That’s why this week – Heart Unions week – is so important. In recent years, we’ve taken this week to celebrate the achievements of our union and the wider trade union movement. That’s something…Read more…
As determined as ever
In part 2 of our I Heart Unions series, we speak to some of Unite’s retired members about how they’re still carrying on the fight for their communities through Unite. Thanks to all the…Read more…
Review: The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit, by Josh Ireland
Having just read The Meaning of Treason by Rebecca West I was keen to read a more recent account of the British subjects who betrayed their country and worked on behalf of Nazi Germany. I…Read more…
Government’s care recruitment drive is ‘putting the cart before the horse’
It makes no sense to go all out on a recruitment drive
The article Government’s care recruitment drive is ‘putting the cart before the horse’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Collective bargaining: how trade unions can ensure better jobs for workers
“Invest £6.3m so that primary school children continue to eat for free”
“We are proposing to ensure primary school children continue to eat for free in the borough by investing £6.3million. Full Council will make a decision on our 2019/20 budget proposals at a meeting on Monday 18 February. #NewhamPeoplesBudget
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Economy in the ‘deep freeze’?
The economy is heading for a “deep freeze” Unite warned after it was revealed growth last year was at a six year low and that manufacturing has gone into recession. Overall growth during 2018…Read more…
Scrap ‘tax on our work’ call
A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) was handed into the council’s chief executive today…Read more…
‘Remember the past’
Unite, has launched an exciting new history project aimed at engaging directly with a new generation of workers and activists. The project – a centenary history of the Transport and General…Read more…
Austerity far from over
Chancellor Philip Hammond will fail to end austerity as he pledged in October unless he ploughs an extra £5bn into Whitehall spending by 2023-24, a new report reveals. An analysis from the…Read more…
Ban zero hours contracts call
Zero hour workers are paid £4 an hour less on average and more likely to work at night, research released as part of Heart Unions week shows. In response to the shocking analysis, which found…Read more…
‘Our voices must be heard’
For the TUC’s I Heart Unions week (February 11-15), we’re highlighting the wonderful work trade unions do to empower workers — in this instance through peaceful protest. On Monday…Read more…
‘Find their voice’
This week is the TUC’s I Heart Unions Week (February 11-15). Each day on UniteLive, we will bring you an inspiring story. Today (February 11) we meet the Unite members from TGI Fridays who are…Read more…
Major strides forward
Last week (February 11), thanks to Unite campaigning, Rolls-Royce took the unprecedented step of adopting the union’s period dignity charter – now, toilets at Rolls-Royce facilities in 50 countries…Read more…
College workers to vote on industrial action
Members at ‘around 20’ FE colleges in England will take part in nationally co-ordinated ballot
The article College workers to vote on industrial action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
As GDP evaporates, the need is for a pre-emptive boost to demand
Today official figures confirmed that growth in the UK is at risk of grinding to a halt.Read more…
Zero-Hours Contracts and Health and Safety
Health and safety law is very clear. Those on zero-hours contracts are entitled to exactly the same legal protection as those on fixed hour contracts. So why is the reality so different?Read more…
Zero-hours contracts: time to stamp them out
Those on zero-hour contracts aren’t guaranteed any hours each week. Despite this, they actually work plenty, often at anti-social times.Read more…
HeartUnions Week: celebrating what unions have achieved for workers and why we need them now more than ever
Today marks the beginning of HeartUnions week, our celebration of trade unions and the work they do to make our workplaces and communities fairer.Read more…
#HeartUnions 2019
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