My colleague Mehdi Kouhestani, who now works for the Canadian trade union movement, has provided this update on a three day long strike in Iran which demonstrates the struggles trade unionists in…Read more…
Iranian workers still fighting for justice
My colleague Mehdi Kouhestani, who now works for the Canadian trade union movement, has provided this update on a three day long strike in Iran which demonstrates the struggles trade unionists in…Read more…
Clear path forward
Constructive discussions between employers at Hinkley Point C and Unite have resulted in a temporary agreement over the payment of bonuses during the construction of the power station. All…Read more…
How we can achieve universal rights for workers
07 June 2017
Sonia McKay, Professor of European Socio-Legal Studies at the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
Universality of rights ought to be a fundamental…Read more…
Labour is once again proud
Six weeks ago when Theresa May called her opportunistic election it was understandable that there was a sharp intake of labour movement breath. Could we really mount a decent challenge to a prime…Read more…
OECD call for increased public investment as UK economy weakens and real wage decline intensifies
Today the OECD issue their twice yearly Economic Outlook, setting out their view of how the economy will develop, and how governments should respond. Their message for the UK government is clear: they need to invest. The headline on their economic comm…Read more…
Love Equality – the fight for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
It was whilst working at Royal Mail at the central Tomb Street sorting office in Belfast in 2002 that I first truly fathomed the transformational power of the trade union movement. A 20-year-old…Read more…
BBC Election poll tracker – Looking Close
Looking close. The real poll is tomorrow. Need to Get Our Vote Out!Read more…
What did you do in the 2017 Election?
Dear John
If you’ve got any time on Election Day to help Labour you’re really needed in nearby marginals. Below are details for Ilford North (where we won in 2015 by 589 votes) and Westminster North. There’s also info about leafleting in …Read more…
Don’t Kiss Your NHS Goodbye: VOTE LABOUR THIS THURSDAY
Please share if you want a free NHS or have a USA Trump style scheme that will demand evidence that you can pay before you or your family receive any treatment.
The choice on Thursday is yours. Do not dare to whinge if you vote to kiss your NHS goodby…Read more…
UNISON “there for you” drop in Surgery 8 June 2017
UNISON Housing Association Branch Welfare Officer Mitsy holds a surgery for members in the Resource for London cafe, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA every second Thursday 10-3pm. The next one is due this Thursday 8 June.
As a fellow West Ham Labour …Read more…
Can we trust the Rusty Lady?
The union I have the privilege of leading, Unite, is glad that the questions of trust and leadership are now centre-stage in this election. For the past seven years, the Conservatives have run…Read more…
May has questions to answer
Trade unions and Labour have said that Theresa May has questions to answer over cuts to emergency and police services while she was home secretary. Sadiq Khan also this morning warned that the…Read more…
Election 2017 – Labour’s ownership plans are the radical shift in energy policy
Not for the first time, energy policy has received very little attention in this election campaign. In Scotland, key elements are reserved so you might expect a bit more attention to be paid to it,…Read more…
Wake up and smell the coffee
Low paid hospitality workers today (Tuesday June 6) protested outside the Grand Connaught rooms in relation to the low pay and exploitative practices in their sectors and told hospitality bosses to…Read more…
The Manchester Arena terrorist attack – two UNISON members’ stories
Adam Williams was in a corridor with a patient at the Salford Royal hospital when he heard news of an explosion in Manchester. Twenty minutes later he was at the scene.
The article The Manchester…Read more…
Why auto-enrolment matters to women
Auto-enrolment is a Government initiative designed to encourage workers to save for their retirement. By 2018 all employers must enrol their eligible employees into a workplace…Read more…
The life of Ryan
Ryan Jones helped a thirteen-year-old girl who was being bullied
The article The life of Ryan first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
This election is a chance for a new deal for working people: Let’s not waste it
It seems that every election, the parties tell us it’s the most important election for a generation. But this one genuinely could be. Whoever ends up forming the next government, at the top of their…Read more…
West Ham on tour in Spennymoor – General Election 2017
Picture collage from last Monday when a few of us from West Ham Labour Party, led by our PPC Lyn Brown, went up to Bishop Auckland in County Durham to support local Labour candidate, Helen Goodman.
We went first to a short mobilisation event of local …Read more…