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Well done to Branch members in Stratford (the site of the 2014 Olympics and the biggest ward in Newham) and Little Ilford.
It is now 6/10 NO to affirming and wanting an open & fair selection and another 16 to go.
It seems likely that more contend…Read more…
I can’t quite believe the content of an email which I have just received from our General Secretary at just after 5pm this afternoon;
“Dear All,It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the sudden and tragic death of our friend and president, Eric Roberts.Eric passed away earlier this…Read more…
Last year, the annual St Andrew’s Day March sent a powerful message that refugees are welcome in Scotland.
A humanitarian tragedy was unfolding across the globe, and the STUC led the charge for those…Read more…
As far as I can recollect, no one has ever asked me to blog about the history of hearings in front of the Certification Officer involving UNISON.
But I knew you wanted me to anyway.
So as I get time I’ll remind you of some aspects of the past of our trade union which are all too easily…Read more…
Government says it will not press ahead with policy which would have forced council in England to charge market rents to so-called high earners
The article UNISON welcomes end of compulsory…Read more…
The replacement of the Trident missile system cannot be justified on moral, economic or defence grounds. That’s the conclusion of a new report launched in the Scottish Parliament today by the Jimmy…Read more…
Consultations see members agree pay rises for 2016/17 in both countries – UNISON calls on colleges in England to implement Association of Colleges offer as soon as possible
The article Further…Read more…
At single parents’ charity Gingerbread, we’re campaigning to ensure the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is fit for purpose for the UK’s two million single parent families. Launched in September 2016, our campaign Maintenance Matters calls for a fairer charging system and zero-tolerance on…Read more…
25 November marks the UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the European Trades Union Confederation (ETUC) is marking the day by launching a new report mapping union initiatives in…Read more…
During his first autumn statement Chancellor Phillip Hammond told MPs he would not be reading out a list of pet plans – except for one. “I have deliberately avoided turning this…Read more…
UNISON will stand behind out Teaching Assistant members every step on the way until this dispute is resolved – but we’re also receiving support for the dispute from across our movement and around the…Read more…
A few years ago, at one of the social events SCoJeC runs in all parts of Scotland, a young mother told us that when her daughter was being taunted by other children that “you killed Christ”,…Read more…
In the middle of the political wreckage left by the referendum to leave the European Union the Autumn Statement was delivered by a new Chancellor for a new Prime Minister, but the message was clear –…Read more…
Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
The article Add your name to the call to save nursery school funding first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
A crunch meeting to discuss a ‘peace plan’ to settle the five-month bus drivers’ dispute in Weymouth is due to take place in London on Friday (November 25). Senior management from First Group,…Read more…
– K.C. Adams – Since Karl Marx presented his economic analysis to the world, the proletarian movement has gained enormous experience and maturity and extended its reach throughout…Read more…
99th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution Celebration of the 99th anniversary of the Great October Revolution in Samara, Russia’s sixth largest city, November 7, 2016. November…Read more…
Today’s Autumn Statement failed to live up to the rhetoric. There was little for those who have suffered the most from austerity and nothing for our beleaguered public services.
The main significance…Read more…
Dear West Ham Labour Member
NHS Campaign day – this Saturday
Labour is holding a National NHS Campaign Day this Saturday (26th). Here in West Ham we’ll be talking to voters at a steet staill and by knocking on doors in Stratford. We hop…Read more…
Last week we set out five tests for the Chancellor to meet for an Autumn Statement that works for everyone. Here’s how we think he’s done. Test 1: Set out a plan for a Brexit that protects working people’s jobs and rights. As the OBR make clear, Brexit is the biggest factor affecting the economy…Read more…