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RMT CONFIRMS NEW STRIKES ON SOUTHERN RAIL

Feb 28, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

28 February 2017 RMT Press Office: RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that guards and drivers on Southern Rail will strike again on the 13th March in the on-going disputes over the safety impact of the…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Steady Brexit nerves call

Feb 28, 2017By UNITElive

With Nissan today (February 28) warning MPs that it is keeping its commitment to the UK under review, despite assurances it may have been offered by the government, Unite general secretary Len…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017UNITElive

For sanity’s sake

Feb 28, 2017By UNITElive

Benefit sanctions must be stopped to avert a national mental health crisis, doctors have warned.   Doctors from Britain’s leading mental health organisations also called for an immediate review…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017UNITElive

Supreme Court ends British Gas holiday pay challenge, says UNISON

Feb 28, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Thousands of working people – whose wages include an element of commission – will now be quids in following the Supreme Court decision today (Tuesday) to refuse British Gas the right to appeal in the…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Stop cutting our NHS plea

Feb 28, 2017By UNITElive

A major demonstration in support of the NHS will see tens of thousands of people take to the streets in London on March 4 calling on the government to end health service funding cuts, privatisation…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017UNITElive

Solid support

Feb 28, 2017By UNITElive

Hundreds of workers at IT giant Fujitsu are staging strike action across the UK to defend their jobs, pay and pensions, and to gain union recognition.   Unite’s 1,200 members started the solidly…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017UNITElive

Our chance to comment on the boundary review that spells oblivion for Pavilion

Feb 28, 2017By Jon's union blog

Having only just been elected as Chair of Brighton Pavilion Constituency Labour Party, I have to face the possibility that I may be the last person to hold that exalted office – since the first proposals from the Boundary Commission redraw the boundaries of Parliamentary constituencies across the…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Jon's union blog

Four reasons why we have more than two choices on the State Pension

Feb 28, 2017By Touchstone blog

Pensions can be a complex subject. So it is tempting to make the subject into a series of straightforward binary choices. The latest effort in this direction is the publication of research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Work and Pensions Select Committee. This places the public…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Touchstone blog

Ford: commit to workforce

Feb 28, 2017By UNITElive

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey will tomorrow (March 1) call upon Ford to end the agony of its Welsh workforce and commit at last to the Bridgend engine plant.   However, McCluskey will…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017UNITElive

Join us and march for the NHS on Saturday

Feb 28, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON calls on members, friends and family to join the 4 March national demonstration and show support for a health service under pressure

The article Join us and march for the NHS on Saturday…Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Health service group by-election

Feb 28, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Result of health SGE Greater London by-election announced

The article Health service group by-election first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Feb 28, 2017Dave Prentis blog

“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilisation.” Newham Council Budget meeting 2017

Feb 28, 2017By John's Labour blog

This was to be my speech last night at the Newham Council Meeting on the budget. There was a free vote for Labour Councillors (i.e all of us) and I had proposed an amendment to the budget on increasing Council tax by 1.99% in order to pay for hardship …Read more…

Feb 28, 2017John's Labour blog

“Unaccompanied Child Migrants” Forest Gate North Labour Party Branch meeting Thursday 2 March 2017

Feb 27, 2017By John's Labour blog

This is a flyer for our next branch meeting. As well as usual Labour Party business there is a motion and debate on “”Unaccompanied Child Migrants”.

“We call upon Newham Council to confirm that it agrees to accept a significant number of unaccompanied…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017John's Labour blog

Free trade: what would it take to get union backing?

Feb 27, 2017By Touchstone blog

Today I was asked to give a speech at the Foreign Office by Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade, about free trade. This is an edited version of my remarks. The debate over free trade is a timely one, given that those who advocate prote…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017Touchstone blog

An Invitation to the Birmingham Political Forum on the Future of Society

Feb 27, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

An Invitation to the Birmingham Political Forum on the Future of Society Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:00 am (registration) – 4:00 pm To participate, contact RTUC Venue Birmingham The times are…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Germany’s Striving to Become Torchbearer of the West 

Feb 27, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

– german-foreign-policy.com – In the run-up to the Munich Security Conference [February 17-19], leading German foreign policy experts [called] on the EU to reposition itself on the world…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Calls at Munich Security Conference for German and European Rearmament

Feb 27, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

The 53rd annual edition of the Munich Security Conference, said to be the largest international gathering of its kind, took place February 17 to 19.[1] “Disarm!”; “This Security…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Fujitsu workers strike

Feb 27, 2017By UNITElive

Hundreds of workers at IT giant Fujitsu are staging strike action across the UK to defend their jobs, pay and pensions, and to gain union recognition.   Unite’s 1,200 members will begin a 24…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017UNITElive

‘Utterly shameful’

Feb 27, 2017By UNITElive

Coming in at 103rd out of 119 countries in a global ranking tracking wage growth since the financial crisis, the UK placed above only a handful of countries, including Greece, Sri Lanka, Jamaica and…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017UNITElive

Bangladesh breakthrough as global unions rally in defence of workers

Feb 27, 2017By Stronger Unions

An international campaign to support Bangladesh’s trade unions in the face of a government crackdown has won key concessions. Global unions, backed by a strong stance from brands sourcing from…Read more…

Feb 27, 2017Stronger Unions
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