Tributes to Jo Cox have been pouring in from UK political parties and across the world after the popular Labour MP was killed in her constituency. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn praised the…Read more…
Staring into the abyss
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/16/nigel-farage-defends-ukip-breaking-point-poster-queue-of-migrantshttps://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/06/16/alleged-killer-british-mp-was-longtime-supporter-neo-nazi-national-alliance I was pleased to hear that UNISON General Secretary…Read more…
No James Herriot idyll
The reasons why almost half the vets regularly think of leaving the profession – with nearly 10 per cent of young vets planning to leave as soon as possible – will be explored at the inaugural…Read more…
Stand and deliver!
Unite Community in Chesterfield staged on Monday (June 13) a protest outside the offices of Best Connection, one of two employment agencies that supplies Sports Direct with labour. Singing a…Read more…
‘Let’s carry on her work’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has offered Unite’s most sincere condolences to the family of Jo Cox, the MP who tragically lost her life in her constituency today (Thursday, June 16). …Read more…
An assault on local democracy
According to the report for this week’s Swindon Council Cabinet meeting “a high proportion of responses received expressed opposition to the parishing of non-parished areas”. In contrast there were “a number of submissions” supporting it? What number? We are not told….Read more…
European unions take a stand on the platform against undeclared work
Undeclared work, if not properly confronted, threatens to undermine employment, wages and conditions for workers across Europe. The launch of the European Commission’s ‘Undeclared Work Platform’ was a long overdue initiative to tackle the exploitation of workers and unfair competition for…Read more…
women’s health most at risk from long working hours, says 30-year study
Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers risk life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. Work weeks that averaged 60 hours or more over three decades appear to triple the risk of diabetes, cancer, heart trouble and arthritis for women, according to new research…Read more…
The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights – my speech in Oslo
It is a great honour to be here today and to receive the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights on behalf of LabourStart. I want to thank the union Industri Energi for awarding…Read more…
Anamul Islam is Labour Candidate for Forest Gate North
Picture following the selection of Anamul Islam tonight (looking pensive holding the large “Vote Labour” placard) as the Labour Party candidate for the Newham Council by election on 14 July.
There were 11 high quality candidates for the position, all …Read more…
NUJ Brussels sponsoring membership of Brussels Press Club
Brussels, 15/06/2016. NUJ Brussels at its AGM today decided to help sponsor membership of Brussels Press Club for branch members. The branch is itself a member organisation of the Brussels Press…Read more…
UKIP poster takes referendum campaigning to a new low, says UNISON
UNISON has made a formal complaint to the Metropolitan Police about racist posters that have been displayed on UKIP ad-vans in the capital today (Thursday). UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis…Read more…
Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts
Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts
The article Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
‘My mum has Alzheimer’s and I have haemophilia’: why homecare matters
Omar Ramadan has severe haemophilia – a disorder that impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting – and he cares for his mother who has Alzheimer’s.
The article ‘My mum has…Read more…
I voted Remain – here’s why
Next Thursday voters will be asked to make an historic decision on the UK’s membership of the European Union. I have always had an ambivalent view of the EU and in 1975, with my first ever ballot…Read more…
Extra, extra, read all about it?
Newspaper deliveries to newsagents across the UK could be hit as staff at Menzies Distribution gear up for strike action for the first time ever over a ‘pitiful’ pay offer. Unite warned that…Read more…
‘You are welcome here’
Unite will join trade unions and social justice movements from across Britain in a “Convoy to Calais” on Saturday (June 18), to provide aid and show solidarity with desperate refugees prevented from…Read more…
Ambulance staff deserve better than this
Ambulance staff don’t take action over poor working conditions lightly. They work hard in difficult circumstances and they know the impact industrial action will have. Yet when many have are asked to…Read more…
For our children’s future
With less than a week left until the UK makes a historic decision on the day of the EU referendum on June 23, dozens of trade unions, including Unite, have stood together to make the case for Remain….Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Blue chip finance companies, serviced by Capita, will be hit as nearly 1,000 life and pension workers stage a 24-hour strike today (June 16) in a dispute over ‘poverty pay’. More than 920 life…Read more…