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This judgement is bad news for hundreds of thousands of low paid care workers (including my
niece).
Being paid not even the national minimum wage for work is simply a disgrace. I hope UNISON lawyers can find a way forward on this.
If not we need to …Read more…
Members of a Unite branch in London, many of whom are green charity activists, protested against US President Donald Trump’s stance on climate change last night (July 12) ahead of today’s…Read more…
In most parts of the UK, the price of renting a home has risen steadily, while public sector salaries… well, they haven’t. Find out how much NHS porters, nurses, PCSOs and more are spending on rent…Read more…
The legal decision today (Friday) not to count sleep-in shifts as working time is wrong, and is at odds with legal precedents and a common sense understanding of what counts as work, says UNISON….Read more…
Here’s what you need to knowRead more…
If the All England Club can afford to pay out millions to the world’s richest sports stars, it can afford to pay night workers more than £8 an hourRead more…
@FGFestivalE7 FREE 🎉 street festival 🎉 on Saturday 14th July Osborne Road in the heart of #ForestGate #newham #forestgatefestival
Check out theforestgatefestival.com
(there will be a Labour Party stall outside 27 Osborne Road 10-2pm)Read more…
As a lot of people in my world know, there are a number of initiatives underway to try to improve disclosure by companies of information related to employment practices. This is in response to blow-ups at a number of companies that have had controversi…Read more…
ON UNISON’s 25th birthday, general secretary Dave Prentis takes stock of the union’s achievements and of what lies in store in the future
The article A time to celebrate first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
As trade unionists we stand for world peace and prosperity. We stand for equality, justice and respect. As trade unionists we stand against bigotry. We stand against sexism and misogyny. We…Read more…
The branch recently sent a delegation to the Local Government Conference in Brighton 18-19 June 2018. A comprehensive report with outstanding drawings has been produced by one of our delegates, Duncan Bourne. Well worth a read…… Conference Delega…Read more…
Picture college of yesterday’s well attended initial meeting of stakeholders from across Newham including residents who have experienced homelessness, faith groups, Government agencies, NGOs and Council officers. It took place in the historic for…Read more…
Marching against Donald Trump is about giving power back to the working people of Britain. It’s about standing up to structural inequality and violence. We hope you’ll join us.Read more…
After years of funding cuts, the criminal justice system is on the verge of total collapseRead more…
Great effort by the England team but just saying….Read more…
England fans lay wreath for Soviet war dead ahead of World Cup opener An England fan at the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (Owen Humphreys/PA) By Scott D’Arcy, Press Association in Volgograd –…Read more…
A report published this week shows how a rise in the minimum wage would see 9 million workers better off. And that can only be good for the country, Unite director of research John Earls writes….Read more…
Today we remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide 23 years agoRead more…
If it’s not obvious, let me be clear that I really hate the suggestion that the “real” divide in politics these days is “open” v “closed”. In purely linguistic terms it is such an obviously loaded division – doors that are “closed” are bad, a business …Read more…
This evening I chaired my first Newham Investment & Accounts committee (Local Government Pension Scheme) meeting. I really pleased that we were able to able to wade our way through stacks of often complex business.
Many thanks to the new members o…Read more…