They are gradually reducing the right of peaceful assembly to a privilege…Read more…
High Court Strikes out Libel Claim as “totally without merit”
In a victory for free speech (and common sense) yesterday the High Court struck out a claim of libel against me by Kamran Malik (see judgment and order below). Mr Malik objected to me republishing here a government press release that described his impr…Read more…
Oil strike rages on
A 48-hour strike by North Sea offshore oil and gas workers started today (August 4), after company managers rejected an offer from trade unions. Workers in the trade unions Unite and RMT will…Read more…
‘Dismaying’ jobs threat
The announcement today (August 3) of a possible 64 job losses at the Riverside housing association in Cumbria has been met with dismay by Unite. Riverside said the cause of the threatened job…Read more…
Strike days dip
The number of workers who took strike action last year dipped to their lowest level in recorded history, figures published yesterday (August 2) have shown. In 2015, only 81,000 people downed…Read more…
Has the Post Office ‘failed’?
The Post Office’s decision to close its final salary pension scheme is the latest episode causing concern over its financial state. It will mean reduced retirement incomes for the scheme’s 3,500…Read more…
Mind the ever widening gap
After spending decades of their working lives earning less than men, women also now face a yawning and growing income gap in retirement, a new study has shown. Women retiring this year expect…Read more…
Now you see it, now you don’t
Shop fitters in Newcastle are locked in a dispute over a pay offer that has been branded as ‘bizarre’ by Unite. The offer from the company sees workers given a 25 pence an hour increase and their…Read more…
FIFA must stop foul play in Qatar.
FIFA bought a manual on how to end human rights in its world cups, and so far it’s refusing to follow the instructions. But now fans have a chance to make FIFA play by the rules. When FIFA commissioned a UN human rights expert to advise them how to clean up world football’s act, there…
The…Read more…
Summer party!
Save the date
Summer Party:
Thursday 25 August at 7pm until midnight
at the Fortune of War 157 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 1NB http://www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/fortune-of-war
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Me, Dave and the Royal Court of Justice result…
Picture from early on this evening at the UNISON centre with my social media comrade, Dave Osland, enjoying some beers to celebrate another freedom of expression legal victory at the Royal Court of Justice.
Further details on the case …Read more…
Manufacturing Figures Reveal Brexit Uncertainty
By Hajera Blagg The latest manufacturing figures released yesterday (August 1st) have shown that the uncertainty unleashed by a Brexit vote is no passing phase. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS UK…Read more…
Nomination for NEC
The Waterloo Branch has the pleasure of giving Rickey Goodman the nomination for the National Executive Committee position (NEC)
Further updates will be given on the progression of his campaign.Read more…
Holiday pay win
A five-year legal battle to get haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) to pay the correct rate of holiday pay has resulted in a pay-out of £364,000 for more than 430 drivers. Unite, which represented…Read more…
‘Genuine’ talks call
Bus drivers in Weymouth and Bridport would embrace the arbitration process to solve the long-running ‘poverty pay’ dispute with ‘open arms’ – but only if the conciliation talks are genuine. …Read more…
The cost of poverty
Poverty costs the UK £78bn a year in public spending and lost tax, new research into the effects of deprivation on Britain’s finances has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) ‘Counting…Read more…
Wake-up call
The latest manufacturing figures released yesterday (August 1) have shown that the uncertainty unleashed by a Brexit vote is no passing phase. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS UK…Read more…
Higher Education members urged to strike for better pay
UNISON believes that no employee in higher education should be paid less than the Living Wage
The article Higher Education members urged to strike for better pay first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON organiser Roger Bevan honoured one year after tragic death
UNISON organiser Roger Bevan was tragically killed in a road incident in Ceredigion one year ago. Roger was just 50 years old and his character and passion left an indelible mark on all his Welsh…Read more…
School support staff in Derby need your help
UNISON members working in Derby City Schools have lost 25% of their pay, up to £400 per month, and they need your support for strike action.
The article School support staff in Derby need your help…Read more…