Their proposals threaten a further demolition of the welfare state, which will leave all but the very poorest forced to cough up for their care.
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‘Catastrophic consequences’
The Conservative’s plan to reduce immigration to the tens of thousands would cause “catastrophic economic consequences”, a study by an employer-backed think tank shows. The Global Future…Read more…
Raking it in
Among the Tory party’s top wealthy donors is a businessman who has been interviewed under caution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over corruption, money laundering and bribery. The latest…Read more…
Pay your dues
Unite today (May 19) called on the new owners of Transline to break with the past by building a new constructive relationship with both its workers and Unite. As a first step, Unite urged…Read more…
Public sector recruitment hovers on the brink of crisis, warns UNISON
A new report from the Institute for Financial Studies’ (IFS) released today (Friday) on plans for public sector pay highlights problems keeping experienced and skilled staff. The report – which…Read more…
Is this Tory mental health proposal going to help?
The Conservative Party election manifesto includes a commitment to amend health and safety regulations, and many readers will be surprised and delighted to learn that, on this occasion, they are not…Read more…
‘Crazy’ clamping threat
Unite has warned private housing building firm Mears and joint venture company Manchester Working that its “crazy” clamping threats have only strengthened the resolve of workers currently on their…Read more…
‘Fighting for Labour’
Unite has launched its campaign to persuade its members to play their part in the June 8 general election. According to Unite, its 1.4m members could make the difference especially in Labour…Read more…
Marking 50 years of a dangerous occupation
UNISON/PSC exhibition and book offers union branches a resource for this year’s 50th anniversary of the Palestinian occupation
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No mercy May
Theresa May was described as a “dementia taxing” “lunch snatcher” today, as she launched a Tory manifesto that would see a continuation of damaging policies for ordinary families and increased tax…Read more…
Squeezed – again
Labour and the unions attacked the Tories’ economic record after new figures showed that workers have been hit with a renewed wage squeeze. Pay growth in early 2017 fell below inflation for…Read more…
Three approaches to social care: what are the parties’ plans?
The Conservative party published their manifesto this morning. This means we are now in a position to look at the approach of each major party to funding social care in England. Conservatives The Conservative policy is abandon the Dilnot reforms the pa…Read more…
Pensions and the price of milk
For a while there was a fad among political journalists for asking politicians the price of every day items, to test their understanding of voter’s lives. When it comes to changes to pensions policy, aspiring political leaders should have to prove their understanding of the financial position…Read more…
Pensioners’ ‘worst deal’
Despite long being targeted by the Tories for votes, older people were today (May 18) arguably given the worst deal as prime minister Theresa May launched the party’s manifesto. The triple…Read more…
‘Slapped in the Face’
An overwhelming nine out of 10 Unite members working at GKN Aerospace Services Ltd near Bristol, have voted for strike action beginning next week (May 22) in a protest over pay. Hard-working…Read more…
Alternative Facts
There’s a reason we don’t trust Qatar when they tell us we’re wrong about the prediction of 4,000 deaths before the 2022 World Cup. It’s because they can’t stop themselves hiding, misrepresenting or…Read more…
Workers at BMW’s Cowley struck work
Workers at BMW’s Cowley Mini Plant strike for fourth time Michael Race Oxford Mail BMW workers have again taken to the picket line to protest over proposals to scrap their final salary pension…Read more…
Who’s really to blame?
It is a truism that we always think our present is the best or the worse depending on the circumstances – it usually isn’t. This time however I really do think that the hostility metered out to…Read more…
One Team week of action to celebrate the NHS’s unsung workers
Without support staff, ‘our NHS simply wouldn’t work’
The article One Team week of action to celebrate the NHS’s unsung workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON comment on Conservative social care plans
Commenting on the social care announcement that is part of the wider Conservative manifesto launch, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today’s social care announcement reveals…Read more…