March 26, 2017 – Wendy Errington They did themselves, their kids and their communities proud. The Lions of Durham marched in full voice on Saturday 25 March ~ from the centre of the city ~ over…Read more…
“One Housing to raise rents on key worker scheme by 40%”
This story about the rent rises was on the Inside Housing website last week. I am in the process of responding to a particularly inadequate response I received from One Housing management.
A London housing association is set to start lifting rents by …Read more…
1 in 3 experience racism at work after Brexit vote
When the topic of Brexit’s effects so far comes up in conversation, it’s hard to not talk about the rise in racist attacks since the EU referendum vote. Racism never went away of course, but the last…Read more…
Continental holidays under threat without a good #Brexit deal
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is the latest trade association to express serious concerns about how Brexit is being negotiated, with a report setting out the measures needed to sustain the industry – which employs many in the UK, as well as abroad – after Brexit. In…Read more…
Protect Scotland’s Pubs
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Bristol NUJ and Bristol Cable agree to collaborate on police secret communications issue
Bristol NUJ and The Bristol Cable have agreed in principle to further investigate the risks posed to journalists by surveillance technology being deployed by Avon & Somerset Police and other…Read more…
Let’s Make This a May Day to Remember—in the streets and online!
The remarkable “Day without Immigrants,” when tens of thousands walked out February 16, sprang from the grass roots with little coordination by unions or worker centers. But to their credit, many groups are now looking to build on that momentum with st…Read more…
Let’s Make This a May Day to Remember—in the streets and online!
The remarkable “Day without Immigrants,” when tens of thousands walked out February 16, sprang from the grass roots with little coordination by unions or worker centers. But to their credit, many…Read more…
Let’s Make This a May Day to Remember—in the streets and online!
The remarkable “Day without Immigrants,” when tens of thousands walked out February 16, sprang from the grass roots with little coordination by unions or worker centers. But to their credit, many…Read more…
Let’s Make This a May Day to Remember—in the streets and online!
The remarkable “Day without Immigrants,” when tens of thousands walked out February 16, sprang from the grass roots with little coordination by unions or worker centers. But to their credit, many…Read more…
Let’s Make This a May Day to Remember—in the streets and online!
The remarkable “Day without Immigrants,” when tens of thousands walked out February 16, sprang from the grass roots with little coordination by unions or worker centers. But to their credit, many groups are now looking to build on that momentum with st…Read more…
Assessment scheme adds to pressure on already overstretched social workers, says UNISON
The government should scrap plans to roll out its new assessment and accreditation scheme for social workers because it will take up valuable time that could be spent helping vulnerable families,…Read more…
Safety bypass?
A major infrastructure project is being built on the backs of injured workers, as the Press and Journal revealed today (April 3) that one construction worker is hurt each week working on the £745m…Read more…
Government inertia could put pensions auto-enrolment at risk
Cleverly harnessing individual inertia to help workers get a workplace pension has been behind the success of automatic enrolment. But government inertia could put its early success at risk. Under automatic enrolment, workers have to actively opt out o…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Unite members joined campaigners from Yorkshire and beyond as they collectively took to the streets in Leeds on Saturday (April 1) in defence of the NHS. With a turnout reportedly exceeding…Read more…
Stand up for national interest
Unite today (April 3) called for the Scottish and Westminster parliaments to carry out urgent inquiries into the sale of the Forties Pipeline System from BP to Ineos. Unite was involved in two…Read more…
Voting Starts today, Support your #STRONGERUNISON candidates: Regional Seats
EasternMark TRASK Male SeatSarah CROWE Female SeatJean THOMAS Reserved Seat
East MidlandsChris TANSLEY Male SeatNicole BERRISFORD Female Seat
West MidlandsStephen JONES Male SeatEleanor SMITH Female SeatCarole SEWELL Female SeatMary LOCKE Reserved Seat…Read more…
Stressed and sick
Over-stretched paramedics are taking tens of thousands of days off a year because of stress, as NHS ambulance services struggle to cope with rising numbers of emergency calls. The number of…Read more…
NEC elections – 5 reasons to vote
UNISON members are electing the union’s national executive council – key reasons why you should use your vote and return the ballot paper
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Renegade: RIP Darcus Howe
Dear Colleagues,
Earlier this year the biography of Darcus Howe (activist, writer and broadcaster) Renegade: The Life & Times of Darcus Howe was re-published by Bloomsbury. Details are here:
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/renegade-9781408886212/