“John Gray says it is worrying for asset owners that many companies have failed to take part in the government-backed Workforce Disclosure Initiative.
I don’t always agree with Conservative ministers, but I did at the launch of a report last mont…Read more…
Blog: Internationalism has always been at the heart of our work
UNISON will continue to stand with Liberian health workers in their demand for workers rights and quality public health services. Only by doing that can avoidable tragedies like the devastating Ebola…Read more…
‘Historic agreement’
In a major victory, Ryanair has signed an recognition agreement with Unite, which represents nearly 700 cabin crew directly employed by the budget airline. Ryanair’s UK cabin crew will for the…Read more…
Blog: Time to stop violence and abuse in the workplace
Together, we can end the scandal of violence at work – today’s charter is an important step in that campaign
The article Blog: Time to stop violence and abuse in the workplace first appeared on the…Read more…
70th Anniversary of the NHS:
Paying the Rich through the NHS An exhibition is currently touring called How Come We Didn’t Know? It is of images taken and captioned by photographer Marion Macalpine. It demonstrates how…Read more…
Government should heed MPs’ advice over health and social care
Commenting today (Monday) on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on integrated care, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Competition and the internal market…Read more…
Over a million people on Council waiting list. Let’s turn Benefits into Bricks?
Many thanks to Shelter for their report highlighting the National Housing waiting list crisis. There is more than a million people on UK Housing waiting lists. Newham is highlighted as having proportionally the worse crisis in the entire country. …Read more…
Pay ratios – an important step forward
Tomorrow will see the introduction of regulations that will make it mandatory for larger listed companied to disclose the ratio between chief executive salaries and the average pay for employees of the same firm. Although the UK has actually been beate…Read more…
ITUC Global Rights Index 2018: Democratic space shrinks and unchecked corporate greed on the rise
Dear Colleagues,
The yearly index chronicling the health of the global labour movement from the ITUC is just out:
https://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-global-rights-index-2018-20299
The index is a rich source of data depicting a range of rogue states (incl…Read more…
West Hammers “on the knocker” for Janet in Lewisham East
Picture collage from this afternoon’s campaigning by (mostly) West Ham Labour in support of Janet Dady, Labour Parliamentary candidate for the Lewisham East by election.
Our team was joined by our MP Lyn Brown (and by Cara – her Labour Attack Dog). Ea…Read more…
From Workers’ Weekly: For An Anti-War Government!
Volume 48 Number 17, June 9, 2018 ARCHIVE HOME JBCENTRE SUBSCRIBE For An Anti-War Government! The British Working Class and People and Its Marxist-Leninist Party Must Set Its Line of March and Keep…Read more…
Theresa May Supports Aggressive, Warring Zionist Israel:
British Government’s Continued Support for Zionist Israel Must Be Condemned! Just a few weeks after the massacre of Palestinian men, women and children during the Great March of Return in Gaza,…Read more…
Important Meeting on Korea:
Important Public Meeting Working for Peace on the Korean Peninsula Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in (right) Please attend and mobilise for this…Read more…
La forgesita revolucio de Kartvelujo
Mia prelego je la Londona Esperanto-Klubo – 8 junio 2018. Bonan vesperon. Unue, dankon pro la invito. Mi ĝojas paroli ĉi tie, je via klubo. Mi volas danki Renato Corsetti, mian instruiston,…Read more…
Tower Hamlets Community Housing Strike over Pay
Early this morning I went to the UNISON picket line outside the headquarters of Tower Hamlets Community Housing (THCH) to show solidarity and support for the strikers. In my roles as UNISON London Housing Associations branch secretary, Regional Council…Read more…
Destitution by govt design
More than 1.5m people in Britain are living in destitution, shocking new figures show.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) analysis led to a call from Unite for the government to tackle severe…Read more…
Application forms
Order your stocks of the new application forms now – and recycle those old ones lying about the office
The article Application forms first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON equality survey – with prizes
Help us campaign for equality by filling in our survey – and maybe win a holiday for two at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort in north Devon
The article UNISON equality survey – with prizes first…Read more…
Pay rise for NHS staff in England
UNISON members vote overwhelmingly in favour of three year pay deal
The article Pay rise for NHS staff in England first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
One million NHS staff across England to get a pay rise
Over a million hospital cleaners, nurses, security guards, physiotherapists, emergency call handlers, paramedics, midwives, radiographers and other NHS staff across England will now benefit from a…Read more…