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Dear Colleagues,
Just wanted to write-up a note around findings in a space separate from my doctoral thesis, and share this via the blog.
An argument/finding/theory arising from my thesis is embodied activism (EA). The phrase can be found in several …Read more…
A Unite bus driver has received widespread praise for her calm and courageous reaction to being harassed by far-right extremists who were blocking her vehicle. Supporters of the far-right…Read more…
The Westminster Hall debate yesterday (July 17) on the plan to close the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) head office in Bircham Newton, Norfolk shone ‘a powerful spotlight on a…Read more…
Unite repeated its call today (July 18) for UK steel to have tariff free access to the European Union (EU) post-Brexit, as British Steel announced first quarter profits. Unite also said that…Read more…
About 400 hackney cab drivers could cause continued traffic chaos at Manchester Airport after being ‘tucked away’ from travellers exiting terminal three – a move that threatens an estimated 40 per…Read more…
Unite praised the determined campaigning of its defence representatives after the defence secretary Gavin Williamson on Tuesday (July 17) confirmed plans to develop a next generation fighter aircraft…Read more…
Issue date 17 Jul 2018 Commenting on today’s (Tuesday) labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics – which show that nominal wage growth is down for the second month in a row and…Read more…
The values of solidarity and equality that Mandela stood for are as important today as they were during apartheidRead more…
Picture collage from this evening when I did a home visit to Charlbury House with local Little Ilford Councillors, Councillor Riaz Ahmed Mirza and Councillor Pushpa Dipaklal Makwana about an ongoing leak in the block affecting a number of flats that ne…Read more…
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health & Care System STP Delivery Plan Final Draft by Nancy Farrell The “Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health & Care System STP Delivery Plan Final Draft” was…Read more…
Unite leader Len McCluskey joined TGI Fridays protesters who demonstrated outside of the firm’s Brighton restaurant. The protest was part of a national day of action on July 4 at 30 TGI…Read more…
Unite shop stewards representing over 100,000 manufacturing workers travelled from across the UK today (July 17) to lobby Tory MPs for a sensible Brexit that supports key industries and jobs. …Read more…
While many may have cheered the departure of Jeremy Hunt, the contentious health secretary who presided over years of NHS cuts and staff pay freezes, critics say his successor Matt Hancock looks to…Read more…
Plans announced today (Tuesday) to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs) would put public safety at risk, says UNISON. The proposed cuts by Suffolk Constabulary…Read more…
Responding to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee report on the weak enforcement of age discrimination law published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of learning and organising services…Read more…
I dug the stats out of the Ryanair annual reports when it used to disclose the split between direct hire and agency flight crew. The first graph has the real data, the second includes projected numbers for 2012-2017 if the direct hires stayed at the sa…Read more…
As we mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, Lynn Collins, TUC regional secretary, explains how his legacy will live on in Liverpool for generations to comeRead more…
Too often older people in the workplace are portrayed as a problem. It’s time to take age discrimination at work seriouslyRead more…
The flawed theory that low unemployment must mean higher wages is still driving policy – and working people are paying the priceRead more…
Tonight’s Newham Full Council meeting was dominated by two key announcements by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz in her report to Council.
Firsty, she announced the result of a QC investigation on the London Olympic Stadium debacle where Newham Council lost at lea…Read more…