UNISON Scotland launches manifesto for 5 May Scottish Parliament poll: Public services and the good society
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NUJ courses for freelancers
Brighton branch freelance members may be interested in attending either or both of the NUJ freelancing business one-day training courses coming up soon in London. They are:
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Devastating cuts
Spending cuts for Labour councils are more than five times higher than for Tory councils, new Labour Party research has revealed. By the end of Parliament Labour held local authorities will…Read more…
HS2-TUC partnership: A major opportunity for workers, industry and passengers alike
No one person, organisation or body is more critical to the success of HS2 than the workforce that will build it. And that’s why everyone involved in HS2 has a responsibility to that workforce and must be committed to upholding the highest standards in every aspect of employment.
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Nothing to hide?
After three days of evasion David Cameron has been forced to admit that he benefited from a tax-free offshore trust his father set up. The revelation, coming after days of partial responses to…Read more…
Council’s proposals to slash teaching assistants’ pay are disgraceful
When Durham councillors meet next week, they should think again about this senseless cut. And those councils currently considering similar action should do likewise. For our the sake of our…Read more…
Live reports from delegation to Palestine – illegal settlements, demolition and displacement
Fourth report from a delegation to Palestine and Israel by Sam Macartney, UNISON Scotland International Chair: Day 4 Jerusalem: Two scheduled meetings for today and a chance to see the illegal settlements which the Israeli government are helping to build and saying their not.
Furniture tossed on the street
UN you need to see a good optician. Illegal settlements spring up in East Jerusalem atRead more…
Big is not always better. Merger between L&Q, Hyde and East Thames Housing Associations
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Clinical trials of promising Cuban monoclonal antibody expanded
Registered in Cuba to treat head, neck, brain (in children and adults), esophageal and more recently, pancreatic tumors, with encouraging results, the humanized monoclonal antibody, nimotuzumab, is…Read more…
Government confirms future financial pain for healthcare students, says UNISON
The government’s health bursaries consultation launched today (Thursday) will saddle nursing students with huge debts of up to £50,000, says UNISON. UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “This…Read more…
The public need to understand how the productivity fallacy supports spending cuts
It is difficult for the public to appreciate how fundamental a specific interpretation of ‘productivity’ is to supporting the government’s fiscal policy. It is even more difficult to comprehend that this interpretation is primarily a policy-based or ideological judgement, based on the thinnest…Read more…
Print is not dead: Bristol NUJ supports journalists’ fringe meeting
Print Is Not Dead Fringe Event at National Union of Journalists Delegate Meeting, supported by Bristol Branch NUJ A brief look at how independent hyperlocal and local publishers can thrive in…Read more…
‘No panic-driven fire sales’
Business secretary Savid Javid returned from Mumbai today (April 7) after talks with Tata Steel chairman Cyrus Mistry in a bid to gain assurances that the Indian steel conglomerate will sell off its…Read more…
‘Brexit should carry health warning’
Earlier this year, Unite commissioned a damning study about the dangers that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an EU-US trade currently being negotiated, would pose for the…Read more…
International Trade as a Geopolitical Weapon of the EU
No to the EU of the Monopolies! It is asserted that an entity like the EU is a necessary free trade arrangement in order to efficiently distribute human and material resources so as to increase the…Read more…
Lack of staff led to hospital death
An NHS Trust has paid £9,000 in damages to the family of an 89-year-old woman who died after being given inadequate hospital care after an investigation by Unite Legal Services. The woman from…Read more…
STEEL:
The Steel Industry Is a Vital Part of the Economy! It Must Not Be Destroyed! The announcement of Tata Steel at the end of March that it was seeking a buyer for its steel plants in Wales, Scotland and…Read more…
‘Conservator’ call
With official concern that nationalisation of TATA Steel could potentially expose the exchequer to considerable liabilities, a new form of public sector intervention may be required if a buyer for…Read more…
Brexit won’t save UK steel – The government could already do much more within the EU
Tata Steel, the second largest steel producer in Europe, employs thousands of British workers. Its plan to sell its UK assets has kicked the UK’s steel industry crisis up a gear, with up to 40,000…Read more…
The future of our police
Andy Stenning worked as a police officer for 28 years. He’s worried about its future.
The article The future of our police first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…