Union condemns denial of right to negotiate
The article Belfast Trust to impose change from weekly to monthly pay on low-paid workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Learning with Unite
Union-organised learning is a great way to recruit new members and highlight the benefits of being in a union – that was the message that came out of Community Learning Day in Bristol this week….Read more…
Undercover police spied on rail union activists
Research by the Blacklist Support Group (BSG) has revealed that an undercover police officer masqueraded as a union activist to spy on members of the rail union RMT. Photographic evidence unearthed…Read more…
Don’t risk the NHS
Today, I and a group of members who all work in the NHS ‘unveiled’ UNISON’s official remain banner, ahead of the EU referendum the week after next. Well I say unveil, but I’m not…Read more…
Unions resolve dispute with Circle
See story by reporter Heather Spurr from “Inside Housing” on agreement by trade unions with Circle
Housing Group.
“One of the largest industrial disputes in the housing association sector has been averted after a landlord compromised on plans to change its employees’ terms and…Read more…
Sands of time – and patience – running out for agreement on global supply chains
As the ILO debates how to improve working conditions in Global Supply Chains, Employers are resisting responsibility for malpractice in those chains and some governments are time wasting The efforts of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to pre…Read more…
Trade union statistics 2015 – where are we going?
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/trade-union-statistics-2015
Perhaps the most interesting contribution at today’s meeting of UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) was from the Assistant General Secretary who drew to our attention the recent…Read more…
‘Privatised care equals greed’
As part of Carers Week, UNITElive is publishing a series of stories featuring Unite members who care for their relatives or work in the care sector. In today’s final instalment, Emma explains…Read more…
Care about the future of our NHS? Then voting Remain is the best choice
If the UK votes for Brexit on 23 June in the hope of a better NHS, what the country will really be voting for is a weaker, poorer, more overstretched service. One where patients can’t help but notice…Read more…
Disabled people pulling down barriers across the EU
This week Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson warned of the risks of leaving the EU for disability rights. The response from a Vote Leave spokesman was that the UK outlawed disability discrimination long before the EU did and that “EU governments have a terrible track record in protecting the disabled,…Read more…
‘Keep Clyde drumbeat going’
Last November, chancellor George Osborne announced in his spending review details of the defence budget – he pledged that the MoD would deliver £9.2bn in savings, much of which would come from both…Read more…
EU campaign will focus on NHS and racism around migration, NEC
UNISON executive prepares for EU referendum and union conference
The article EU campaign will focus on NHS and racism around migration, NEC first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Goings on at the UNISON Centre
Today I’ve attended a meeting of UNISON’s National Executive Council at the UNISON Centre in the Euston Road.
I’ll blog a proper report of the substantive content of the meeting shortly but thought I would share one or two unusual happenings (for those…Read more…
Nottingham signs up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week
The article Nottingham signs up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
OECD tell policymakers to ‘ACT NOW’ or risk lying to future generations
I missed the severity of the warnings from the OECD last week. And am struck how their policy recommendations appear almost explicitly directed to the Chancellor. Here is George Osborne in his Budget speech : The British economy is resilient because wh…Read more…
It’s almost time for our One Team parties
Get read for July’s celebration of the whole NHS team, including our new awards for health heroes
The article It’s almost time for our One Team parties first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Striking is a potent weapon – but one of last resort
I think it is safe to say that teachers and school leaders are very cross with the Government at the moment. It takes a lot to get the profession in such an agitated state, but relentless workload,…Read more…
Algerian labour rights defender convicted for Facebook video
The Algerian authorities have jailed many labour activists, in effect, for protesting unemployment…Read more…