UNISON’s NJC committee met on Friday 16 March to consider the response from the member consultation over the Local Government Association’s (LGA) pay offer for 2018-20 – and agree next…Read more…
There for You needs you!
UNISON’s welfare charity is holding an election to find six trustees to direct its work
The article There for You needs you! first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Nominations for the inaugural Eric Roberts award
Regional Council last year agreed to establish an annual organising award. This award has been established in memory of Eric Roberts, a long standing regional activist, UNISON President, NEC member…Read more…
Pensioners’ relief as government sees sense on RPI, with hopeful signs of wider U-turn on statistics
Inflation measurement has hit the headlines again.Read more…
The government’s benefit uprating policy is hitting the poorest families hard
Tampering with uprating mechanisms to reduce the value of benefits was a political decision taken in 2010 to slash the welfare budget.Read more…
“United Utilities workers are on strike to defend their right to a fair pension”
“UNISON members at United Utilities are on strike to defend their right to a fair pension. It’s not a decision they’ve taken lightly, but the staff of the UK’s largest listed water company face being hammered by pension proposals that could leave …Read more…
Adapt or die?
It was their horrific workplace conditions that brought them together – and now the three nightshift workers at a London hotel are the best of friends. Within a few months of starting,…Read more…
‘Rising anger’
Unite said it had ‘no confidence’ in Melrose’s vision or strategy for GKN after the firm refused to give guarantees on jobs, skills and investment today (March 19). In a full and frank…Read more…
Pensions White Paper: bullets dodged but opportunities missed
Inadequate pensions, expensive pensions, pensions going to the lifeboat scheme: there is a long list of hot topics in UK retirement provision. But today’s long-awaited Defined Benefit White Paper is…Read more…
Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate Rokhsana Fiaz “Thank You” Party
This is a really lovely picture from Roksana’s “thank you” party for supporters which took place last night at our campaign HQ in Canning Town.
Despite the cold and the snow the venue was packed out with happy and enthusiastic supporters from all part…Read more…
135th Anniversary of the Death of Karl Marx
TML Karl Marx addressing the founding meeting of the International Workingmen’s Association in London, September 28, 1864. Revolutionaries Take Up Marxism As a Guide to Action Mankind is…Read more…
Unite Women’s Letter Takes Observer To Task Over Sexist Cohen Article
Last weekend, the Observer’s dreary Nick Cohen varied his usual anti-Corbyn bile by launching a misogynist attack against the Unite union’s Jennie Formby, who is one of two women on the final…Read more…
Social Movement Learning and the Intellectual Work of Activism
Dear Colleagues,
Although I have plugged this book before, as I continue to work on writing-up my thesis findings, I need to record my thanks for the output of Aziz Choudry. His edited book (with Dip Kapoor) Learning from the Ground Up, was my early i…Read more…
Health Agenda for Britain, the EU and the World: What should an Independent Position be?
Say No to the Neo-liberal Health Agenda in Britain, the EU and Globally Over the last year the effect of Brexit on the NHS has been reported on in Parliament and in the monopoly dominated media as…Read more…
The role of pensions in building Community Wealth
Professional Pensions: John Gray says we should think about investing more locally, but there are a number of serious practical investment problems to overcome
As austerity bites and local authorities up and down the country struggle to provide service…Read more…
Rokhsana Fiaz Wins – She is the Newham Directly Elected Labour Mayoral Candidate 2018
Fantastic news. Rokhsana beats Robin Wales by a staggering 861 to 503 votes. Will blog further when I can stop the uncontrolled laughing and smiling. Read more…
Gatwick strike vote
Workers at Gatwick Airport have begun balloting for strike action in a dispute over a below inflation pay increase. If workers support industrial action then strikes could begin by the end April….Read more…
Where it’s hard to be hostile
Unilever’s decision to locate its new headquarters in Rotterdam, not London, is a damning indictment of the UK’s toothless takeover laws, which do little to prevent hostile bids and asset-stripping…Read more…
‘Toothless takeover laws’
Unilever’s decision to pick the Netherlands over Britain for its headquarters was based in part on the UK’s “toothless takeover laws”, Unite has learned. The consumer goods giant, which has…Read more…
York council agrees to sign Ethical Care Charter
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
The article York council agrees to sign Ethical Care Charter first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…