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This picture collage is from today’s March and Rally in Central London. Newham Labour Councillors, Party members & supporters met in the morning outside Stratford Station in order to travel down together to the march.
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CEO of Touchstone charity addresses conference about the work the organisation does
The article LGBT delegates hear of the need for more safe spaces first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Delegates also hear emotional debates on ‘conversion therapy’ and the lack of marriage equality in Northern Ireland
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Conference hears of treatment of the Palestinian people, plus the plight of LGBT workers in Colombia, Turkey and Jamaica
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Assistant general secretary tells LGBT delegates of the challenges facing the union in the ‘fourth industrial revolution’
The article Fighting against low pay ‘at the heart of UNISON’s…Read more…
Delegates speak of the rise in bigoted language and praise UNISON for leading the fightback among trade unions
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Today, Unite members will be coming together in central London from across the country to join thousands of trade unionists and anti-racist campaigners to stand up to the rise of the far right and…Read more…
Some culture for a change on my blog even though I have a clash next weekend and cannot make it!
“Symphony No. 9 in D minor op 125 (Choral Symphony) by Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Instantly recognizable…Read more…
Issued to Unite the Union workplace reps November 16th Unite Reps Briefing: Opposing Blindfold Brexit Unite the Union is calling on MPs to reject the Government’s Withdrawal Deal if it is put before…Read more…
The British government’s austerity campaign is “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” and has caused “great misery” not for any economic requirement but to satisfy a political aim of social…Read more…
Unite is currently balloting its members for industrial action at Johnson Matthey in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in a long-running dispute over a ‘completely unacceptable’ pay offer. The ballot at the…Read more…
Unite will join the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) on Saturday (November 17) at its ‘Boot Camp’ event to explore ways to best to communicate the Left’s approach to the most pressing…Read more…
General secretary of Nautilus International Mark Dickinson on the Fair Pay at Sea campaign to increase the global minimum wage for ships’ crewsRead more…
Your November Citizens’ Assemblies
Join us to have your say on local priorities. The second round of Citizens’ Assemblies will run throughout November and build on the findings from the first round that took place in September. Through the first…Read more…
Unite has raised concerns over the possibility of staff at UK firms being implanted with microchips for security and efficiency purposes. A handful of financial and legal firms are in…Read more…
She met him at one of the largest protests in UK history. As a million people marched through the streets of London demonstrating against the war in Iraq, there he was – her one in a million, a…Read more…
Across all our regions, throughout the month of GROvember, UNISON activists have been spreading the message that we’re #strongertogether
The article Growing into Grovember first appeared on the…Read more…
Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term
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I was at a Newham Pension training last night and was shocked to hear of the death of Cllr Ian Greenwood.
I have known Ian for many years and he was a superb chair and Pension activist. A true friend as well of the trade union movement both here and ab…Read more…