Thousands of people treated unfairly at work have still not been refunded hundreds of pounds they paid out to take their employers to court, says UNISON today (Thursday). It is a year today since a…Read more…
London Region at UNISON National Labour Link Forum 2018
Picture College of the London delegation at work and at play while at the national forum earlier this month in Newcastle for the UNISON Labour Link political fund that supports the Labour Party.
I am the London Regional Chair but was at forum as an el…Read more…
Elias Canetti, centrist hegemony etc
I really like this (as quoted in this):
No-one has ever really believed that the majority decision is necessarily the wiser one because it has received the greater number of votes. It is will against will as in war. Each is convinced that right and rea…Read more…
‘Extraordinarily insensitive’
The threat to the Derbyshire psychotherapy service that helps adults traumatised in childhood by sexual and physical abuse should set alarm bells ringing with the public, Unite has warned. The…Read more…
‘In tatters’
The Ministry of Defence’s decision to freeze a competition to build the new Type 31e frigates despite detailed submissions from consortiums of UK shipyards that are backed by both Babcock and BAE…Read more…
Bring back AWB call
The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival, held in Dorset each year, commemorates Britain’s first instance of trade unionism, when farmworkers first organised for better pay in 1833. But nearly…Read more…
Defence of the Israeli state is the real motive for the campaign against Labour ‘anti-semitism’
According to Margaret Hodge Corbyn is an “ant-semite and a racist”, even though as late as March she said she … MoreRead more…
‘Flagging morale’
This week’s announcements on public sector pay by government ministers will do little to lift flagging morale or ease the ‘pay pain’ endured for the last eight years by public sector workers, …Read more…
Reheated annuity sale plans are a recipe for ripped-off savers
Helping savers get a good deal in retirement is a laudable aim, but reviving flawed plans for a secondary annuity market is not the answerRead more…
After #MeToo, what next?
Today’s Women and Equalities Select Committee report into workplace sexual harassment is a breath of fresh airRead more…
Five reasons why public sector workers are still getting hammered on pay
We’ll keep pressing for a properly funded pay rise until every hardworking public servant gets the fair deal they deserveRead more…
“Labour councils working with Trade Unions”
This is good news agreement for the Labour movement family. We should never forget that one of the reasons why the Labour Party was ever able to win power in the first place was that they were able to prove that they were on the side of the worke…Read more…
Further education needs an urgent injection of funding
Pay claim for FE staff submitted as survey reveals members struggle to pay the bills
The article Further education needs an urgent injection of funding first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Not far enough’
New government plans to strengthen takeover laws will fall short in stopping the short term-ism of speculative capital, Unite has said. The plans, which will be subject to a 12-week…Read more…
The Authentocrats and the fight for authentic identity and knowledge
Dear Colleagues,
Weird times indeed! I am taking respite from a doctoral thesis centred on issues of identity and knowledge to talk about this from a different, political dimension.
The fight against the experts is well known, and I remember well Mic…Read more…
Pay announcements are “robbing Peter to pay Paul”, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcements on public sector pay today (Tuesday), UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Behind the good news headlines, the government is simply robbing Peter…Read more…
‘Reservoir of corporate greed’
A privateer water firm that loses over 400m litres every day because of leaky pipes will hand nearly £181m to shareholders just two days before it imposes a hosepipe ban. United Utilities is…Read more…
Unison Executive Committee – Officerships
Are you interested in becoming more involved with your union and this branch? If yes, the branch has a number of opportunities available, for which full training and support is available: LGBT Officer – male – to job share with … Cont…Read more…
Why grandparents are crucial to keeping working families on track
Working grandparents need to know the trade union movement understands the reality of their daily lives and the challenges they faceRead more…
As easy as CDC: why we must move quickly to allow new collective pensions
Allowing a new breed of pension schemes could help to end the UK’s pensions lotteryRead more…