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Mary Locke for Bournvill Ward, May 5 2016

Apr 30, 2016By John's Labour blog

This picture collage is from last Saturday, when I went to Birmingham to support my UNISON NEC colleague, Mary Locke, who is standing to be a Labour Councillor in Bournville ward, Birmingham next Thursday 5 May.

Mary would make a fantastic Councillor…Read more…

Apr 30, 2016John's Labour blog

Cynicism as ideology? A lecture to the workers from their employees…

Apr 30, 2016By Jon's union blog

http://www.cpbml.org.uk/news/local-government-pay-disarray
Regular readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Marxist-Leninist) will know that your blogger has – over the years – paid unreasonable attention to the meanderings of a bizarre xenophobic sect on t…Read more…

Apr 30, 2016Jon's union blog

Fracking and the election debate

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Watson

Fracking has probably been the only energy issue to surface in the Scottish Parliament election campaign. The Tories support it, Labour oppose it, and the SNP are sceptical, but not ruling it out.As…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Watson

“London Mayoral election – a week till polling day” – West Ham Campaign plan

Apr 29, 2016By John's Labour blog

“If you have any time over the next week you could ensure we get London a Labour Mayor. And if you can join us on 5 May please let us know. It’s actually quite fun…. (honest…)

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If you’ve received a ballot paper please Vote Y…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016John's Labour blog

UNISON and the Trade Union Bill – further concessions

Apr 29, 2016By Jon's union blog

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/press-release/2016/04/unison-welcomes-governments-change-of-heart-on-trade-union-bill-proposals/ ‎Following on from the Government climbing down from its plan to ban deduction of union subscriptions from salaries in the public sector, the further concessions…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Jon's union blog

5 reasons why the PCC elections really matter

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

There’s been far too little coverage so far of one of the most important set of elections also taking place next week – the police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections in England and Wales

The…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Prentis blog

No to the Imposition of a Contract on the Junior Doctors!

Apr 29, 2016By Rtuc's Blog

Health Care Is a Right! For an NHS Based on Fulfilling this Right! Junior Doctors carried out full walkouts on 26 and 27 April in England in their fight to oppose the govenment’s plan to impose…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Rtuc's Blog

No to EU Austerity!

Apr 29, 2016By Rtuc's Blog

No to EU Austerity! Working People Themselves Must Set the Agenda The EU Referendum campaign officially began on April 15 and the voting in the Referendum itself takes place on June 23. Despite this,…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Rtuc's Blog

Continued Opposition to the Government’s Anti-Social Devolution Act

Apr 29, 2016By Rtuc's Blog

  Photo: Steve Boneham The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act received the Royal Assent on January 28. The Act promises election of mayors for “Combined Authorities”, as well as…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Rtuc's Blog

A UK without manufacturing

Apr 29, 2016By UNITElive

Economics professor Patrick Minford came out yesterday (April 28) to say that “if we left the EU, it seems that we would mostly eliminate manufacturing.”   But, Minford – who was a major…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016UNITElive

Stagecoach asked to ‘think again’

Apr 29, 2016By UNITElive

Unite, Britain’s biggest union, will express concern at a meeting next week about the proposed closure of the Stagecoach bus depot in Dundee.   Bosses at the bus company have advised union…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016UNITElive

UNISON marks International Workers’ Memorial Day

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Workers around the globe call for ‘strong laws, strong enforcement, strong unions’

The article UNISON marks International Workers’ Memorial Day first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Campaigning for LGBT equality in the workplace

Apr 29, 2016By Stronger Unions

On the face of it acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people has never been greater. The passing of legislation ensuring legal parity in marriage for lesbian and gay couples is an…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Stronger Unions

UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Employers also offer further joint work on gender pay and casualisation

The article UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Free Ӧcalan

Apr 29, 2016By UNITElive

At the launch of the UK-based campaign to free imprisoned Kurdish leader, Abdullah Ӧcalan, on Monday night (April 25), a standing-room only crowd in the House of Commons heard international speakers…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016UNITElive

UNISON sponsors Merthyr Rising Festival

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Two branches join forces to celebrate Welsh role in trade union history

The article UNISON sponsors Merthyr Rising Festival first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Prentis blog

As relevant today as ever

Apr 29, 2016By UNITElive

The first ever Bob Tressell Festival was held on Merseyside yesterday (April 28).   The date chosen to celebrate the life of the man who wrote the classic labour movement book The Ragged…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016UNITElive

The Trade Union Bill – how we campaigned for key changes

Apr 29, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

This week the Trade Union Bill went back to the House of Commons. We didn’t manage to defeat the entire Bill but we did manage to remove several elements of it that would have irrevocably damaged the…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Dave Prentis blog

IFJ condemns Iraqi censorship

Apr 29, 2016By USIlive

The decision to suspend Al Jazeera’s licence to operate is deeply prejudicial in a country that badly needs a free pressRead more…

Apr 29, 2016USIlive

Trade Union Bill: Stand up for union rights

Apr 29, 2016By Stronger Unions

This week saw the latest skirmish in the battle against the Trade Union Bill. Through cross-party working in Parliament and campaigning hard across the country, we have forced the Government into…Read more…

Apr 29, 2016Stronger Unions
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