Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) that energy company E.ON is to phase out standard variable tariffs for its customers, UNISON national energy officer Matt Lay said: “This could be a…Read more…
Protecting Haringey home care workers with new charter
Care workers in the London borough of Haringey are to be given the time and support they need to do their work, through a new ethical charter. Haringey Council has signed up to UNISON’s ethical care…Read more…
Newham Council Motion on slaughter in Myanmar
As reported here I was really pleased at this debate and the unanimous decision of full council to support.
“MOTION REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION IN MYANMAR
PROPOSER – CLLR SALIM PATEL
SECOND – CLLR MAS PATEL
That Newham Council,
– having regard to the Report of the United Nations High…Read more…
London bus strike off
A strike by London’s bus controllers scheduled for Friday (September 22) has been called off after last minute peace talks at Acas today (September 20) resulted in an increased pay offer being made…Read more…
‘Great courage’
Following talks between Unite and Serco last week, workers at Barts Health NHS Trust have voted in favour of a deal on working conditions and pay. The deal puts an end to the long-running…Read more…
New steel venture
German steel company Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel today (September 20) announced that they had taken the first step in merging their European operations after signing a memorandum of understanding…Read more…
Cheated out of holiday pay
About 4,000 workers at Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL), members of Unite have overwhelmingly rejected the company’s holiday pay offer and imposed cuts to terms and conditions in a consultative ballot….Read more…
‘Huge relief’
Unite called on Birmingham city council to honour the Acas agreement and resolve the Birmingham bin dispute after the High Court ruled in the union’s favour today (September 20) and ordered the…Read more…
UNISON disappointed by pay offer for colleges in England
UNISON has today (Wednesday) expressed disappointment at the pay offer put forward by the Association of Colleges. The union believes the offer of a one per cent increase or £250, whichever is…Read more…
UNISON suspends Aung San Suu Kyi’s membership
Honorary membership suspended as international pressure grows over Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis
The article UNISON suspends Aung San Suu Kyi’s membership first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
REMINDER – Grenfell Tower: The anatomy of a disaster & the future of social housing in London – Newham Fabians 20 Sept 2017
REMINDER: Tom Copley, GLA lead on Housing speaking this Thursday 20 September 7-9pm at Eat 16 Cafe, St Luke’s Community Centre, Canning Town, E16 1HN
Agenda
1. Welcome & introductions
2. Talk: Grenfell Tower & the future of social housing…Read more…
Blog: Lillie McNaughton was one of those special people
She will be missed by her friends in UNISON Scotland and across our union, and by those who she stood up for in the workplace and the conference hall. Our thoughts are with all those who knew…Read more…
‘Sky high’ rents
Britain’s housing crisis turned up a notch in August after rents increased by 2.4 per cent, the highest increase this year. Families are now dishing out an average of £939 a month to keep a…Read more…
‘Addicted’ to zero-hours
Too many companies like Sports Direct are ‘addicted’ to the use of zero hours contracts and insecure working practices Unite warned today (September 19) as official figures showed there were 1.4…Read more…
Toxic cabin air inquiry call
Unite repeated its call for a public inquiry into toxic cabin air on board aircraft today (September 19) as an international two day conference into aircraft cabin air got underway at Imperial…Read more…
Sweet deal
About 1,300 workers at three Cadbury UK sites have achieved a two-year pay deal designed to counter rising inflation, Unite has said. The workers at the Birmingham Bournville site; Chirk,…Read more…
Fresh bus disruption
The streets of London are facing disruption this Friday (September 22) as London’s bus controllers take further industrial action in a dispute over pay, Unite, the UK’s largest union has warned….Read more…
Sick pay attack
Unite is urging Liverpool City Council to back a motion to be debated this Wednesday (September 20) which calls on the outsourcing giant ISS to end its attack on sick pay for hundreds of workers at…Read more…
Wage theft scandal
More than a million people are barely eking out a living on the minimum wage, now set at £7.50 an hour – but a shock new report has revealed that among these low-paid workers, as many as 1 in 5 are…Read more…
September 2017 Branch Newsletter
The latest branch newsletter is now available. Featuring: Introducing Key Branch Officers TUC National Inspection Day 25 October 2017 Unison’s Landmark Legal Victory For All Workers A Call To Action For Black Members Of The Branch Workplace Representatives A First Time Delegate’s…Read more…