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Here’s something I wrote for work…
Ownership and control
If you’re a delivery driver whose movements are monitored remotely, or doing gig work through a platform like Uber or Deliveroo, you’re already seeing the impact of technology on work. Million…Read more…
‘Government needs to up its game,’ says union chief Frances O’Grady The Independent Alamy Around 50,000 jobs have been axed in the first half of this year as retail workers bore the…Read more…
Claim is for 5% or £1,500, whichever is greater, and the living wage
The article English further education pay claim submitted first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Sir Christopher Chope’s shameless and cynical use of bankbench legislation to attack workers’ rights cannot be allowed to succeedRead more…
1. I had a quick Google to see if there are any more funds that use the generic blurb I’ve found in dozens of cases to avoid compliance with the Stewardship Code. And… yes there are.
Curam Capital Management:
Curam Capital Management LLP (the “Firm…Read more…
Policy conference delegates debated the need to protect defence sector jobs and form a credible path forward for defence diversification today (July 2). Unite assistant general secretary Steve…Read more…
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady hailed Unite in a speech today (July 2) on the first day of Unite’s policy conference and urged Unite, as the largest private sector union, to “lead from the…Read more…
Unite’s conference today resolved that our union will campaign to encourage all football, fans and supporters’ clubs to take a stand against the Football Lads’ Alliance (FLA).
The post Divided we…Read more…
No, not that candidate. In spite of making every effort to keep up with today’s headlines (references to the Russian seizure of Crimea, North Korea’s nuclear programme and so on), author…Read more…
No, not that candidate. In spite of making every effort to keep up with today’s headlines (references to the Russian seizure of Crimea, North Korea’s nuclear programme and so on), author…Read more…
Ayrshire mental health nurse Gordon Mckay knew he had to act when he saw a colleague reduced to tears by a manager in the 1990s – now he’s the union president
The article What would you do? first…Read more…
User involvement in digital product design is fundamental to success. Human-centric and design thinking approaches make a huge difference to a digital project’s chances of achieving product/market…Read more…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey opened the union’s policy conference today (July 1) as he highlighted how Unite was fighting and winning for its members, for social justice and for change….Read more…
Thousands of people marched through central London to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS, and show that they’re willing to fight for it
The article March for the NHS – how it went down, in…Read more…
June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
The article UNISON is busting out all over – our monthly highlights first appeared on the…Read more…
Teacher numbers at lowest since 2013, official figures show By Judith Burns BBC Teachers leaving the profession outnumber new recruits, the figures suggest The number of teachers working…Read more…
The European Union on March 21 announced plans to lower barriers for moving military equipment and troops across Europe. The 28-member EU has sought to better integrate defence capabilities and…Read more…
Broad Resistance to Trump’s Wholesale Attack on Human Rights of Refugees and Immigrants – Voice of Revolution – Emergency protest in New Orleans, Louisiana against visit by U.S….Read more…
Presentation to the International Scientific Forum: “Remembering the Georgian Democratic Republic 100 Years On: A Model for Europe” – Tbilisi – June 2018 There was a time when I would not have…Read more…
An excellent video that was played for the first time at UNISON Conference. We need to get this message out to the millions of workers who don’t understand what trade unions are about.Read more…