Members of Unite’s Community section will be standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the Polish community at tomorrow’s (September 3) unity ‘march of silence’ in Harlow which follows the…Read more…
Welcome investment
The engine of the UK’s manufacturing base – the automotive industry – got a boost yesterday (September 1) as the government confirmed it would inject £35m into new industrial hub in Coventry where…Read more…
2017 diaries: order now
Summer is technically over – so it’s time for UNISON branches to start ordering your 2017 diaries
The article 2017 diaries: order now first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Drowning in debt
Young people may once have enjoyed a certain level of financial freedom before starting families, but now the so-called carefree youth is a thing of the past as generation austerity start their…Read more…
Giving up not an option
Heavy manufacturing equipment firm Caterpillar announced another raft of job losses yesterday (September 1), a move which Unite has condemned, calling it another blow to Northern Ireland’s…Read more…
Social Work Watch set to snap the state of the profession
Work in social care? Please fill in our survey describing their work day on 21 September
The article Social Work Watch set to snap the state of the profession first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
People on the Move – Edinburgh Festivals 3
My third compilation of reviews from the Edinburgh Festivals has been published in yesterday’s Morning Star. Covering a range of shows with a general theme of migration, it is a masterpiece of…Read more…
Workers in Japan let down by Abe’s new spending plans
Last month Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set jaws dropping by announcing a 28.1 trillion yen (£208.1 billion) stimulus package. The package is designed to jump start Japan’s economy that has been struggling with slow growth and see off the threat of deflation. The important feature of the…Read more…
Unhealthy development: How DfID promotes health privatisation
UNISON is calling on DFID to reassess its health strategy and end its support for private healthcare schemes. Instead it should focus on the eradication of poverty, through support for quality public…Read more…
Unhealthy development
The recent exposure of the scale of the government’s toxic healthcare privatisation plans has reignited the debate on in whose interest should the NHS be run – patients or shareholders. NHS deficits, caused in part by extortionate Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes, are providing the…Read more…
Foul Play
Last month, Playfair Qatar released our campaign video showing the unfairness and injustice at the heart of the push to get Qatar ready to host the 2022 World Cup. Of course, as much as we hope the…Read more…
New Leeds Trades Council website
We just launched a new Leeds TUC website which is now live and can be found at leedstuc.wordpress.comRead more…
Action now to save General Practice
Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly the Medical Practitioners Union (MPU) expressed dismay yesterday (August 31) over the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) decision not to hold a consultative ballot…Read more…
Broad energy mix call
Bungled Tory energy polices are putting off investors and threatening the prospect of a ‘golden age’ of clean and affordable energy, the industry’s largest trade association has warned. Energy…Read more…
Government told to rethink promotion of private healthcare
UNISON report shows up role of Department for International Development in promoting healthcare privatisation to some of the world’s poorest countries
The article Government told to rethink…Read more…
Cancer and Work: understanding your options
If someone is diagnosed with cancer, there are a range of decisions that they will need to make in terms of options regarding work. Some may choose to take a break during treatment, or will be…Read more…
Junior Doctors to Strike:
NHS junior doctors to stage five consecutive days of strikes in September Unprecedented walkout in England will mean full withdrawal of labour, including in emergency departments, between 8am and 5pm…Read more…
Junior Doctors Win Judicial Review:
Junior Doctors Win Judicial Review in Fight against Jeremy Hunt’s New Contract The Junior Doctors are continuing their long fight against Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s attempts to impose…Read more…
No to Devolution!
Flag of the Isle of Wight STAND UP FOR OUR ISLAND!Read more…
Immediate Brexit priorities should be the economy and public services
Oh to be a fly on the wall at yesterday’s UK cabinet away day on post- Brexit planning. Given that most of the ministers around the table were in favour of Brexit – they will no doubt be outlining…Read more…