This college is from Saturday 11 March when West Ham Labour Party activists came to support the local Party in Canning Town South ward. Our MP Lyn Brown was there and we all knocked on doors in the ward asking if they had any issues that they wanted to…Read more…
Counting the cost of Brexit
Time was when nothing could be done by the Government or the European Union without a rigorously mapped impact assessment. Almost invariably wielded as a tool by deregulatory zealots to show that workers’ demands would lead to unacceptable burdens on business, I can remember exposing many of…Read more…
“Union reps are good for workers and employers and we can prove it”
Check out TUC risks and link to Stronger Unions response to the latest nonsense from the Tax evaders alliance.
“The TUC has ripped apart the latest attempt by a right-wing lobby group to claim paid release for union reps comes at a cost. TUC national …Read more…
One Housing Group raises rents for Newham key workers by 40%
Tomorrow I will be attending this public meeting in the evening to discuss One Housing Group plan to impose new tenancy agreements and massive rent rises on a number of “key worker” tenants in Manor Road, E15.
These “key workers” are employed by local…Read more…
Why the NHS is in trouble:
10 charts that show why the NHS is in trouble Nick TriggleHealth correspondent BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38887694 Image copyrightPA The NHS faces unrelenting pressure despite funding…Read more…
Greater London UNISON Labour link Regional Forum 2017 (and Eastern Region)
Pictures from recent Regional Labour Link forum in central London. I chaired the meeting and after opening remarks, introductions, workplan, financial report (don’t ask) we moved on to motions.
My branch had submitted a motion on building a new nation…Read more…
Stress – time to stop blaming the workers
Hugh Robertson Yesterday I attended the HSE stress summit in London for the launch of their new stress campaign. The conference went well and the main thrust of the conference was on the importance…Read more…
West Ham Labour Campaigning tomorrow – Keir Hardie Methodist Church
Dear John
Sorry for short notice but below are our canvassing sessions for this weekend. All members very welcome to come along and help us talk to residents – don’t worry if you’ve not come before – someone will h…Read more…
New offer that could settle Derby dispute to be put to school support staff, says UNISON
Strike action by Derby school support staff is to be suspended following a new offer from the city council, UNISON has announced today (Friday). UNISON will now recommend that its members across the…Read more…
Redress the arts education deficit in Northern Ireland
Equity campaign for a publicly funded independent drama school in Northern Ireland.Read more…
Andy Burnham vows to end ‘callous culture’ of social care
The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service
The article Andy Burnham vows to end ‘callous culture’ of social care…Read more…
BP/Ineos talks spark jobs fears
Fears over hundreds of jobs and pensions were stoked last night (March 16), as it unexpectedly emerged that oil giant BP has been in talks with the petrochemicals firm Ineos – a company with a…Read more…
Fujitsu jobs battle
Striking workers at the IT giant Fujitsu are to step up their industrial action with a further two days of strike action on Friday, March 24 and Monday, March 27 as they battle to defend their jobs,…Read more…
Save Bromley libraries
The Bromley public has been asked ‘to rise up and make their voice heard’, otherwise the borough’s 14 libraries will be privatised, with expected severe cutbacks in services. The call to…Read more…
Migration after Brexit: the challenge to labour standards
By Roger Jeary, IER blogger
Roger Jeary, a delegate at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Migration After Brexit: the Challenge to Labour Standards event, provides a detailed report on the…Read more…
Stress – time to stop blaming the workers
Yesterday I attended the HSE stress summit in London for the launch of their new stress campaign. The conference went well and the main thrust of the conference was on the importance of prevention,…Read more…
UNISON wins £70,000 pay-out for hospital cleaners
22 union members in Torquay receive damages after being made sick by hazardous chemical disinfectant
The article UNISON wins £70,000 pay-out for hospital cleaners first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Ageing members and reps: the demographics that threaten the future of unions
Most of the commentary on trade union decline concentrates on the fall in overall union membership and density (the proportion of workers who carry a union card). This is obviously cause for great…Read more…
All English schools face real cuts to funding
Latest Education Policy Institute report confirms unions’ warning over effects of new National Funding Formula
The article All English schools face real cuts to funding first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The legacy of Chris Wilkes (18/12/57-18/03/16)
Dear Colleagues, Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic, early death of former Ruskin College Principal, Chris Wilkes. Chris was an inspirational leader in many genuine, authentic ways. He was deeply committed to Ruskin’s ethos of…Read more…