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Community Wealth Building Seminar for Labour Councillors 21 July 2018

Jul 31, 2018By John's Labour blog

This well attended seminar sponsored by APSE was excellent. Held in the UNISON centre (HQ) in Euston Road, London.

Speakers Paul O’Brien and Mo Baines, APSE; Neil McInroy CLES, Cllr Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council and Cllr Asima S…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018John's Labour blog

Japanese & UK union leaders call for Brexit to deliver for workers in the UK and Japan

Jul 31, 2018By Power In A Union

27 July 2018 The TUC and RENGO (the Japanese Trade Union Confederation) have issued a joint statement highlighting the threat that a bad Brexit deal poses to workers, trade and investment. In the…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018Power In A Union

Sheffield supertram dispute continues

Jul 31, 2018By UNITElive

A call for constructive pay talks was made this afternoon (July 31) in the Sheffield supertram pay dispute, as a further eight days of strike action were announced.   The call came from Unite…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018UNITElive

Bring tank repairs back in house call

Jul 31, 2018By UNITElive

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) should take the DSG (Defence Support Group) ‘tanks’ repair’ contract with defence giant Babcock back ‘in house’, Unite said today (July 31).   The union’s call…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018UNITElive

‘Crass stupidity’

Jul 31, 2018By UNITElive

Unite has described the decision by the official receiver to make redundant 341 Carillion apprentices as an act of ‘crass stupidity’.   The decision to make the apprentices redundant was made…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018UNITElive

Govt puts deaf in peril

Jul 31, 2018By UNITElive

  For nearly 100,000 deaf people in the UK, British Sign Language (BSL) is their primary form of communication.   Properly trained and qualified BSL interpreters are a lifeline for these…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018UNITElive

The future for parks is not looking rosy

Jul 31, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

Spending on parks and green spaces has been slashed by £15 million

The article The future for parks is not looking rosy first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Jul 31, 2018Dave Prentis blog

First awards presented in Bristol NUJ student competition

Jul 31, 2018By Bristol NUJ

BRISTOL NUJ has announced the winners of the 2018 Student Prizes run in conjunction with the journalism department at the University of the West of England. An impressive standard was observed from…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018Bristol NUJ

Birmingham City Council cuts care workers’ hours at the expense of local people

Jul 31, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has today (Tuesday) joined striking care workers on the picket line in Birmingham. More than 250 care workers are taking strike action in response to the City…Read more…

Jul 31, 2018Dave Prentis blog

The many unknowns of the pension cash dash

Jul 31, 2018By TUC blogs

Rocketing pension withdrawals today could spell disaster tomorrowRead more…

Jul 31, 2018TUC blogs

Severn Trent dividends

Jul 30, 2018By Labour And Capital

Another day, another attack on a utility company for putting its investors first….

Press release – Embargoed until 00:01 Thursday July 26, 2018
SEVERN TRENT SHAREHOLDERS MAKE £1.1 BILLION AS BILLIONS OF LITRES WASTED, GMB REVEALS
Dividends and inter…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018Labour And Capital

Decent pension provision is not dying out – it’s being murdered

Jul 30, 2018By John's Labour blog

A headline in last Friday’s “Professional Pensions” was “DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis, says First Actuarial”

It is becoming increasingly clear that the the huge decline in decent pension provision in the UK (employ…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018John's Labour blog

Getting hot, hot, hot – July at UNISON

Jul 30, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

Whilst UNISON enjoyed the sun and the World Cup as much as the next union, we also didn’t let them stop us working as hard as ever on behalf of our members. Here are just some of our highlights from…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018Dave Prentis blog

Bogus self-employment rising

Jul 30, 2018By UNITElive

Research by Unite has revealed a fresh rise in bogus self-employment in the construction industry.   A Freedom of Information request made by Unite to the HMRC revealed that 1.12 million…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018UNITElive

‘Strong show of solidarity’

Jul 30, 2018By UNITElive

Unite joined US gas workers — members of United Steelworkers (USW), Unite’s sister union in North America — to stage a demonstration at the National Grid’s AGM in Birmingham this morning…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018UNITElive

‘Lacklustre’ probation rescue plan will fail

Jul 30, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

Commenting on Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) rescue plan for probation announced today (Friday), UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “These lacklustre…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018Dave Prentis blog

Where’s Ryanair’s annual report?

Jul 30, 2018By Labour And Capital

UPDATE: it’s out.

In recent history, Ryanair has usually published its annual report a day or two after releasing its Q1 figures.

In 2017, the day after:

In 2016, the day after:

 

In 2015, 3 days after:

In 2014, the day after:

In 201…Read more…

Jul 30, 2018Labour And Capital

UK and Japan union leaders: time to end Brexit uncertainty

Jul 30, 2018By TUC blogs

The TUC and RENGO have issued a joint statement highlighting the threat that a bad Brexit deal poses to workers, trade and investmentRead more…

Jul 30, 2018TUC blogs

Is there a serious issue concerning anti-semitism in the Labour Party?

Jul 29, 2018By Jon's union blog

No.Read more…

Jul 29, 2018Jon's union blog

Wanstead Flats Fire July 2018

Jul 29, 2018By John's Labour blog

Pictures taken last weekend from the top of a 308 bus showing the recent fires (from the week before). It was probably the worst fire I can remember in 30 years.

A scary time for many local residents who live adjacent to the flats and it caused massiv…Read more…

Jul 29, 2018John's Labour blog
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