Unite is taking on the airline industry over toxic cabin air as the union announced today (March 28) that legal action has been served in 51 cases against five major UK airlines, including easyJet,…Read more…
Change the record, not just the DJ
Theresa May can leave Downing Street, but the country won’t notice a difference while the Conservative Party remains in power.
The article Change the record, not just the DJ first appeared on the…Read more…
Denise and John for UNISON Community NEC – Ballot papers out 15 April
This picture is from today of Denise Thomas and I outside the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Gallery in Euston following the National UNISON Community Service Group Executive meeting.
Denise and I are standing on a joint slate for the UNISON Communit…Read more…
Labour’s must adopt bolder housing policies
This is an article published on the Inside Housing website The article by Chaminda Jaynetti in Inside Housing (Can Labour … MoreRead more…
‘A disgrace’
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who are being attacked in the A&E department, will go ahead with eight days of strike action after talks over the provision of protective equipment…Read more…
‘Needed now more than ever’
Unite has accused Northumberland County Council of rejecting its responsibility to help tackle rising racism after its decision to pull Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) funding for schools in the…Read more…
Show of unity
Honda workers, their supporters and the people of Swindon will be coming together this Saturday (March 30) in a show of unity to march and rally to Save Honda Swindon. Marchers are set to…Read more…
NHS staff ‘leaving in droves’
The shocking extent of a growing retention crisis in the NHS was revealed by new research which found that more than 200,000 nurses have left the health service since 2011. The research,…Read more…
Fair Fringe call
A former Edinburgh Fringe worker has spoken out about suffering a breakdown after being exploited and paid “slave” wages. Shira Kaliski, 25, blew the whistle on working conditions at events…Read more…
Our broken economy has locked millions of workers in poverty – here’s how to fix it
Record numbers of working people have been trapped in poverty by an economy rigged against their interestsRead more…
View from Newham Dockside
I am not sure if this was art, a protest or an advert but strange display seen from canteen in Newham Council Dockside building last week. Anyone know?
They appear to be dressed as air stewards and London City Airport is directly across the docks.
Ju…Read more…
More workers on boards news…
Wisconsin Democrat Senator Tammy Baldwin has issued a report calling for workers to elect a third of the board of directors.
The aggregate evidence from comparison countries provides strong support for the theory that worker empowerment can foster seve…Read more…
Higher ed pay talks open
Joint unions submit pay claim for 2019-20 as negotiations get under way
The article Higher ed pay talks open first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Workers on the board at…. Walmart?
If there were any doubt the idea of employee representation at board level is gaining momentum in some unusual places, then take a look at this:
Murray believes that, if there had been a meaningful number of people with a stake in Walmart’s longer-term…Read more…
Mrs May’s Brexit deal: bad for workers, bad for industry, bad for trade
Unions can’t support a deal that will threaten workers’ rights, undermine UK industry and lower standards and protectionsRead more…
Doreen Fletcher – A Retrospective
Better late than never but collage is from exhibition in Bow Arts Trust of works by East End painter Doreen Fletcher (who I think lives in Forest Gate, Newham).
What fantastic paintings from someone who so discouraged by lack of recognition that she g…Read more…
BA food drivers strikes at Gatwick averted
Strikes scheduled for this week at Gatwick airport have been called off after Unite , secured an 18 per cent pay package on behalf of drivers employed by Alpha Flight, the sole supplier of inflight…Read more…
‘Industrial relations mess’
Unite is warning that outsourcing giant Mitie should be barred from acquiring contracts from Interserve due to its woeful treatment of its workforce and its very poor industrial relations record….Read more…
‘In meltdown’
Unite is calling for the potential privatisation of cervical screening services to be suspended, following reports that the service is “in meltdown”. Used by thousands of women each year,…Read more…
Blog: The government’s Brexit incompetence means no other crisis is receiving scrutiny
This week, MPs will focus once again on trying to resolve Brexit, and rightly so. But when a government is elected, we expect it to be able to govern – not blame all of society’s problems on someone…Read more…