Our union will stand by all of those striking today, and anyone else who ends up in the same position. We need to knock back the misguided and dangerous Subco principle before it takes root.
The…Read more…
‘Serious well-being concerns’
Members of Unite employed by Total E&P working on North Sea oil and gas platforms are set to begin industrial action next month in a dispute over pay and working hours. If strike action…Read more…
Pay us fairly plea
The prospect of residents in Hackney north London, becoming mired in a parking meltdown next month has dramatically increased after peace talks brokered by the conciliation service Acas collapsed…Read more…
Win for young people
Unite celebrated a major victory today (June 28) after Tower Hamlets council announced it had reached an agreement with an outsourcing firm that will now pay young people the London Living Wage…Read more…
UNISON’s legal team win top honour for employment tribunal fees court case
Judges commend Supreme Court victory as ‘a result that makes a real difference to a great many people’
The article UNISON’s legal team win top honour for employment tribunal fees court case…Read more…
Still waiting
Restaurant workers are still waiting for justice a full two years after the government said it would crack down on unfair tipping practices. It’s now been 731 days since the then-business…Read more…
Political Education, Gramsci and the War of Position
Dear Colleagues,
Just a brief note that captures a thought in between working and writing thesis findings.
I had the pleasure yesterday and taking to delegates attend the AGM of the Standing Conference of University Drama Departments – SCUDD: ht…Read more…
‘We want to stay in the NHS: for ourselves and future generations’
Members at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust started a five-day strike today – here’s why, their own words
The article ‘We want to stay in the NHS: for ourselves and future generations’ first…Read more…
USA: Massive attack on trade union in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31 decision
From Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO The Supreme Court heard a case on June 27th (Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31) brought by the rich and powerful who are trying to take away your freedom to join in…Read more…
GMB’s victory for Hermes workers must not be a one off
Last week’s landmark legal ruling that Hermes couriers are workers was important, but there’s still a long way to go to ensure gig economy workers are treated fairlyRead more…
Greater London UNISON Welfare Quiz – Friday 20 July
GLR WELFARE QUIZSpecial Guest TBCPrizesRaffleWhen – Friday 20 July 2018: 5:00PMWhere – The Atrium, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, NW1 2AYFREE NIBBLES & DRINKSAll proceeds will go to UNISON WelfareQuiz will start promptly at 5:45P…Read more…
The Time Has Come for Sectoral Bargaining
By Larry Cohen, Chair of Our Revolution
It is now clear that enterprise-based organizing and bargaining in the U.S. has a dim future. U.S. workers’ collective bargaining coverage is back to early…Read more…
Reckless decision prompts third round of strike action at NHS Trust
The decision taken today (Wednesday) by the board of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust to push ahead with the outsourcing of hundreds of staff is reckless and foolhardly, says UNISON….Read more…
Pensions reform offers no easy options, but scale matters
Scotland’s largest pension scheme is considering major changes in the way it’s £42bn worth of assets are administered.
The Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (SLGPS) Advisory Board is…Read more…
Class Struggles in Scotland:
Shetland gas plant workers vote for industrial action 22 June 2018 Members of the Unite union at Total’s Shetland gas plant have voted to take industrial action. It comes amid a row over…Read more…
UNISON: NHS outsourcing is bad for staff and bad for patients
The planned outsourcing of staff at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust is not in the interests of staff nor patients, says UNISON. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the head…Read more…
Working Conditions: When it’s too Hot to Work.
UK heatwave: When is it too hot to work? The warm weather can be a particularly relaxing time… if you are not working With a heatwave warning in place until Thursday for parts of the UK,…Read more…
Workers in the construction industry on a ‘blacklist’ due to their union activities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-44581662/i-m-a-trade-unionist-not-a-terrorist Dave Smith was one of hundreds of workers in the construction industry put on a ‘blacklist’ due to their…Read more…
The shocking rise of TB in cows
New data shows bovine TB is on the rise in England, proving that independent meat inspectors are needed more than ever.
The article The shocking rise of TB in cows first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Chantal Mouffe again
I don’t agree with everything she says, but a lot of it is on the money:
Every order is the temporary and precarious articulation of contingent practices. The frontier between the social and the political is essentially unstable and requires constant d…Read more…