The result of the referendum is, of course, a disappointment for the TUC. We campaigned hard for Remain, because we believed that was the best option for working people’s jobs, wages and rights. But the British people have spoken – and they have voted to leave the EU. As the representatives of 6m…Read more…
UNISON statement on the EU referendum result
Over the coming weeks and months, all political leaders must think about how to address the issues that people in our communities care most about – falling incomes, insecure jobs, unaffordable…Read more…
A short post about government debt
This morning I was having a look at the Office for National Statistics’ new Population Estimates (as you do) when I came across a reference to a report they published at the end of last month, which I’m ashamed to say I missed at the time. UK Perspectives 2016: The UK in a European…Read more…
Union will fight government’s proposed ‘bill of rights’
Government plan to replace Human Rights Act is ‘the gravest threat to freedom in Britain since the Second World War’
The article Union will fight government’s proposed ‘bill of…Read more…
Injury to one — injury to all
Same-sex marriage became a hard-won reality two years ago –while it was an important milestone, the fight for LGBT rights is far from over. Homophobia still plays a pervasive and odious role…Read more…
Women’s Personal Protective Equipment: One size does not fit all
Today is National Women in Engineering Day, but for many women it will be another day of coping with ill-fitting and uncomfortable PPE. A new online survey run by Prospect tapped into a deep vein of frustration. Only 29% of the more than 3,000 respondents reported that the PPE they wear is designed…Read more…
Slim chance
New Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that bungling Chancellor George Osborne has overshot borrowing targets for 2015/2016 by £2.7bn and is on course to miss them again this year….Read more…
The Silence of the Goats
In thirteen years on UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) I have rarely been called upon to speak at our National Delegate Conference.
As an NEC member I may only attend Conference in that capacity and may not speak other than on a subject agreed …Read more…
UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing
Union remains committed to stopping the march of privatisation of public services
The article UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing first appeared on the…Read more…
Don’t forget to vote today
I believe that we can have that better Britain inside Europe, but however you vote today, remember to exercise your democratic right and vote. Because you can be sure that those who work to undermine…Read more…
Big browser is watching you
Photo by Jess Hurd
23 June 2016
By Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary of the NUJ
The Investigatory Powers Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday 27 June, contains a…Read more…
Voices for Palestine won’t be silenced
Conference hears that the boycott and disvestment campaign is working well
The article Voices for Palestine won’t be silenced first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Refugee lives do matter’
National delegate conference agrees to continue working to combat myths around migration
The article ‘Refugee lives do matter’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Momentous decision
As voters head to polling stations today (June 23), in what’s set to be the most important decision in a generation — whether to remain in the European Union or leave — leaders of…Read more…
PSI general secretary: ‘We must stop the race to the bottom’
Rosa Pavanelli tells delegates that “we must take democracy very seriously,” as she outlines global threat by multinational corporations
The article PSI general secretary: ‘We must stop the…Read more…
Fujitsu Manchester newsletter
Click here for the latest UNITE newsletter being distributed in Manchester. It covers the attempts to resolve breaches of agreements…Read more…
Bernie Sanders: The primary is over, and now the real work begins
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign was the largest mobilisation of the American Left in history. He won more than twenty states and over ten million votes. His vote total was more than…Read more…
The Leave campaign’s 4 biggest euro-fibs
Leaders of the Leave campaigns have turned being economical with the truth into an art-form over the course of the EU referendum. To paraphrase legendary foreign correspondent Louis Heren, whenever…Read more…
Brazil Coup: Mass Protests:
Brazil First Month of Coup Government Met with Mass Protests São Paulo, June 10, 2016 Massive protests in defence of democracy and opposing the corrupt impeachment process against President Rousseff…Read more…
Why I’m voting remain: Like you wanted to know…
First up, I obvs have a day job which involves trying to stop people from getting screwed over by bad bosses. So if I have to declare a personal interest in the outcome, it’s that leaving and…Read more…