Opposing the Irrationality of the May Campaign with the Independent Politics of the Working Class The election campaign of Theresa May and the Conservative Party has been one where total…Read more…
West Midlands devolution – ending the fly-over state
Devolution has a long history. The election of metro mayor’s across the UK was just the latest milestone in the devolution journey. Successive governments have recognised that the UK is far too centralised and that to unlock the full potential of the UK’s nations and region’s Whitehall needs to…Read more…
Unite Condemns Mears Beard Ban Decree
Unite, the UK’s largest construction union has condemned a decree by outsourced housing maintenance company Mears, which bars workers from having beards as ‘penny pinching stupidity’. Members of…Read more…
UNISON disciplinary action – they all lived happily ever after?
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Mencap to pay care workers minimum wage for sleep-ins
Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay…Read more…
Blog: The government are putting pupils at risk with more school cuts
Next week the country has a choice between school cuts under the Tories and investment in our children’s education under Labour – I know what choice I’ll be making, and which is better for our…Read more…
‘Most popular policy’
Extortionate rail fares that never fail to rise above the rate of inflation now seem as British as dreary weather. Europe, however, is known for having friendlier climes and superior…Read more…
‘Remarkable’ transformation
On its first anniversary British Steel, which took over Tata’s Scunthorpe steelworks last year, has given workers a 5 percent stake in the business after returning a profit of £47m. Unite…Read more…
Chantal Mouffe interviewed in 2007
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United Steelworkers Slams Trump Paris Decision.
United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement….Read more…
The timing of complaints to the Certification Officer
Regular readers (Sid and Doris Rulebook Anorak) will know that this blog is knowledgeable about the work of the Certification Officer, to whom some bloke called Coyne has today complained about the recent election for General Secretary of UNITE.
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Growth of insecure work has added to labour market disadvantage for Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups
The growth of insecure work has exacerbated the inequalities that Black, Asian and minority (BAME) ethnic workers already face. The experience of insecure work differs between different ethnic groups, but the overall pattern is one in which BAME worker…Read more…
Pupils’ safety at risk as further schools cuts loom, says UNISON
School administrators, business managers and finance workers are regularly administering first aid, handing out medicines to pupils and conducting criminal record checks because of cuts in the number…Read more…
“Corbyn Shock Surge in London”
Not that I would normally believe a word that the @EveningStandard says but hmmmm…..Read more…
What do the smaller parties offer workers?
01 June 2017
The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), Plaid Cymru, The Green Party and UKIP were all given a platform at last night’s BBC Debate, but they didn’t get the opportunity to share their…Read more…
The Stakes: Employment Rights
01 June 2017
There has been a Conservative Prime Minister in Number 10 since the Coalition government formed in 2010. Although Theresa May has attempted to rebrand the Tories as “the party of…Read more…
How would Labour’s Manifesto pledges affect the everyday worker?
01 June 2017
Workers’ rights have become a key political battleground at this year’s election following exposes of dire conditions at some major chains like Sports Direct, and high-profile legal…Read more…