Rule changes need to be be submitted for NDC 2017 to comply with Trade Union Act regulations coming into force in February 2018
The article Consultation on political fund review: December-January…Read more…
Something we can (almost) all agree on: the #right2remain
Yesterday the immigration think-tank British Future launched a report setting out hot to put into effect the right for EU citizens living and working in the UK to remain in the UK after Brexit. The report was drawn up by a panel chaired by Labour MP an…Read more…
NEC elections 2017
The nomination period will open on Monday 9 January 2017 and close at 5pm on Friday 10 February 2017
The article NEC elections 2017 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Christmas ‘havoc’
The delivery of Christmas gifts from Argos, such as iPhones, could be seriously disrupted as drivers are set to strike for 72 hours over the failure to honour holiday back pay, Unite warned today…Read more…
#LAPFF Annual Conference – Wednesday.
Last week I went to the annual conference of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).
I missed the first day (Wednesday) but below is an excellent report on the day by guest blogger John Walker who is a UNISON member and sits on the Cambridgesh…Read more…
A UNISON Christmas Carol
A spectre is haunting a large building on the Euston Road.Well, given the season, three spectres maybe. Each, in turn, is troubling the slumber of those who sleep there.First, there is the ghost of elections past, a spectre who reminds the sleeping sou…Read more…
Care:
Isle of Wight Home care What is home care? You stay in your own home while getting help with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing and eating. How your council helps with care Help with care is…Read more…
Blog: A great example of what our union – and one person within it – can achieve
Resource centres like this one are invaluable to the work of local branches and activists, and provide a visible representation of the work that we do standing up for UNISON members. By making the…Read more…
Sacked for grieving
There’s nothing more difficult than losing a family member. Grieving takes time – time for which most bosses will give their workers off from work. But not so for Shaun Bate of Liverpool,…Read more…
ATL and NUT Members Vote to Ballot on Forming New Education Union:
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) held special conferences on November 5 at which delegates welcomed the progress made in negotiations on the…Read more…
Together let us chart a new path!
Together let us chart a new path!s chart London Political Forum on the Future of Society The following introductory remarks were given at the Political Forum on the Future of Society held at the Marx…Read more…
West Norfolk members get new resource centre
General Secretary Dave Prentis opens new joint centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn
The article West Norfolk members get new resource centre first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Surgery performed with plasters
Desperate ministers considering hiking council tax in order to ease the social care crisis have been told their plan will not work by Tory party colleagues, because of “out of control” funding…Read more…
New kitchen fashion is killing hundreds.
“Stone” worktops in kitchens are becoming very fashionable in Britain, yet how many people know that they are killing the workers who make or install them? I only found out it because I ordered a new…Read more…
Cutting Air Passenger Duty is the wrong budget priority
The scale and destination of the cuts to the Scottish Budget will become apparent with the publication of the Scottish government’s spending plans on Thursday. This is not the time to cut taxes such…Read more…
Newham Democracy Triggered Xmas Quiz?
I was not invited but I understand that this well attended quiz took place last night in East Ham. While I understand that many Labour Party members in Newham are rightly furious and feel robbed and cheated at the Mayoral trigger ballot result, I would…Read more…
The Significance of STPs
Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for England, which were announced in NHS planning guidance published in December 2015 and have since been prepared in secret in 44…Read more…
The Secrecy over STPs:
The Battle for the Future Direction of the NHS The people and those that work in the NHS are being treated with contempt. The government has continued to pursue its project which, put simply, is that…Read more…
Have a Merry Jezza Christmas
This new festive song ‘JC4PM for me’ by Robb Johnson and The Corbynistas has solved my dilemma about what present to give to Red Tel, RW and the 22 Newham Mayoral advisers for Christmas 🙂
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Official video of ‘JC4PM for m…Read more…
Briefing On Northumbria, Tyne & Wear and north Durham Sustainability and Transformation Plan
Download SSTHC Briefing on STP (PDF) Contents Introduction Summary Sustainability Transformation The Three Gaps 7 Day Working Risks Workforce What is “Self Care”? What is the Aim of the STPs?…Read more…