Unite the union has described a pay offer made to the union’s nursing members working on Jersey as wholly inadequate. Unite has described the proposals as being overly complicated and that the…Read more…
Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher
In the near future, a populist demagogue comes to power in America and rolls back decades of progress on women’s rights. In the end, women are forced to wear bracelets which limit the number…Read more…
Wonga collapses
Payday lender Wonga — which gained notoriety over the last decade for its aggressive debt collection practices, eye-watering interest rates and dogged tax avoidance — collapsed into administration…Read more…
August: it was no holiday
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
The article August: it was no holiday first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pay Up Now! – for the full NHS team
If health workers are one team, then all should receive the same pay rise: UNISON is campaigning to bring this about
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‘Solidarity not charity’
Mary*, mother of three children ages 7,5 and 2, has little faith in the social safety net that’s supposed support her and her family. “The Job Centre just isn’t interested in helping someone…Read more…
‘Draconian’ dress code
Unite has described a new ‘appearance and standards’ code for all staff employed by south Yorkshire police as being ‘draconian’ and not reflecting society. The code was introduced without…Read more…
‘Seriously out of line’
Private tenancies are “unaffordable” for the majority of low income families because housing benefit is “so seriously out of line” with renting costs, new research has found. Struggling…Read more…
‘Cliff edge’ Brexit threat
UK car manufacturing output fell by 11 per cent in July compared to the same month last year new figures show – as Brexit uncertainty continues to plague the automotive sector. The latest…Read more…
Disability Pay Gap Reporting – It’s all about informed choice
Today the EHRC has formally recommended to the government that they put in place legislation to force employers to monitor and address their disability related pay gap.Read more…
Ensuring migrants’ rights are respected helps to ensure a fair deal for all workers
Today the Migration Observatory released a report highlighting how the introduction of work permit schemes after Brexit could increase the risk of exploitation of migrant workers and undercutting.Read more…
Mental health first aid. Does it work?
The Health and Safety Executive have published a research report on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training that backs TUC concerns that more evidence is needed of whether it works or not.Read more…
‘Think again’ UNISON tells North East health trust over subco plans
Packed Teesside meeting highlights health staff’s anger and worry of plans to hand them over to a private company
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Gambling with workers’ livelihoods
Gig economy baron Mike Ashley has been told by Unite to stop gambling with workers’ livelihoods after he attempted to pin blame on landlords for any future job losses at House of Fraser stores….Read more…
Blog: Standing with home care workers every step of the way
As a Labour member, I’m appalled to see a Labour council put these incredible public service workers in such an impossible position. And as your General Secretary, I’ll stand with home care workers…Read more…
Prentis tells Birmingham care strikers ‘we will win’
Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes
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Bolton hospital workers’ pay ballot opens
Voting papers dispatched today in vote over action on pay parity
The article Bolton hospital workers’ pay ballot opens first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Cop-out option’
Tory-controlled Westminster Council has spent more than £1m on ‘gagging’ orders, prompting criticism from many including Unite. According to information obtained by Left Foot Forward in a…Read more…
‘Joke’ insolvency plans
Planned government action on dodgy bosses who use insolvency to avoid paying wages and pensions are a “joke”, Unite has said. Bosses who dissolve their companies to get out of paying workers…Read more…
‘Daily trauma’
Ambulance crews are not getting enough mental health support Unite has warned, as new figures reveal that one in ten staff at one of the UK’s largest ambulance services have taken time off in the…Read more…