Hundreds of staff working for the University of Cambridge are set to receive a boost to their pay packets after the university signed up to the living wage thanks to Unite. The union hailed…Read more…
Is Labour’s Housing policy shifting leftwards?
Is Labour’s housing policy shifting leftwards? It’s official policy of suspending Right to Buy (RTB) sales was introduced by Teresa Pearce1 when she was temporarily Shadow Housing Minister. This was after John Healey had participated in the…Read more…
Taylor Review:
The Taylor Review allows the Tories to kick workers’ rights into the long grass GOVERNMENT willingness to take forward 52 of the 53 recommendations in the Matthew Taylor’s review into working…Read more…
Unite preparing legal action in Crossrail dispute in response to Balfour Beatty ‘thievery’
07 February 2018 UNITE Unite, the UK’s construction union, is preparing to take legal action in the increasingly bitter Crossrail dispute, after Balfour Beatty ceased paying agreed bonuses. Unite has…Read more…
Unite reveals bankers, lawyers and financiers to pocket massive £140m in GKN takeover
07 February 2018 UNITE Bankers, financiers, lawyers and public relations executives stand to rake in millions as part of a massive payday totalling around £140 million if Melrose succeeds in its…Read more…
Are you receiving universal credit? Have your say
UNISON is looking for people who are on the national minimum wage – currently £7.50 an hour – and who also get universal credit
The article Are you receiving universal credit? Have your say first…Read more…
Campaigns meeting, Wednesday Feb 7th, Newport IOW:
Summary. A useful and informative meeting of the Campaigns forum organised and chaired by Darren Galpin took place last night at Quay Arts. The agenda was previously democratically aired on line and…Read more…
Safety reps honoured for ‘going beyond the call of duty’
Margaret Davis and Adrian House named UNISON safety reps of the year
The article Safety reps honoured for ‘going beyond the call of duty’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Damning NAO report “exposes government’s lamentable approach to social care”
Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the social care workforce published today (Thursday), UNISON’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This damning report exposes…Read more…
UNISON calls for a new set of principles for public service contracts
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the Minister for the Cabinet Office calling for a new public service ethos to underpin the delivery of services
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Greater London UNISON AGM 2018 – Lay Executive re-elected unopposed
This was great news that the Regional Council Officers for Greater London Region were all re-elected unopposed at our AGM today. I think it shows trust and confidence by our members and branches in the lay leadership of the London Region led by Yvonne …Read more…
‘Living in a parallel universe’
Carillion’s greedy bosses caused outrage yesterday after shamelessly refusing to return the massive bonuses they received while the company sank. Unite branded their refusal “a slap in the…Read more…
Cambridge University is leading the way on pay, says UNISON
Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday) that the University of Cambridge is to seek formal accreditation as a real living wage employer,
UNISON’s head of higher education Donna…Read more…
UNISON welcomes Cambridge living wage move
University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities
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EDF smart meter strike
Strike action by EDF Energy smart meter installers in London is set to escalate in the row over the imposition of tracker devices in vehicles, and also random drug and alcohol testing. Unite, …Read more…
‘It’s time to make UNISON’s voices heard’
NEC hears call for ‘a massive show of strength’ on 12 May
The article ‘It’s time to make UNISON’s voices heard’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite: End worker abuse now call
Courier driver Don Lane was, according to the company DPD for which he worked, self-employed. But he was a far cry from being his own boss – he did have to answer to a supervisor. He…Read more…
Rushed visits are devastating for the caring and the cared for, says UNISON
Commenting on research published today (Thursday) by disability charity Leonard Cheshire, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said:“Rushed visits cause much distress to elderly and…Read more…
Schools forced to cut teachers’ and teaching assistants’ posts to make ends meet
Real-terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today…Read more…
‘Jackpot payday’
Bankers, financiers, lawyers and public relations executives stand to rake in millions as part of a massive payday totalling around £140m if Melrose succeeds in its ‘debt fuelled’ bid for the…Read more…