Thousands of employees whose wages are partly based on commission moved a step closer today (Friday) towards claiming holiday pay previously denied them thanks to a Court of Appeal ruling on a case…Read more…
We are all Daniel Blake
This week I was given the opportunity to see an early preview of Ken Loach’s new film, I, Daniel Blake. The film follows the struggle of character Daniel Blake, played by Dave Johns in his recovery…Read more…
The battle for decent pay must be fought both at home and abroad
Today is World Day for Decent Work, when the International Trade Union Confederation marks the day in support of decent work for all people of working age across the globe. This year’s theme is…Read more…
Tackle exploitation plea
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put his ‘economic fairness’ pledge to the top of the agenda by tackling the exploitative work practices in London’s multi-billion pound hotel industry by…Read more…
Corbyn: a brave politician
The Tories gathered in Birmingham following a Labour Party conference which opened with what we hope is not an annual event – a Labour leadership result – and was closed by a confident leader’s…Read more…
Helicopter jobs at risk
Serious questions need to be asked about the reasons behind today’s (October 7) announcement that large scale redundancies are on the cards at the GKN plant in Yeovil which makes airframes for…Read more…
Cable Street 80: Remembering their actions, living their values
It’s 80 years this week since the Battle of Cable Street, when working-class neighbourhoods united to drive Oswald Moseley’s British Union of Fascists out of the East End. The blackshirts’ planned…Read more…
Teaching assistants urge public to support their dispute with Derby council
Derby teaching assistants – striking today (Thursday) for the eighth time since the city council cut their pay in June – are taking their campaign into the community to get the public to lobby…Read more…
Delegates highlight danger of further privatisation in probation
The National Probation Service has proposed extending the use of private providers in approved premises
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#WDDW16: unions calling for decent work around the world
Now in its 9th year, World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) is a day set aside by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for trade unionists and others to reiterate our call not just for jobs…Read more…
Councillor report to West Ham Labour Party branch meeting
Report for Ward Meeting 6 October 2016
Apologises for the lateness of this report and not attending all of this meeting but after presenting my report and answering any questions, I will go to the Forest Gate North ward meeting where I am the Vice C…Read more…
‘Out of the blue’ job losses
The threat to 600 manufacturing jobs at OneSubsea, the Leeds oil and gas engineering firm, reinforces the need for a strong industrial strategy to protect such skilled jobs, Unite said yesterday…Read more…
Policing on the cheap?
UNISON conference condemns replacing police staff with low-paid workers and unpaid volunteers
The article Policing on the cheap? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Left all alone
More than two thirds of English councils have cut vital care packages for disabled people since the government scrapped the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in favour of paying local authorities…Read more…
National Work Life Week Scotland Conference 2016
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Delegates highlight changes to probation service negotiation
Police and justice conference debate the changing nature of negotiation
The article Delegates highlight changes to probation service negotiation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pension Savers are being left to fend for themselves:
More than a quarter of a million pension savers are being left to “fend for themselves”, warns TUC More than a quarter of a million pension savers a year are being left to “fend for themselves” when…Read more…
Black worker representation in the police and justice sector ‘going in the wrong direction’
A white applicant to the police force has a better chance of getting a job than a Black applicant in more than two thirds of UK forces, UNISON’s police and justice conference heard today.
The…Read more…
When profits come before safety
If you are a fan of action movies and disaster movies, there is a very good reason to check out this film. More importantly if you are a safety person this is a film to see – however painful it may…Read more…
‘United, we can win‘ says Dave Prentis as he joins Derby picket
‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut
The article ‘United, we can win‘ says Dave Prentis as he joins Derby picket first…Read more…