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UNISON NEC Elections 2019: Nominate Denise and John for Community Seats

Jan 31, 2019By John's Labour blog

“Dear Branch Secretary

We did send a request on 7 January 2019 and we apologise for sending another request if your branch has already decided nominations but we believe that some branches did not receive our previous request. We understand from UNI…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019John's Labour blog

npower troubles ‘just the tip of the iceberg’

Jan 31, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

The UK’s entire retail energy market is broken and in need of an urgent fix

The article npower troubles ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Jan 31, 2019Dave Prentis blog

‘Proud to help out’

Jan 31, 2019By UNITElive

Sub-zero temperatures may be merely unpleasant for many of us, but for some, it can be deadly.   As the UK weathered its coldest night of the year last night (January 31) thousands of rough…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019UNITElive

Drop ‘bully boy’ tactics call

Jan 31, 2019By UNITElive

Unite has said that the window of opportunity to settle the long running Birmingham bin dispute is coming to an end. If the dispute is not settled then industrial action will be escalated.  …Read more…

Jan 31, 2019UNITElive

‘Toxic cocktail’

Jan 31, 2019By UNITElive

Car production in the UK fell by close to 10 per cent last year and automotive industry investment by nearly 50 per cent according to new figures, with Unite blaming a “toxic cocktail” of economic…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019UNITElive

GP changes could make ‘all the difference’ to patients

Jan 31, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

There’s a danger that general practice could simply drain ambulance services of staff

The article GP changes could make ‘all the difference’ to patients first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019Dave Prentis blog

‘No excuse’

Jan 31, 2019By UNITElive

Unite has ‘named and shamed’ online retailer Buy It Direct for flouting the law by denying delivery drivers access to decent toilet facilities.   Unite members undertaking deliveries at a Buy It…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019UNITElive

UNISON helps University of Bath win living wage accreditation

Jan 31, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

More than 300 staff will gain as the region’s largest employer makes the move

The article UNISON helps University of Bath win living wage accreditation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Jan 31, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Defying the cold and looking to the future

Jan 31, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON started the new year in January as we mean to go on

The article Defying the cold and looking to the future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Jan 31, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Shareholders vs Ryanair

Jan 31, 2019By Labour And Capital

Interesting snippet from the Investor Forum annual report:

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Jan 31, 2019Labour And Capital

The Zimbabwean government must stop the repression of trade unionists

Jan 31, 2019By TUC blogs

Over the last few days, workers in Zimbabwe have faced violent repression and intimidation for peacefully protesting against steep fuel price increases that have pushed the already unbearable high…Read more…

Jan 31, 2019TUC blogs

“East End promise: an interview with Newham mayor Rokhsana Fiaz”

Jan 30, 2019By John's Labour blog

(hat tip “Inside Housing”) Newham’s new mayor has a tough job on her hands to tackle some of the country’s worst housing deprivation. Peter Apps finds out how she plans to do it.  Photography by Peter Searle

By several measures, …Read more…

Jan 30, 2019John's Labour blog

Blog: An honour and a privilege to stand with the Birmingham homecare workers

Jan 30, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

It is incredible to see how these care workers stand together, fight back and strike – day after day after day.

The article Blog: An honour and a privilege to stand with the Birmingham homecare…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019Dave Prentis blog

“World class workforce”

Jan 30, 2019By UNITElive

Unite signed a union recognition agreement with Hitachi Rail Europe at it’s cutting edge train manufacturing facility in County Durham today (30 January).

The post “World class workforce” appeared…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019UNITElive

Shunted into the sidings?

Jan 30, 2019By UNITElive

Britain’s rail manufacturing renaissance could be shunted into the sidings Unite warned today (January 30), as it urged the government to support UK manufacturing, jobs and skills by investing in…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019UNITElive

‘No other choice’

Jan 30, 2019By UNITElive

Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by Azzurra Ground Handling at Luton Airport will begin voting for industrial action today (January 30) over the company’s decision to impose a pay freeze…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019UNITElive

‘Much needed initiative’

Jan 30, 2019By UNITElive

Unite is strongly backing a consultation by the Scottish government which would make the term electrician a protected title.   If the Scottish government grants electricians protected title…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019UNITElive

‘Crisis-level’ debt

Jan 30, 2019By UNITElive

Long-term wage stagnation and skyrocketing housing and transport costs are continuing to take their toll as the number of people claiming financial insolvency reaches a seven-year high.   New…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019UNITElive

Review: The Meaning of Treason, by Rebecca West

Jan 30, 2019By Eric Lee

This extraordinary book, published in 1949, tells the stories of the trials of a number of British subjects who betrayed their country during the Second World War. The bulk of the book is a long…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019Eric Lee

Homecare workers paid less than the minimum wage

Jan 30, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

Thousands of care workers across England and Wales are being paid less than the national minimum wage because councils aren’t insisting that homecare companies pay for travel time, says UNISON today…Read more…

Jan 30, 2019Dave Prentis blog
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