The omens ahead of tomorrow’s Budget are not good. Last week the business select committee warned that the much-heralded industrial strategy was welcome in intent but absent of strategy….Read more…
‘Incredible support’
Bus workers striking against low pay, poor industrial relations and anti-union actions by their employer, Oxford Bus Company, were joined on Monday (March 6) on the picket line by Unite general…Read more…
‘The forgotten cousin’
Local authorities are ‘the forgotten cousins’ of public expenditure, as the financial crisis facing social care gathers pace, Unite has said. Unite, which has 80,000 members in local…Read more…
And the fight goes on…
It’s been more than a century since International Women’s Day was first proposed, but the pressing need for a day for women to voice their demands in their struggle for equality has hardly…Read more…
‘Sixty billion pound’ man
Chancellor Philip Hammond will set aside £60bn in preparation for a Brexit crisis in tomorrow’s Budget, but will not spend any extra cash to alleviate the meltdown of the UK’s health services. …Read more…
Time to pay NHS staff for unpaid overtime, says UNISON
Commenting on the annual staff survey published today (Tuesday) by NHS England, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “There are simply too few staff to cope with the growing demands being…Read more…
‘This union fears no one’
Crowding into Unite’s Holborn office conference room for the migrant workers’ conference on February 22, I was struck by the energy and positive vibes just beaming off every single soul in there –…Read more…
Four tests of whether the Budget delivers for working people
As she started her campaign to be Prime Minister, Theresa May promised to put the power of government in the service of working people. So far, there’s little sign that the Chancellor has got the message, with his pre-budget interviews focusing on ‘fiscal discipline’ at the same time as pressing…Read more…
Apprenticeship levy – keeping it local
With an ageing public sector workforce, we should be encouraging apprenticeships by passing the funding from the Apprenticeship Levy onto those public service employers who deliver quality…Read more…
Plans to let councils opt out of legal duties to children dropped
UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)
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No deal could be the worst deal possible, warn MPs
The Prime Minister has argued that, when it comes to Britain’s relationship with the EU after Brexit, no deal would be better than a bad deal (I’m worried that some Conservative MPs actually think no deal would be better than a good deal, too!) It is frequently argued that holding out…Read more…
Stopping the Government tinkering with workers’ rights
We’ve welcomed the Prime Minister’s promise to protect and enhance the rights of working people that the EU has underpinned over the last forty years, but we’ve stressed the need for a cast-iron mechanism to guarantee those rights aren’t watered down, and ensure the rights…Read more…
STRONGERUNISON – NEC Election 2017 – Regional Seats
Recommendations for Regional UNISON NEC seats. Mitsy and I were handing out leaflets on Saturday to UNISON Community Conference delegates. I think this is a fantastic slate and hope that UNISON members in England and Wales support these candidates.
Ch…Read more…
Save our NHS
“Sickness doesn’t have an age,” Unite member Jake Kraweckyj told UNITElive at this weekend’s Save Our NHS march on Saturday (March 4), which drew an estimated quarter of a million people from across…Read more…
Marching to save our NHS
As Unite joined 250, 000 marchers in London on Saturday (March 4) to save our NHS, we’ve captured Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as he speaks to the crowd in Parliament Square. …Read more…
Dashing hopes of young must end
Today (Monday March 6) is the first day of National Apprenticeship Week, when industry and government indulges in back slapping and tells up how well they are doing at increasing apprenticeship…Read more…
‘Trust the talents of people’
Unite is determined to fight for jobs and the future of UK car plants after it was confirmed today that Peugeot-owner PSA Group has bought GM’s European Opel operations for £1.9bn. The sale…Read more…
#Right2Remain gains wider support: so what’s the problem?
On Sunday morning, the House of Commons Select Committee on Exiting the European Union (the ‘Brexit Committee’ chaired by Hilary Benn MP) released a report urging the government to unilaterally grant the right to remain to EU citizens living and working in the UK. The cross-party group…Read more…
UNISON members join London march for the NHS
Now is its time of need: the NHS needs us and we cannot be found wanting, vice-president Carol Sewell tells demonstration
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Newham ditches LOBOs pledging £94m in savings
This has been one of the most popular stories on the Local Government finance website Room 151 recently. By Colin Marrs. LOBOS is the Spanish name for wolf. “Newham Council has agreed a deal with Barclays to switch almost half of its Lender Option…Read more…