Unite has warned British Airways against making misleading statements while talks at the conciliation service Acas were ongoing today (Monday December 19). The warning came after the airline…Read more…
Mayor of Newham issues public apology to Travellers and Gypsies
Comments made by the Mayor of Newham were said to be “racist”.Sir Robin Wales has formally apologised to Gypsies and Travellers for making comments deemed to be “casual racist banter” at a council meeting.The Mayor of Newham said he was “sorry for the distress caused by my comments, how they came…Read more…
Penguin goes ‘over the top’
The world’s biggest publisher, Penguin Random House, has announced it is to end its collective agreement with the unions and intends to push through changes which will erode staff members’ redundancy…Read more…
Baggage handlers’ strike:
Baggage handlers’ strike set to hit UK airports next week, says Unite 16 December 2016 Travellers at airports across the UK will be hit by two days of strikes as workers at Swissport, the world’s…Read more…
Teaching Assistants’ Strikes Broaden
Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and terms…Read more…
Post Office workers lead week of strikes
BBC Post Office and rail workers have gone on strike in a week that could also see industrial action disrupting the airline industry. A strike at Crown post offices has closed about 50 High Street…Read more…
Theresa May should stop playing politics with people’s futures
This weekend the TUC and the British Chambers of Commerce issued a call to the Prime Minister to break the logjam on the #right2remain for EU citizens living and working in the UK, and take the bold,…Read more…
All to play for on #Brexit
It’s not clear that the British public really cares that much yet about whether Britain should be seeking a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit, because the options haven’t been clearly set out, and the Government hasn’t yet set out what it favours. The TUC wants a…Read more…
Len McCluskey’s Story
#LAPFF16 Annual Conference Friday
Last Guest post from John Walker from this years Local Authority Pension Fund Forum conference
Friday morning commenced with probably the most interesting session of the Conference – a session of an LGPS Pooling Panel with representation from the eight CIV’s currently forming to get in line with…Read more…
The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty:
Volume 46 Number 25, December 17, 2016 ARCHIVE HOME JBCENTRE SUBSCRIBE The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty Against Interference of the Anglo-US Imperialists According to latest…Read more…
Teaching Assistants’ Strikes Broaden
= Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and…Read more…
#InternationalMigrantsDay 2016: Solidarity with undocumented workers
The TUC has joined other unions around Europe to mark International Migrants Day (18 December) by calling for undocumented migrants to have their rights respected. All too often undocumented workers suffer the humiliating and degrading experience of be…Read more…
ian4unite web site launched: Elect Ian Allinson as Unite General Secretary
This General Secretary election shouldn’t even be happening. Like a million other Unite members it came as a surprise to me and until it was announced I had no plans to stand. The election timetable makes it as hard as possible for any challenger – it …Read more…
Strike Ballot at “the Sports Direct of Housing Associations”
Joint union press release
“Trade unions UNISON, Unite and GMB have taken the first steps towards possible strike action in the newly merged Clarion Housing group. All three unions are formally consulting members over taking industrial action in the fir…Read more…
Greece passes pension deal in defiance of bailout creditors
A Greek pensioner at a protest against pension cuts in Athens last month The Greek parliament has defied the international creditors providing Athens’ bailout funds and voted through a one-off…Read more…
McCluskey in disarray on free movement of workers
When I launched the campaign for General Secretary of Unite on Thursday evening, Len McCluskey’s backsliding on free movement of labour was one of the issues I raised. Little did I know how the issue would explode yesterday, with McCluskey and his supp…Read more…
‘Organising after the Brexit vote’ event calls for solidarity to fight insecurity at work
Building solidarity between workers, no matter what passport or contract they hold, is a trade union priority after the Brexit vote. That was the message of the TUC event on ‘Organising migrant and…Read more…
#LAPFF16 Annual Conference – Thursday
This is the day 2 report of last weeks Local Authorities Pension Funds Forum (LAPFF) annual conference by John Walker, who is a UNISON member and sits on the Cambridgeshire Pension Fund Committee as a Member nominated representative. See Wednesday repo…Read more…
Len McCluskey: Why I Am Standing For General Secretary
Trade unionism matters more than ever. With the economy still in a slump, the Tories in power and the shadow of Brexit hanging over millions of jobs, unions are the only line of defence for working…Read more…