Receiving letters in the post can elicit a range of emotions – frustration at another overdue bill, delight that an old friend is getting married. But for Sharon, a simple letter precipitated…Read more…
Shareholders rebel
BP shareholders revolted yesterday (April 14) over the obscene £14m pay packet of chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Dudley. The revolt was the first of many expected by shareholders at major…Read more…
Leave to remain?
Many UK workers could lose some or all of their paid holidays if Britain leaves the EU warned the TUC, after it published new research that showed that a quarter of British employees got extra…Read more…
Online trade union campaigns: how should companies respond?
Part of a talk I gave a few weeks ago for the Ethical Trading Initiative in London.Read more…
Personal Injury Settlements March 2016
For March 2016, members of the West Midlands Region received £112,338.10 in compensation for personal injuries. Members of this branch received £8,400. It always pays to be a Unison member!!Read more…
Mary Locke for Bournville Ward, Super Saturday 23 April
Picture is from last month when UNISON members went out to support Mary Locke, who is standing to be a Labour Councillor in Bournville, Birmingham.
Mary is a UNISON NEC member and NHS worker. She faces a tough fight on May 5. At the moment there are 2…Read more…
BAME workers with all levels of qualifications still face high unemployment
When you are young there is an expectation that if you gain higher educational qualifications it will lead to a decent job and higher wages but this is not always the case, especially when you are a Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young worker….Read more…
Black, qualified and unemployed: how the figures were found
Today the TUC released analysis showing that for each level of education, BAME adults are significantly more likely to be unemployed than their white counterparts. In this post, I hope to provide a technical discussion about how these figures were calculated. For an important discussion of the…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day at 3 Mills Green – Thursday 28 April 2016
UNISON Housing Associations Website: “Workers Memorial Day is an international event which takes place on 28 April every year. It is a day to firstly remember all those who have been killed at work or died from industrial injuries and illnesses. Second…Read more…
TTIP very real threat to NHS
On March 9 Rachel Reeves MP sponsored an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to ensure “that the retention of sovereignty for decisions concerning the NHS will be a red line for future TTIP…Read more…
On our side
Responding to the speech today (April 14) by the leader of the Labour party, Unite said that voters could put their trust in Jeremy Corbyn’s view of Europe. “Ordinary people heard…Read more…
Beginning of the end
The announcement that 61 Crown post offices will be transferred to high street newsagents WH Smith was branded as ‘the beginning of the death rattle’ for a national high-quality post office network….Read more…
I will be voting to remain in Europe, and Unison will be encouraging its 1.3million members to do the same
We will not be standing on the sidelines. We will be campaigning proudly for Britain to stay in the EU, and to rebuild it for the benefit of working people.
The article I will be voting to remain in…Read more…
This changes everything: Out of FIFA’s turmoil comes a game plan to comply with commitment to respect human rights
ITUC Secretary General Sharan Burrow writes in the Huffington Post When FIFA made a commitment to align itself with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, no one could imagine how…Read more…
Global networks confronting global challenges
Paper workers are beginning to build a global resistance to global challenges…Read more…
No consultation on Ceredigion council cuts
UNISON is furious at public funding payout to firm advising on cuts
The article No consultation on Ceredigion council cuts first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
European pensions regulator steps back from radical funding proposals
The European pensions regulator has stepped back from an attempt to standardise pension funding rules across the European Union. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has concluded, rather unsurprisingly, that the diversity of European pension schemes means that…Read more…
Local Government Pay – the story continues
Following a full and frank exchange of views between members of the Industrial Action Committee (IAC) of UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) yesterday afternoon, the Committee was then pleased to agree unanimously a proposal from the Chair.
The d…Read more…
Merger between L&Q, Hyde Group and East Thames Housing Associations
Merger between L&Q, Hyde Group and East Thames Housing Associations
What is UNISON’s role in the merger?
UNISON will be taking an active approach to working with the employers during this period of change and our top priority will be to ensure that our members’ jobs and conditions of…Read more…
Another Europe is possible – UNISON backs campaign to stay in Europe
This afternoon I took part in a “once in a life time” debate and decision. The National Executive Committee of UNISON met in London and decided by an overwhelming majority to campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union. The referendum wil…Read more…