The government has announced it will step in to get the Royal Liverpool Hospital built following a delay in construction caused by the collapse of Carillion.
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Carillion’s £65m public shell-out shame
Taxpayers are set to fork out £65m to former Carillion workers who were made redundant following the company’s collapse in January, Unite has discovered. The union submitted a freedom of…Read more…
‘This is our moment’
The Labour party must fight tooth and nail for a Brexit in the interests of ordinary working people. This was Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner’s message as he spoke in support of…Read more…
‘Public vote’?
Unite spoke in support of a Brexit composite at the Labour Party conference that prioritises the need for a general election but leaves open the option of a “public vote” in the event that the Tories…Read more…
‘Stand together now’
Unite delegate Lenford Vassell told the Labour Party conference today (September 25) of his own experience as a ‘Windrush baby’. Both his parents were invited to the UK to help…Read more…
Youth worker pay deal win
Youth and community workers, members of Unite, along with staff side unions have voted to accept a two year pay deal starting from September 2018. Unite members voted overwhelmingly in favour…Read more…
Victory against discrimination
Unite, which represents bus drivers, is celebrating victory after London bus company Metroline, bowed to union pressure and reversed its decision to bar its driver Marcia Carty from wearing a hair…Read more…
NHS cleaners win pay parity battle at Basildon Hospital
Outsourced staff were transferred back in house two years ago, but kept on minimum wage
The article NHS cleaners win pay parity battle at Basildon Hospital first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
End ‘bandit capitalism’ call
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail called for justice following construction giant Carillion’s collapse in a speech at the Labour Party conference today (September 25). She…Read more…
An end to privatisation must be a year one priority for Labour
Opening the debate on privatisation at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis
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‘Get a grip’
The government must step in and make sure construction on a half-built hospital that is delayed because of the Carillion disaster is completed, Unite said yesterday (September 24).
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Bolton hospital staff to stage 48-hour strike for pay parity
Strike by ‘subco’ staff will start on 11 October
The article Bolton hospital staff to stage 48-hour strike for pay parity first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Five reasons why the so-called “ideal” US-UK trade deal would be a disaster for workers
The same right-wing thinktanks behind the Trump agenda want to carve up our NHS, tear down hard-won workers’ rights, and rip up the UK’s high food safety standardsRead more…
Meade on property
This seems pretty relevant today – a small snippet from Efficiency, Equality and the Ownership of Property that addresses the need to think about ownership of property in addition to taxation when looking at inequality.
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Labour’s mini Meidner plan
It’s been an interesting day for those of us on the Left with an interest in issues of governance and ownership. At Labour conference it has been announced that a future Labour government would both mandate that workers form a third of the board o…Read more…
‘Stop and scrap’
In a brief interjection, Unite delegate Dave Allan spoke about the need to stop and scrap Universal Credit at the Labour Party conference today (September 24) “It was my privilege to…Read more…
‘There can be no other way’
Unite delegate, EC member and construction worker Roy Bentham, who is also joint secretary of the Blacklist Support Group, shares his experience with blacklisting and the need to continue fighting in…Read more…
Stranger on the beach
Unite delegate Jessie Jacobs, a metal worker from Teesside made a powerful, passionate speech on the damage done to local government because of this Conservative government’s policy on…Read more…
‘Proper facility time’ call
Unite delegate Maggie Ryan spoke today (September 24) at the Labour Party conference in a work, pensions and equality debate about the crucial role equality reps play in the workplace and the need…Read more…
‘Education for the many’
Unite delegate Philippa Marsden today (September 24) spoke in support of a composite on the school system at Labour’s conference. “Education must never be left to market forces,” she said. “We…Read more…