Vice president Carol Sewell hands out awards and urges delegates to continue the excellent work
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LGBT delegates develop themes of inclusivity
Delegates debate a range of motions on how best to increase inclusivity while being sensitive on language issues
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LGBT conference stress that we’re ‘stronger in UNISON’
Delegates look back at a tumultuous year – and forward to building the community of the union
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Why the ‘National Living Wage’ is bad for Britain’s Young Workers
On the 1st April 2016 the Government brought in the ‘National Living Wage’ – essentially a slight increase on the national minimum wage, with a different name. Employers must now pay workers at least…Read more…
UNISON pledges continued support to fight discrimination of LGBT members
General secretary highlights work done by the union’s LGBT members as conference convenes in Wales
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Councillor says Newham mayoral trigger ballot process is ‘neck and neck’
Check out reporter Kat Hopps latest from the Newham Recorder
“Campaigners from opposing sides of the Labour candidate Mayor of Newham 2018 election process say they are confident of winning.
Sir Robin Wales has so far won nine trigger ballots and …Read more…
Has UK corporate governance swung to the Left?
Continuing on from the theme of recent posts on workers on boards, despite some of the pushback from expected sources, what is really striking is how much corporate governance policy has shifted towards policies largely articulated by the Left in recen…Read more…
Inequality: moving from analysis to action
The causes of poverty and inequality are well understood, we now need to have the difficult conversations about taking action.
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Cuts reversal call
For today’s spot we have not so much quote of the day as quotes. Ending cuts now has become a rallying cry that has united MPs across the political spectrum. “I have a guiding principle in…Read more…
Unions push Qatar’s door open as they secure hard-fought deal with World Cup 2022 Committee
The TUC has welcomed the signing of an MOU between Qatar’s Supreme Committee for the 2022 World Cup and the global construction union BWI. The deal, which will allow access for the BWI to inspect…Read more…
Feudalism ‘alive and well’
The treatment of workers at the ancient Port Eliot Estate in Cornwall, following the death of the 10th Earl of St Germans, smacks of ‘a modern form of feudalism’, Unite has said. The union…Read more…
‘Nothing short of robbery’
Dodgy recruitment agencies are cheating the taxpayer out of “hundreds of millions” of pounds, a Guardian investigation has found. Temp agencies have raked in cash through “contrived” financial…Read more…
Tougher times ahead?
The pressure is on for the Treasury to help ‘just about managing’ families in next week’s Autumn Statement, with groups and MPs from all sides calling for measures to help those households who are…Read more…
‘Wholesale betrayal’
More than 200 jobs are under threat at aircraft frame manufacturer GKN, after the company announced yesterday (November 17) that it will close a plant in Yeovil, Somerset. Unite slammed the…Read more…
UNISON’s LGBT members still face continuing prejudice and discrimination, both at inside and outside of work
UNISON stands against discrimination no matter what form it takes. We will continue to fight it alongside all of you until the stain of prejudice is finally eradicated from our society, and the equal…Read more…
We must be unselfconscious about defending the values we share- Ruth Davidson, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
Scotland’s cultural and racial diversity continues to be one of our nation’s great assets.
We have a reputation as an open, tolerant and welcoming society – one that values all people, no matter…Read more…
Legal changes will deny injured workers access to justice, says UNISON
Government plans to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims will deny many thousands of employees made ill or injured by their jobs every year the ability to take cases against…Read more…
Injured workers assault
Unite accused the government of using a supposed ‘endemic’ of whiplash claims to prepare a secret assault on workers injured at work. Responding to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation…Read more…
Whistleblowers in the EU need protection
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Energy of youth
Young people working in the energy sector convened for their Young Reps’ Week earlier this month – a new Unite course that immersed reps in all the work that Unite does in and out of the workplace,…Read more…