The redundancy payments’ dispute at Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire, which had seen delays in the collection of dustbins, has been settled. Unite said that its 40 drivers and loaders…Read more…
‘Lost wages’
London living wage (LLW) accredited councils have outsourced work to a leisure services provider that is “short changing” up to a 1,000 young people by not paying them the living wage. A Unite…Read more…
‘Nail on the head’
The depth of labour exploitation in the UK was laid bare today (May 8) in a report highlighting shocking practices – including slavery – in a number of sectors. The report by the Gangmasters…Read more…
Helping with the cost of school uniforms
The union’s welfare charity There for You has once again got a limited fund to help members deal with the costs of school uniforms
The article Helping with the cost of school uniforms first…Read more…
What Does Government’s Neo-liberal Agenda Have in Store for the NHS on its 70th Anniversary?
In the run up to the 70th anniversary of the NHS on July 5 this year, Theresa May announced before Easter that she pledged to bring forward a long-term funding plan for the NHS in response to growing…Read more…
Road to nowhere?
Drip feeding the media on plans to ban internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2040 is no way to tackle an issue that will affect thousands of Unite members in the UKs automotive manufacturers, the auto…Read more…
Lawyers are revolting against a justice system in crisis
Government plans to change the way barristers and solicitors are paid will make it even harder for ordinary people to get access to justiceRead more…
Great Expectations Met: Northward Hill and Halstow Marshes walk
Off message. Please excuse the “Great Expectations” pun but we went for what turned out to be an unexpectedly lovely walk yesterday near Rochester in Kent. The guide book claimed this was the countryside described by Charles Dickens in “Great Expe…Read more…
Bicentenary of the Birth of Karl Marx
May 5, 1818 — March 14, 1883 Biography of Marx – Frederick Engels – The following biography of Karl Marx was written by Frederick Engels in June, 1877, six years before Marx…Read more…
New TUC analysis reveals child poverty set to soar by 1 million in eight years
Government cuts mean that children from working households now account for two-thirds of those living in poverty in the UK.Read more…
WestHam CLP fundraising 4 conference 2018
I love going to Labour Party conferences and think that our West Ham Constituency Labour Party should send as many delegates as possible, so I fully support this fundraising attempt to pay for and send more delegates.
(I love this picture as well. Apa…Read more…
March with UNISON on 12 May
Local elections are now over but no rest for the wicked. Big pro public services Trade Union demo next Saturday in London. If you haven’t been on a London demo beforehand this video is incredibly informative. Please share as widely as possible.
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Crossing the divide: Precarious work and the future of labour (Book review)
Dear Colleagues,
The review below has been submitted to the journal Work, Employment and Society. It was a real pleasure to read Crossing the Divide, and , as I’ve said in the review, paid more attention to it given the activist credentials of the aut…Read more…
Re-elected & Newham Council Local Elections Count 2018
I was delighted to be re-elected yesterday as a Labour (and also now Co-operative) Councillor in London Borough of Newham for a 3rd term with Cllr John Whitworth & Cllr Charlene McLean.
We have 3 Councillors per ward and this time I had the highes…Read more…
‘A lifeline for so many’
Cornwall is a region of contrasts – it’s home to stunning landscapes, but beneath the scenic veneer is a place of shocking poverty. Last year, Cornwall was named the second-poorest region in…Read more…
‘Summer of disruption’
Workers at TGI Friday’s restaurants in Milton Keynes (Stadium) and Covent Garden, London take their first ever strike action on Friday, May 18 in a dispute over tips and minimum wage abuses which…Read more…
Insecure work ‘scandal’
During the last few weeks numerous stories about insecure workers – whether those working for agencies, on zero-hour contracts or toiling under bogus self-employment – being ripped off or losing…Read more…
No escape
Low-wage work has for many people become a sinkhole from which there may be no escaping, new research has shown. One in five people who were in low-paid roles a decade ago are still barely…Read more…
The case for a Scottish energy company needs greater ambition
The creation of a Scottish public sector energy company is very welcome initiative, but the suggested model lacks ambition and is unlikely to tackle the failed energy market.
On 10 October last…Read more…
End ‘two-tier’ workforce
Unite members working on contracts by Staffline Recruitment Limited at the Pirelli Tyres site in Carlisle have begun balloting for strike action and an overtime ban this week in a dispute over pay…Read more…