Unite has joined forces with manufacturers and other unions to urge MPs to protect manufacturing jobs by amending the controversial customs bill, a key part of the government’s Brexit legislation….Read more…
Stronger unions are vital
In one area after another, Unite is now leading the labour movement across Britain and Ireland. Politically our role is central. The part we have played in bringing a radical progressive…Read more…
‘Complete disarray’
More evidence of the chaotic introduction of the all-in-one benefit Universal Credit (UC) emerged last week, after a key part of the new system was taken offline. The ‘live service’ part of UC…Read more…
Sparks fly
London’s Crossrail project will experience major disruption this week as strike action is set to go ahead because of a refusal by Balfour Beatty to pay industry standard project completion payments….Read more…
Norfolk councillors’ pay decision branded ‘disgusting’ by UNISON
Union says move to increase councillors’ allowances by 11%, when budget faces £125m budget cuts, shows they are ‘far removed from what’s happening to local communities’
The article Norfolk…Read more…
Blog: The Tories have nothing new to offer
The Prime Minister and her party have shown once again today that they have nothing new to offer. Her new year’s resolution should be to move aside, and give Labour a chance to govern in the…Read more…
“Newham mayor ‘trigger ballot’ to be re-run by Labour region” (and a possible new contender?)
See post below from former Guardian Journalist Dave Hill on his “On London” website. I see that Dave mentions Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz, as a possible contender.
“The process which led to Sir Robin Wales being endorsed to seek a fifth term as Lab…Read more…
‘Furious and determined’
Workers at a fork lift truck engineering company in Bolton are on strike today (January 8) in protest over a paltry pay offer which amounts to a real terms pay cut. 82 per cent of workers at…Read more…
New cars guarantee call
Unite called on PSA Group to provide investment guarantees on new models for Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant today (January 8) as workers were informed the carmaker was seeking 250 additional…Read more…
Read all about it!
As we begin a new year, UNITElive takes a look back at what you were reading last year. Below are the 10 most popular UNITElive stories of 2017 in reverse order. Thanks for reading! 10….Read more…
‘We won this’
McDonald’s workers who went on strike for the first time in the firm’s UK history celebrated last Thursday (January 4) after winning their biggest pay rise in more than a decade. The victory…Read more…
Railway Workers Strike for Safety and Rights.
The long running dispute by train drivers is continuing with a series of strikes.Train workers at five firms, in separate disputes over rail safety, have walked out and Southern Rail faces the 39th…Read more…
‘We’ll never be thrown off course’
In his 2018 address to the members of Unite, general secretary Len McCluskey has vowed that the union will stay strong and growing despite the challenges ahead. The address is released today…Read more…
2018 service group executive elections – nominations
Nominations open on 29 January and end on 2 March
The article 2018 service group executive elections – nominations first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Review: The Power, by Naomi Alderman
Imagine a world in which one gender has all the power, controlling the economy, society, politics, and so on. A world in which members of one gender can exploit and abuse members of the other…Read more…
The Customs Bill threatens UK industry and jobs
Leaving the Customs Union would mean businesses faced VAT and other tariffs on imported components and goods, and customs checks that will add to their costs and risk job losses.Read more…
Why the NUJ is backing Carrie Gracie and other women at the BBC
Equal pay in the BBC should not be just an aspiration, it’s something that the NUJ is determined to help our members secure.Read more…
Mill Green & Blackmore walk
Off message but did a fabulous 6.5 mile walk in Essex today (Pathfinder Essex walks). Cold and windy but blue skies and sunshine. Mill Green Common is only about 40 minutes from Forest Gate, East London by car (near Brentwood).
The start of the walk i…Read more…
The Necessity of Railway in Britain
Britain still has the 17th largest railway network in the world. It is one of the busiest railways in Europe, according to Network Rail, with 20% more train services than France, 60% more than Italy,…Read more…
Passing of Dr Ed Gouge:
‘A life well lived’: Loss of much-loved political campaigner https://onthewight.com/ed-gouge-a-life-well-lived-loss-of-well-liked-political-campaigner/ It was incredibly sad to hear earlier this week…Read more…