24 October 2017
Bill Greenshields, People’s Assembly National Steering Committee Member
Tracing the origins of austerity to the policies of government following the 2008 financial and economic…Read more…
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24 October 2017
Bill Greenshields, People’s Assembly National Steering Committee Member
Tracing the origins of austerity to the policies of government following the 2008 financial and economic…Read more…
Greedy outsourcing firm ESS is attempting to force Unite cleaners and housekeepers at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) facility in Gosport to take two weeks unpaid holiday a year in a cynical bid to save…Read more…
Under threat defence workers from BAE Systems will be travelling from across England to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow (October 25) to lobby MPs and demand that the government takes back control…Read more…
Second round consultation setting out the principles and propositions that will underpin rule changes necessary to put the settlement in place
The article Consultation on political fund changes…Read more…
The recent Health & Wellbeing Event held at the Civic Centre on 10 October 2017 was a great success. There was a lot of interest and the cakes were yummy!! AdvertisementsRead more…
Over a thousand parents, teachers, school support staff and head teachers will be attending the School Cuts mass lobby of Parliament this Tuesday, 24 October. They will bring the message to MPs that…Read more…
General secretary stresses that British workers must not be expected to pay for Brexit as they have with the financial crisis
The article UNISON calls for swift deal on Brexit transition first…Read more…
Help celebrate the unsung heroes of the NHS – voting closes on 6 November
The article Vote now for your health hero first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Find out how we got to where we are with health and safety regulation
The article From explosions to asbestos – the history of health and safety first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Council is signing UNISON’s ethical care charters
The article Manchester City Council Commits to Ethical Care first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
On Saturday I went to Congress House for a meeting of the South Eastern Trade Union Council (SERTUC) as an UNISON delegate. I haven’t been a delegate to this body for some years and was pleased to be there again but sad to note that this was the last m…Read more…
https://www.eyeonspain.com/blogs/iwonderwhy/11849/Why-does-Spain-have-so-many-autonomous-regions.aspx Ever wondered why Spain has so many autonomous regions? For many years the Spanish monarchy and…Read more…
Sunday 22 October; 11am; Stratford Station (Westfield entrance); Political Education & Social; Daniel Blaney and juliannemarriott@me.com ; CLP (Everyone is welcome including friends and family.) London Docklands Museum visit E14 4AL. either bi…Read more…
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm to 8pm (followed by social).Guest Speaker – John Healey MP Shadow Minister for Housing & PlanningAll Branch Labour Link (APF) members invited.Strictly RSVP to C.Thompson@un…Read more…
The detailed timetable of windows for the various meetings for the coming year is below.
For explanation of jargon and acronyms, see my glossary. For more information on Unite’s structures, see my structures page.
20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 and 10-14 Dec 201…Read more…
42,400 recorded incidents of violence towards public sector workers in Scotland last year is a shocking figure – over 100 incidents every day. What’s even more shocking is that this is just the tip…Read more…
Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene
The article Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Gavin Robinson, the DUP MP for East Belfast, didn’t go as far as was trailed by his local media when he asked in parliament whether business secretary Greg Clark had made any approach on the…Read more…
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the conference of Unite, Scotland’s biggest union as delegates debate motions on the big issues facing Scotland’s working people, from the rising…Read more…
Wages have fallen for the sixth month in a row even as unemployment has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, the latest figures from this week have shown. Wages dropped 0.4 per…Read more…