At UNISON we know how vital blood donation is, which is why we’ve been taking part in the #missingtype campaign
The article N tice nything missing? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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At UNISON we know how vital blood donation is, which is why we’ve been taking part in the #missingtype campaign
The article N tice nything missing? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We just launched a new Leeds TUC website which is now live and can be found at leedstuc.wordpress.comRead more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Flag of the Isle of Wight STAND UP FOR OUR ISLAND!Read more…