Every time a group of people is disenfranchised, the arguments justifying it are often the same – that they are too immature to vote, that they are politically ill-informed, that they themselves…Read more…
‘What a mess’
The incompetence of this Tory government is so palpable it is almost embarrassing. It’s an incompetence compounded by a heartlessness to those least able to resist. Chaos at the heart of the…Read more…
Make the NHS a living wage employer says UNISON
Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
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One in ten council workers paid below the living wage, says UNISON
One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s…Read more…
Further education bodies call for Budget investment
In a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ten bodies representing further education staff, students and providers have called for extra funding to ensure a “stable and well-resourced…Read more…
Evening Canvass and offering support by local Councillors to Residents in Forest Gate following tragic murder.
Photo Collage from an evening door knock and street surgery last month in Forest Gate North, Newham, London by ward Councillors (Rachel, Seyi & Anamul) and local party activists. This was a sensitive matter since the area had experienced what is th…Read more…
Why is housing benefit stopped when claiming Universal Credit?
The difficulties facing people on Universal Credit are now widely known. People making a claim are faced with a wait of 6 weeks or more before they get their first payment. One of the critical components of UC is the housing element which replaces hous…Read more…
Access denied
Using the toilet is a great leveller of humanity – even the highest paid fat cats have to “spend a penny”. As such it almost beggars belief that in this age of unprecedented development and…Read more…
Pay justice delay
Unite which represents thousands of social care workers has sharply criticised the announcement by the government today (November 2) about how workers underpaid for sleep over shifts while on duty…Read more…
‘Bogus’ self-employment
The use of ‘sham and bogus’ employment practices and agency worker abuses in the road transport industry is going to be tested at an employment tribunal (ET) in Manchester. Unite today…Read more…
Commit to defence call
Unite today (November 2) called on the new defence secretary Gavin Williamson to reverse the ‘hollowing out’ of Britain’s sovereign defence capability and spend the UK’s defence budget to support…Read more…
Canada: Increasing Use of Police Powers in the Name of Cyber Security
Trudeau Government’s Anti-Democratic Electoral Reform – Anna Di Carlo – On October 19, Facebook Canada launched its “Canadian Election Integrity Initiative,” which it…Read more…
Spain Imposes Direct Rule on Catalonia:
TML (Canada) Support Catalans’ Right to Decide Their Future! Oppose the Spanish Government’s Takeover! Celebrations in Barcelona as Catalonian parliament votes for independence, October…Read more…
‘Final wake-up call’
As the NHS suffers a growing retention and recruitment crisis, new figures reveal that Brexit may be compounding the problem. The number of EU nurses and midwives coming to the UK to work has…Read more…
Interest rates rise is the last thing public servants need
Rate rise adds insult to injury for public service employees suffering from years of wage freezes and limits on their pay
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Ms Smith Goes to Westminster
Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP
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Social care scheme helps no-one, says UNISON
Care system is creaking at the seams
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UNISON member awarded MBE
Former social worker honoured by the Queen
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Nursing number fall will have a huge impact on the NHS
If more nurses continue to leave than join, staff-patient ratios will become even more dangerous
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Red Robbo: Trade unionist Derek Robinson dies, aged 90
Derek Robinson pictured leading several thousand trade unionists on a protest march after he was sacked in 1979 BBC The former British Leyland worker and trade unionist Derek Robinson has died, aged…Read more…