Unite has won a key legal victory overturning attempts to restrict the right to picket during strike action. The legal case arose as a result of a dispute involving Sutton Tanker workers based…Read more…
Wigan hospital workers vote for strike ballot
Wigan NHS members reject plans to transfer them to wholly-owned subsidiary company
The article Wigan hospital workers vote for strike ballot first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pension age victory
Pension changes, affecting approximately 4,500 employees of the States of Guernsey that would have seen the pension age for some workers rising from 65 to 70, have been scrapped after Unite members…Read more…
Block the bid call
Unite has called on the House of Commons business, energy and industrial strategy committee to insist business secretary Greg Clark reviews Melrose’s debt fuelled takeover bid of GKN, which has…Read more…
It’s the classic win, win
Join the UNISON lottery – win cash prizes AND support our charity, There for You
The article It’s the classic win, win first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Conference votes to oppose the tax credits rape clause
UNISON’s women’s conference voted against the UK government’s decision to limit child tax credit to the first two children, and the so called ‘rape clause’
The article Conference votes to oppose the…Read more…
GKN: a takeover too far
When Theresa May first promised a new industrial strategy for UK manufacturing, she claimed to be following in the footsteps of her political hero Joseph Chamberlain. It’s ironic then that this…Read more…
UNISON’s women’s conference opens in Liverpool today
Speaking at the annual women’s conference in Liverpool today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “In recent months a lid has been lifted on a sordid and seedy world, one we hoped…Read more…
Demonstrators tell government to properly fund the NHS
Thousands march in London, with other local demonstrations taking place around the country to highlight the crisis in the health service
The article Demonstrators tell government to properly fund…Read more…
Ruling out a customs union risks jobs and undermines peace in Northern Ireland
Downing Street has again ruled out any form of customs union with the EU, after days of speculation that Theresa May was preparing to soften her stance.Read more…
The Taylor review is a chance for the PM to make good on her promises of reform
Theresa May promised a government ‘embarked on an ambitious programme of economic and social reform’. She has a chance to bring that pledge to life, when the Government responds to the Taylor review…Read more…
Conference on Community Wealth Building.
It seems that the event on Thursday may be full. I am speaking at a seminar below.
15.05: Levering local finance
Chair: Councillor Martyn Rawlinson, Preston City Council
Marianne Sensier, University of Manchester (10 mins) Councillor John G…Read more…
UNISON women vote to fight for refuges
Refuge services for survivors of domestic violence have been decimated by the public-sector funding cuts, UNISON’s women’s conference heard
The article UNISON women vote to fight for refuges first…Read more…
Victory of the Battle of Stalingrad Turning Point of the Second World War
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Have LOBOs contributed to the “bankruptcy ” of Tory Council?
This is of relevance to Newham – it has a host of RBS LOBO loans including a 2010 RBS inverse
floater. We have £563 million exposure in Newham to LOBOs. Hat top Debt Resistance press release
“Northamptonshire County Council Joins CAPITA In Crisis
MAKE HEALTH NOT WAR!
For an NHS Consistent with an Anti-War Government The Day of Action called by Health Campaigns Together and the People’s Assembly is very timely, as the direction in which the government is…Read more…
Suffragette descendant addresses UNISON women
Dr Helen Pankhurst addresses UNISON women’s conference
The article Suffragette descendant addresses UNISON women first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Policies not personalities
As flattering as it is to have extracts from this blog quoted elsewhere, it is a shame when people treat debate about policies as if it were about personalities.
What matters about politics is how it impacts upon peoples’ lives, not who holds which pol…Read more…
Unite South East Sponsor ‘Jazz For Labour’ With Courtney Pine Gig
Unite South East Region is sponsoring a unique ‘Jazz For Labour’ event on 3rd March when legendary jazz musician Courtney Pine will be playing in concert in the Leatherhead Theatre. Pine will be…Read more…
This corporate takeover will show whether May is really committed to an industrial strategy
The government must reject the buy-out of a key manufacturing firm if they are serious about protecting UK manufacturing. When Theresa May first promised a new Industrial Strategy for UK…Read more…