Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
The article Manchester City Council moves to lift carers’ pay first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
English schools having to spend more than they get to educate pupils
UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits
The article English schools having to spend more than…Read more…
‘Named and shamed’ again
Ahead of today’s (March 16) private members’ bill to outlaw unpaid trial shifts, members of Unite, working for the American dining chain TGI Fridays, have revealed that the company uses unpaid…Read more…
Blog: United Utilities workers are on strike to defend their right to a fair pension
These attacks are completely unwarranted. In the past five full financial years, United Utilities has earned £1.6 billion in profits, whilst over a billion was paid out in shareholder dividends over…Read more…
ITF recommends shareholders vote against ICTSI directors
ITF recommends shareholders vote against ICTSI directorsThe International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today released a shareholder advisory note detailing governance issues at International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). 15/03/2…Read more…
Just 12 hours to go – Vote Rokhsana as your Labour Mayor candidate #NewhamRokhs
“It’s time. Just under 24 hrs to go before voting ends at 12 noon tomorrow (Friday 16/3/18), Labour members can still vote for me as their #NewhamMayor candidate.
If elected in May, I will put people at the heart of everything we do as a council &…Read more…
More on GKN / Melrose
So it’s been quite a few days in terms of GKN’s continued attempt to fend of Melrose Industries’ hostile bid.
Last week saw Melrose get overwhelming shareholder approval for its bid. It will be interesting to dig into Q1 voting disclosures once they a…Read more…
‘They did it all for us’
In the second of our ‘Nae Pasaran!’ stories tortured Chilean trade unionist Sergio Requena-Rueda tells of how news of the East Kilbride boycott gave him the will to live Sergio…Read more…
Nae Pasaran!
In the first of two stories we meet the incredible Scottish trade unionists who stood up to brutal Chilean dictator, Pinochet It’s often said that the past has a habit of catching up with you….Read more…
University of London workers to strike
Outsourced University of London workers to strike over pay and conditions Union says outsourced workers receive worse pension, holiday pay, sick pay, maternity pay and paternity pay entitlements than…Read more…
London cinema workers strike again:
Workers at five London cinemas are back on strik Members of the Bectu union at five cinemas across the capital have been on strike for almost two years. Workers at five London cinemas are…Read more…
Nursing by association
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
The article Nursing by association first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Brenda Dean – an inspirational union woman
Brenda Dean (pictured below) who has died aged 74 was one of the most prominent women trade unionists of her generation. Born in Salford, she rose through the ranks of her trade union which…Read more…
End unpaid shifts call
MPs are joining Unite’s call to put an end to unpaid trial work once and for all as a private member’s bill to ban the practice is up for debate in Parliament tomorrow (March 16). Asking…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Advice Newsletter February 2018
This newsletter features: A Practical End of Year Tax Planning Check List Finding A “nISA” Home For Your Savings Imaging Living On Half Your Current Income Helping Your Family Financially It is well worth a read – Lighthouse Financial…Read more…
Collective pensions are moving rapidly from Marmite to mainstream
It’s time for a fresh start. Vote Rokhsana Fiaz as your Labour candidate for Mayor of Newham
It’s time. To vote Rokhsana as your Labour candidate for Newham Mayor
Dear Member,
With less than 2 days to go there’s not much time left to vote for me as your Labour candidate for Mayor of Newham. Voting closes at 12:00 noon thi…Read more…
Power surge
Unite’s new electric vehicle strategy was launched in Parliament today (March 14) and urges the UK government to emulate Germany and put the UK’s car industry in the fast lane of electric vehicle…Read more…
Duplicate Stewardship Code statements
A month or so back, I blogged that I had found several hedge funds using similar blurb in their Stewardship Code statements. This was off the back of digging into Carillion a bit. Then, when I looked a bit deeper at the GKN / Melrose bid, I found more …Read more…
Is Mental Health First Aid the answer? Depends on the question.
A lot of employers are introducing “Mental Health First Aid” (MHFA) training in the workplace. This involves trained Mental Health First Aiders, operating in a similar way to standard First Aiders.Read more…