcar package
Unite is “actively pursuing” compensation claims on behalf of former steelworkers at the mothballed SSI plant at Redcar. A package is being sought from the government’s Redundancy…Read more…
BMW stresses EU benefits
Car giant BMW Group took the unprecedented step yesterday (March 3) of contacting its 8,000 UK workforce by email, highlighting the risk to the UK of an EU Brexit. The emailed letter states,…Read more…
Periods can be a real pain but menstrual leave policies aren’t the solution
This week a Bristol company hit the headlines for its plan to implement a “period policy”. Most commentators’ reactions to this news could be summarised roughly as “Brilliant. How can I get a job there?” It’s true that you’d be hard pressed to find a woman who hasn’t at some point…Read more…
Select Committee’s recommendations on Trade Union Bill don’t go far enough
04 March 2016
By Keith Ewing, President of the IER
Clause 10 of the Trade Union Bill contains a pernicious and vindictive attack on trade union political freedom.
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We can achieve so much together
There is much that Unison in other branches, in Scotland and across the UK, can learn from successful branches like the Glasgow health branch.
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International Trade as a Geopolitical Weapon of the Big Powers
Discussion on the Economy – K.C. Adams – The most powerful monopolies centred in the big powers control international trade. Free trade agreements allow them almost unrestricted access to…Read more…
Corbyn in ‘cash cow’ banks slam
Unscrupulous banking bigwigs are treating ordinary workers like a “cash cow”, Jeremy Corbyn told business bosses yesterday (Thursday March 3). The Labour leader’s accusation was backed up by…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn – a threat?
Jeremy Corbyn’s election, winning with a mandate which dwarfed anything previously given to any other leader of a British political party in a generation or more, will, I believe, be seen as a major…Read more…