Check out “Another Europe is Possible” for the real leftie case to remain and reform Europe. Read more…
Pay justice 2016 – resources for activists?
Here is what you can order to pursue pay justice now for local government workers from UNISON’s online catalogue (a topic which we will I hope discuss at Local Government Conference in Brighton next month);
UNISON member interested in climate change? Green Network Meeting Sat 21 May
Calling all UNISON members interested in climate change!Come to our next Green Network meeting in Glasgow – this Saturday, 21 May.We have a guest speaker – Jim Densham from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. Come and find out the latest on tackling global warming and campaigning for a low carbon Scotland.
Tell us what you think we should be doing and/or what you are doing where you are.And join inRead more…
Cameron’s ‘bare cupboard’
The annual Queen’s Speech should ostensibly lay out the government’s forthcoming legislative agenda, but today’s Speech – dominated by meaningless rhetoric and peppered with a shameless rehashing of…Read more…
‘Going same way as steel’
The announcement yesterday (May 17) by the Post Office to cut 600 jobs in its cash handling operation, Supply Chain, led to calls from the CWU and Unite for the Post Office management to resign in…Read more…
Many of the changes have been relatively small, but together they add up
Patricia Graham is a learning progress manager and ATL rep at Aston Academy in Sheffield. In my school the senior leadership team (SLT) has done a lot to address workload. At the end of last year,…Read more…
Who let the cats out? Priti Patel suggests we could lose half our EU work rights after #Brexit
Prominent Brexiteer Priti Patel MP joined the growing number of her colleagues who’ve let the Leave campaign’s cats out of their bags yesterday, in her speech to the Institute of Directors. “If we could just halve the burdens of the EU social and employment legislation we could…Read more…
Worrying increase in sanctions against the sick and disabled
Today’s figures revealed that sanctions against Employment and Support (ESA) claimants increased in December to 1,708. This was up by 451 on the previous month. ESA is the out-of-work benefit for people whose illness, health condition or disability makes it difficult or impossible to work. To…Read more…
Employment slowing down, pay still disappointing
Today’s labour market figures from the Office for National Statistics again show encouraging employment and unemployment figures, but again there are signs that the jobs recovery is slowing down and the numbers for earnings continue to disappoint. But first the good news. The employment rate in…Read more…
Queen’s Speech fails to tackle the real problems Britain faces, says UNISON
Commenting on the Queen’s Speech, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today the government has announced another set of plans that fail to tackle the real problems Britain faces. “Ministers…Read more…
Next meeting: Wednesday 18 May 2012 at
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Wednesday, 18 May at 7pm for 7.30, Craft Beer Company, Upper North Street, Brighton
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WelcomeElection of new membersTreasurers reportTrades Council…Read more…
Queen’s Speech: A failure to tackle the real problems Britain faces
A Conservative Party at war with itself, already out of ideas little over a year on from election day and a Prime Minister so afraid of his own shadow that he’s abandoned any semblance of a serious…Read more…
More jobs and investment
Financial media reported that JBS, the largest global food manufacturer, has informed its shareholders that it will seek to relocate headquarters to Ireland, a move that Unite has welcomed. …Read more…
The case for hope
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell yesterday (May 17) addressed young people at the TUC, as he outlined Labour’s case to back Remain in next month’s momentous EU referendum. It’s a case…Read more…
Will the disability employment gap ever be halved?
The TUC has published new analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) ahead of its annual Disabled Workers’ conference which shows the differences in employment, unemployment and earnings between disabled and non-disabled workers. We have set out some key findings below. The government…Read more…
UNISON and the EU Referendum
https://www.unison.org.uk/our-campaigns/eu-referendum-23-june/
UNISON members having come out in favour of remaining in the European Union by a convincing majority, the Union has launched its campaign to inform members of UNISON policy.
Activists need …Read more…
UNISON Greater London Regional Council – Nothing to see here
It is disappointing that today’s meeting of the UNISON Greater London Regional Council doesn’t even have half a quorum. This means that the invited speakers (of whom those present are not permitted to ask questions) are addressing a largely empty hall …Read more…
National Express hits the buffers in Santa Rosa
Last week, I went to my fourth National Express AGM, and the second since I joined the ITF. I have to say this is a company that I view with increasing exasperation and I know colleagues both within the labour movement and the responsible investment fi…Read more…
More employees want to work from home – how can we make it happen?
Today marks the 11th National Work from Home Day, organised by Work Wise UK, who promote smarter working (flexible working, good homeworking and mobile working). The good news is that there has been some real progress over the past decade, with employe…Read more…
Newham Compass debate: Refugees and the EU – Wednesday 18 May
This looks like a really interesting debate tomorrow evening but I have a clash so I don’t think I will be able to make it. Read more…