When Financial Times journalist Madison Marriage blew the lid off the President’s Club men-only charity gala where hostesses were repeatedly sexually harassed by wealthy and powerful men, Britons…Read more…
Cash boost for NHS plea
Nearly 2,000 campaigners including health staff, patients, trade union activists and others joined the Labour party last night (January 25) at a rally demanding a significant cash boost for the…Read more…
Holiday pay win
Hackney school cleaners today (January 26) hailed victory in a dispute over the failure to pay proper holiday rates. The settlement of the dispute at the six schools in the borough came after…Read more…
Lessons from the collapse of Carillion
There is a lot to unpick from Carillion’s demise and the lessons to be drawn. Here are some initial observations. The House of Commons Library Briefing, The collapse of Carillion, tells us that “In the eight years from 2009 to 2016, Carillion pai…Read more…
‘Not a luxury’
A survey of over 3,500 Unite members working in the construction sector has found that many are forced to endure entirely inadequate toilets and washing facilities. The survey found that on…Read more…
Nearly there
The dispute at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford has moved closer to a resolution after workers have accepted ‘in principle’ a revised offer, Unite said today (January 26). Unite,…Read more…
Carillion: ‘National scandal’
Carillion dished out at least £500m to shareholders over the seven years prior to its collapse, even as its pension fund deficit grew to nearly £600m. The analysis of Carillion’s books,…Read more…
Tanker driver dispute
Unite will next week launch a legal counterattack on ‘an outrageous attack on workers’ rights’. Over thirty members of Unite employed by Suttons Tankers, as drivers and fitters, had been on…Read more…
Carillion – a growing pension scandal?
The questions keep coming after the collapse of Carillion. Now, what is happening to employees’ pensions?
The article Carillion – a growing pension scandal? first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The government must turn back the tide on NHS nursing shortages, says UNISON
The House of Commons Health Committee publishes a report on the nursing workforce
The article The government must turn back the tide on NHS nursing shortages, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
UK health and safety regulations break international law
UK sick pay for self-employed and jobless people is "manifestly inadequate", according to the European committee on social rights.Read more…
Weakest GDP growth for 5 years driven by slowdown in services output
While GDP growth at the end of the year is up to 0.5% on a rising global tide, this has been a bad year.Read more…
Conference on Community Wealth Building. 8 February 2018. Preston
I am due to speak at this seminar about work done in promoting more creative and sustainable use of local government pension funds in the session “Leveraging Local Finance”
“Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Andrew Gwynn…Read more…
Joint demo
Hundreds of Unite members will come together in central Manchester this Friday (January 26) in a joint demonstration. Workers on three separate disputes in Manchester (Manchester…Read more…
‘Beggars belief’
Failed outsourcing firm Carillion continued making huge pay outs to its shareholders even as the hole in its pension fund grew in the seven years before the company went bust, it has been revealed….Read more…
‘Nail in the coffin’
The decision by the Post Office to quit offering mortgages in its high street Crown Offices is another ‘nail in the coffin’ of its public service remit, Unite said today (January 25). Unite,…Read more…
‘Sleazy and disgraceful’
Tory politicians and Britain’s business elite have been linked to a sleazy charity dinner where female hostesses ordered to wear revealing outfits and black underwear were allegedly sexually…Read more…
Holocaust Memorial Day and the story of disabled people
Holocaust Memorial Day helps us to remember the atrocities against minority groups including disabled people
The article Holocaust Memorial Day and the story of disabled people first appeared on the…Read more…
Are we seeing the return of the full-time employee?
There are tentative signs that the long-running shift from conventional employment to self-employment is beginning to reverse.Read more…
Custom House Ward is 2nd branch to hold Newham Mayoral Trigger – 7.30 Tuesday 30 January at Ascension Church E13
Custom House ward will hold the 2nd West Ham ward Labour Party trigger (out of 10) on the Newham Labour Mayor on 7.30pm Tuesday 30 January in Ascension Church, Baxter Rd, London, E16 3HJ.
I will repeat below my comments about the West Ham CLP wa…Read more…