Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back
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Local government conference remembers Grenfell Tower
Minute’s silence, collection and statement form the branch, as last week’s fire casts its shadow over delegates
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Plight raised of Black workers in fragmented workplaces
Conference hears that the post-Brexit world, where the ‘other’ is increasingly seen as a problem, is making the situation worse for Black workers
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Delegates look to the future with debates on apprenticeships
Local government conference says apprenticeships are important, but must be properly funded and designed
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UNISON vows to build care campaign
Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers
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Unison pledges campaign to fight cuts to council funding
‘Our broad range of services are needed more than ever’ delegates hear as union local government conference gets under way
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UNISON is ‘strong and stable’ WET conference hears
Water, environment and transport delegates debate a wide range of motions as their conference opens in Brighton
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The residential care system is failing the elderly, says UNISON
Elderly and vulnerable people in residential care homes are being left in re-used continence pads, denied trips to the toilet and kept indoors for days on end because of severe staff shortages,…Read more…
The perfect gift for Fathers’ Day? Proper paid paternity leave
Forget socks, slippers or the latest gadget. This Sunday, the government should give fathers the perfect Fathers’ Day gift and help them spend time more with their families – by making sure all fathers can access well-paid paternity leave. One in four working fathers aren’t entitled to take…Read more…
Newham Council Response to High Rise Residents following GrenfellFire
I have asked a UNISON colleague who is a very experienced Housing Surveyor to check on this advice and also asked the Council who is checking Housing Associations & privately managed high rise blocks’ fire risk assessments.
UNISON – welcome to Brighton
I fear I shall miss the London Region pre-meeting for my final UNISON Local Government Conference this evening as I head off for drinks with comrades from Brighton Pavilion Constituency Labour Party.
I shall, however, be at Conference in the morning (…Read more…
Election Result: Crisis of Political System Deepens: Workers’ Weekly:
Crisis of Political System Deepens as People Say No! To May The result of the June 8 General Election has been a catastrophe for Theresa May and the Conservative Party as well as the ruling circles…Read more…
Highest inflation in four years shows need for action on wages, says TUC
ONS figures announced today (Tuesday) show inflation (2.9% in May) continues to far outstrip wage growth (2.1% in March). TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The election showed that working…Read more…
Isle of Wight Care Home Closure:
Residents and staff devastated at Isle of Wight care home closure plan Staff, residents and families are shocked and devastated at news that Polars Care Home is to close in September. With 29…Read more…
Tories ‘stand aside’ call
John McDonnell has told the crisis-hit Tories “to stand aside” and let Labour fix the economy after figures showed that workers are experiencing a renewed squeeze on their wages. Office for…Read more…
Independent inquiry plea
Successive housing ministers failed to act on a 2013 report warning of the dangers of fire to high-rise blocks like Grenfell Tower – including Theresa May’s new chief of staff Gavin Barwell. …Read more…
Yellow fist of protest
The scourge of inequality was highlighted yesterday (July 15) on the 27th anniversary of International Justice Day – putting the spotlight on low wages and poor work conditions for cleaners and…Read more…
‘Deeply disappointing’
Unite members working for British Airways’ mixed fleet announced a two week strike today (Friday June 16), after the airline refused to accept the union’s final compromise position on the outstanding…Read more…
Despair
Unite today (Friday June 16) announced that it will donate £100,000 to the Red Cross London Fire Relief appeal set up to assist the people affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The union has…Read more…
Never again
“Get stuffed”. That was the response of Boris Johnson, our present foreign secretary, when quizzed as mayor about his fire safety cuts. In just two words, Johnson embodied the hideous disdain…Read more…