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Soon it will be the 66th “Battle of Britain Day” (September 15) “Pilots from No. 303 (“Kościuszko”) Polish Fighter Squadron with one of their Mk II Spitfires, resting from the strain of heavy fighting during the ‘Battle of Britain’ in the late summer of 1940(from left): Sgt Kustrzynski, Sgt…
We may have a different Prime Minister but staff working in Higher Education face the same declining pay, the same tough working conditions and the same attacks on the sector that they faced under…
Unite has urged Edinburgh citizens to tell their councillors not to go ahead with controversial plans for Lothian Buses. Yesterday (August 30), members of Edinburgh’s transport committee…
Unite Community member Chris Trestrail from Aberdeen got the chance to put some questions to Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, as part of Jeremy’s recent campaign visit to Scotland. They talked…
Despite rights for pregnant women being enshrined in law, a shocking number of new and expecting mothers experience workplace discrimination, including being illegally sacked – and the problem is…
Sound waves reverberated. Nation states rewarded an explosion of celebration. Medals awarded. Flags seized. Hugged around. Olympians fell and kissed the ground An explosion of…
Campaign to Save South Tyneside Hospital Advances its Work The downgrading of South Tyneside Hospital was announced as part of an “alliance” between South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust…
First national strike will take place in support of fair pay and parity with lecturer colleagues
The article Scotland’s FE workers to strike on Tuesday 6 September first appeared on the…
The European Commission (EC) has taken a bite out of Apple by ordering it to pay the Irish government up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes, after ruling the tech company’s tax arrangements with the…
Rally addressed by Jeremy Corbyn in Salford, July 23 The Issue of What Kind of Party The furore over the suspension of Labour Party members and supporters by its NEC, and hence their exclusion…
Higher education members will be voting over strike action as a result of a 1.1% pay offer for the majority of staff.
The article Higher education members vote on strike action over pay first…
By Hans Von Der Burchard, Politico Europe The fate of EU trade policy hangs on the next four weeks in German politics. The European Commission can only look on anxiously from the sidelines as its…
I was pleased that UK Council leaders are supporting the resolution at the Sports Direct AGM next week for a review of its HR practices. UNISON staff pension fund have backed this campaign via the TUC organised Trade Union Shareholders Organisation. &n…
Key issues will feature in debate and congress will recognise the work of activists Darren Barber and Margaret McKee
The article UNISON prepares to make its mark at TUC Congress first appeared on…
There was solid support for Friday’s (August 26) 24-hour stoppage by London bus workers at the bus operator Tower Transit. Unite members took to picket lines and services were severely…
Even as jobs become more plentiful, new figures show that workers’ wage pain is set to continue as inflation bites and the UK’s post-Brexit economy begins to take shape. Compared to July of…
With her clouded eyes brimming with tears, Mary wails inconsolably. She reaches out her arms toward me, begging, “Please, please, take me home.” I anxiously glance around the living room where Mary…
In the months and years to come, we will fight this calculated attack on our hard won rights and freedoms alongside Amnesty International, Liberty, the British Institution of Human Rights and others….
The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way
The article School stars are rising first appeared on the UNISON National site.