Former employees from the defunct Lehman Brothers investment bank, which played a key role in the 2008 global financial crisis, are planning a party on the 10th anniversary of its collapse – a move…Read more…
‘Exporting superpower?’
Tory ambitions to turn the UK into a “21st Century exporting superpower” have been lambasted as “hot air” . Unite described the government’s post-Brexit ambitions, laid out by international…Read more…
‘No-frills’ lifestyle out of reach
The government’s so-called National ‘Living Wage’ (NLW) is anything but, as new research shows families with two parents working full-time on the statutory minimum will not earn enough to support…Read more…
‘Crippling’ household debts soar
While the government celebrated a record budget surplus today (August 21), ordinary people are barely keeping their heads above water in a sea of outstanding household debt approaching £19bn, new…Read more…
Blog: You can attack us all you want – we aren’t going anywhere
Everyone who has ever received support from UNISON knows how vital our union’s activists are. In every branch, they are the beating heart of the union, UNISON members working tirelessly to support…Read more…
Surveillance nation
The UK is one of the most surveilled nations in the world – nearly 6m CCTV cameras watch us as we go about our daily lives. And now, this surveillance culture may be seeping into the…Read more…
‘Shambles’
The UK’s manufacturing sector has slipped two places to ninth in the world as uncertainty over Brexit continues. Unite said the fall showed a worrying decline in the global position of British…Read more…
‘Well deserved’ pay rise
Unite NHS members in Scotland have voted to accept a pay offer put to them July. A consultative ballot resulted in 71 per cent of members voting to accept the three year pay deal, effective…Read more…
Summer Social
The branch summer social is this week. It’s in the Fortune of War pub on Brighton seafront on Wednesday, August 22, starting at 6pm. Join fellow NUJ members (and those who are thinking of signing up)…Read more…
Review: The Boy on the Bridge
M.R. Carey has done it again. The Girl With All the Gifts was a terrific example of post-apocalyptic zombie fiction and this book is (mostly) the prequel. The problem with prequels is that you know…Read more…
Privatisation fails again as government takes over "crisis" prison
Years of Tory austerity and an obsession with privatisation have led to “appalling” failings at HMP BirminghamRead more…
21 floor “walkabout” Brassett Point
On Friday I went on a “walkabout” with residents and Newham Housing officers from the top to the bottom of Brassett Point in my ward.
It is always encouraging when you see residents who actively care about their homes and their environment. They have …Read more…
At Last! Mexican Union Leader Napoleon Gomez Is Heading Home
Mears Cat Action August 2018
Mears Cats Action Aug 2018_ from Hero Austin on Vimeo.
Video from yesterday’s action by Newham residents at Housing Contractor, Mears PLC headquarters in Enfield.
Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and I joined the action to show solidarity with our residen…Read more…
Death of a Piper
The following poem was written by John Fyvie, a Piper Alpha survivor. It was recited by Unite regional officer Tommy Campbell at this week’s Reflections on Piper Alpha conference in Aberdeen….Read more…
‘Never again’
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the deadliest offshore disaster in history, when the Piper Alpha platform burst into flames, killing 167 of the 228 people either working on the rig or…Read more…
Scottish NHS members vote for three-year pay deal
94% vote for deal offering at least a 9% rise over three years, in four-week online ballot
The article Scottish NHS members vote for three-year pay deal first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Surveillance at work – is your boss watching your every move?
From trawling social media to tracking toilet breaks, our research shows more and more bosses are snooping on their staffRead more…
“Shocking picture shows Jeremy Corbyn with extremist leader of rogue island nation”
“A shocking new picture has emerged of Jeremy Corbyn appearing to converse with the extremist leader of a rogue island nation that sells weapons to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
The picture allegedly shows Jeremy Corbyn talking to Theresa May, the b…Read more…
Site visit and residents meeting – 10 Victoria Street
Following a visit to residents homes with officers from Newham Council I spoke yesterday at a lively but constructive residents meeting in Stratford Library.
Lots of things to do to improve our service and offer.
Many thanks to housing camp…Read more…