A total of 56 Unite members at a South Yorkshire firm are set to receive ‘compensation’ payments of up to £7,600 each, after bosses tried to by-pass their recognised union and put a pay offer…Read more…
Life and injury insurance for journalists – developed by the IFJ
Brussels, 19/01/2017. The IFJ has just announced a new life and injury insurance policy for journalists, “Insurance for Journalists”, that offers a ‘no-nonsense’ broad spectrum of cover…Read more…
Xi Jinping is right: the Paris climate agreement must not be derailed
In an important week for global affairs, Chinese president Xi Jinping has given a major speech at the United Nations in Geneva, arguing that the world must not allow the Paris climate deal to be “derailed”. Demonstrating the neat turn of phrase associated with his predecessor, Deng…Read more…
Act now to defend food worker unions in Egypt
In Egypt, twenty-seven edible oils factory workers and leaders and members of their union face crippling fines and jail terms for the ‘crime’ of striking to defend their wages, with…Read more…
Wanstead flats on a bright frosty January morning
A beautiful and stunning start to the day. You would never think that this wonderful open space is surrounded by densely populated suburbia. Read more…
Greens propose new whistle-blower protection law for Belgium
Two NUJ Brussels branch officers attended a Brussels round-table on whistle-blower protection organised by the Belgian Groen and Ecolo parties on 21 December 2016. Groen and Ecolo (Belgium’s two…Read more…
“This is Palestine” meeting for UNISON Members about solidarity with and current situation in Palestine at our National Headquarters in Euston, London 6.30pm Wednesday 25 January 2017
Looking forward to chairing this meeting. Please make sure you email Phil (p.thompson@unison.co.uk) if you want to attend. Read more…
Maureen Le Marinel Police & Justice UNISON NEC Candidate
“I want our union to work hard for our members, putting their issues and concerns first through a proper democratic process, listening to ALL and acting on the democratic decision of the majority whilst always taking on board the views and needs of the…Read more…
First-class pay deal
Pay for thousands of Virgin Atlantic Airlines crew has taken off after constructive negotiations between Unite and Virgin delivered a pay deal worth more than double the current rate of inflation…Read more…
Workforce betrayed
Unite’s general secretary Len McCluskey will tell striking workers at AWE plc – the Atomic Weapons Establishment – tomorrow (January 19) that defence secretary Michael Fallon needs to honour…Read more…
BA strike goes on
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and shadow chancellor John McDonnell MP will be joining British Airways’ mixed fleet cabin crew on picket lines at Heathrow tomorrow (January 19), on the first…Read more…
Welcome wheelchair ruling
Unite called on bus companies to put in place guidance and procedures for bus drivers following today’s (January 18) Supreme Court ruling over wheelchair spaces on buses. While welcoming the…Read more…
Yet more uncertainty
Prime minister Theresa May gave her clearest picture yet of what the government will be seeking as it leaves the European Union yesterday (January 17) in a landmark speech. But still more…Read more…
Higher pay growth in lower paid industries
There are countless reasons to not get carried away by today’s pay growth figures – with regular pay in the private sector hitting 3 per cent in November. (To recap: with accelerating inflation, real pay growth has stalled at 1.7% and is likely to get worse. We’ve been here before: with nominal…Read more…
What does a union for the 21st Century look like?
Dear Colleagues,
Next week my colleague Fenella Porter and I will be speaking at a collaborative event with researchers from the universities of Leeds and Bradford. We have come together around a project that has sought to explore the implications for…Read more…
End-of-year accounts for 2016 – branch audits
Information for honorary branch auditors from UNISON head of audit John Nagle
The article End-of-year accounts for 2016 – branch audits first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“Praise for Sir Robin but time for change”
A fair and balanced letter in the local weekly newspaper “Newham Recorder” on 28 December 2016 about “time for change”. Read more…
Eric Roberts – plans for memorial tribute
“Following the sad and untimely death of UNISON’s president, Eric Roberts, the General Secretary and the Presidential Team have proposed that UNISON should host an event in Eric’s memory as a tribute to his life and work.
The NEC suggested that the event should be held on the 8th…Read more…
“Stronger UNISON” demonstrate their weakness
You might think that a group of members of our largest public service trade union, organised around supportfor the well-established leadership of the union, would have a robust self-confidence in their own position.
You might think that when a maverick…Read more…
Keep your pensions promises
Tomorrow, 600 workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) will start staging two 48-hour strikes this month in the long-running ‘broken promises’ pensions’ row. To fight for…Read more…