A new report on the NHS by the House of Lords calling for more long-term planning and funding for the health service was welcomed by Unite on Wednesday (April 5). The House of Lords Select…Read more…
No child should go hungry
Austerity harms every one of us but it is poorer children who bear the greatest brunt of the government’s funding cuts to public services – the UN published a damning report last year condemning…Read more…
A note on the economic impact of Roosevelt’s New Deal
This post is brief background to a longer piece that views Roosevelt’s economics through his impact on Washington D.C. The economic statistics show his initiatives brought the US great depression to a decisive end; they also stabilised the deterioration in the public sector finances. Yet the…Read more…
Ferry strikes go on
Travellers using the Woolwich Ferry face two-days of disruption later this month, as new strikes are announced in the long-running dispute over a bullying culture, and health and safety issues….Read more…
Brazilian unions protest for Lula and for justice
Last year’s legislative coup against the democratically-elected President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, was denounced by trade unionists in the country who predicted that the corrupt replacement…Read more…
Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations: Long on information, short on action
The UK’s gender pay gap stands at 18.1% and at the current rate this gap will not close for at least another 40 years. This means that the average woman has to wait nearly a fifth of a year (66 days) before she starts to get paid, compared to the average man. Today the…Read more…
‘Attack on democratic rights’
Unite the union has expressed outrage over plans to use members of the armed forces to undermine a strike at the Coulport and Faslane naval bases. Yesterday (April 5) the union was informed…Read more…
15-minute care makeover from hell
Claire Sweeney stars in our new short film with a difference
The article 15-minute care makeover from hell first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Council elections – keep it local
As the local government election short campaign gets under way – let’s keep it local.
Local government elections will be held for every seat in Scotland on Thursday 4 May. The first reminder…Read more…
There for members – how our charity helped this winter
More than 600 UNISON members struggling to pay for their heating, have been awarded over £30,000 thanks to UNISON’s dedicated welfare charity, There For You.
The article There for members –…Read more…
Get ready for Public Service Champions part two
This month and next will be busy months for UNISON’s Public Service Champions campaign.
The article Get ready for Public Service Champions part two first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Satirical film starring Claire Sweeney highlights ‘absurdity’ of 15-minute care visits
Satirical film starring Claire Sweeney highlights ‘absurdity’ of 15-minute care visits Former Brookside actress and 60 Minute Makeover presenter Claire Sweeney features in a satire – commissioned by…Read more…
VOTE Steve JONES for UNISON NEC – West Midlands Male Seat
Another good candidate for UNISON members in our West Midlands region to consider voting for in the NEC Ballot – alongside Eleanor SMITH Female Seat, Carole SEWELL Female Seat and Mary LOCKE Reserved Seat.Read more…
BMW workers announce eight 24 hour strikes
BMW workers announce eight 24 hour strikes over ‘pension robbery’ 05 April 2017 A series of eight 24 hour strikes combined with an overtime ban and work to rule, involving up to 3,500 BMW workers…Read more…
BMW workers announce eight 24 hour strikes
BMW workers announce eight 24 hour strikes over ‘pension robbery’ 05 April 2017 A series of eight 24 hour strikes combined with an overtime ban and work to rule, involving up to 3,500 BMW workers…Read more…
Are dads missing out?
A policy to help men take parental leave is failing because new fathers cannot afford to take time off with their children, campaigners have warned. The two-year-old policy allows parents to…Read more…
‘No credible link’
Radical action must be taken to overhaul Britain’s system of corporate governance, a committee of MPs has recommended in a report published today (April 5). Among its many recommendations, the…Read more…
‘No signs of ending’
Unite the union, representing staff across Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has expressed anger about the banks’ decision to close a further 100 branches, resulting in over 200 job losses. The UK…Read more…
‘From confusion to chaos’
Ministers need to give leadership and provide public finance, as UK’s energy policy ‘lurches from confusion to potential chaos’, with the latest developments at the Moorside nuclear power station in…Read more…
Blog: A phenomenal campaign, made possible by inspirational branch leadership
School support staff can go into work with their heads held high, knowing that the value of the work they do for children and schools has been recognised. But they will never forget the way that…Read more…