The performance of the UK’s manufacturing sector would be below the lowest level seen during the 2008 recession if not for four key industries which are now also struggling, damning Office for…Read more…
End privatised prisons call
A prison in Birmingham run by outsourcing firm G4S will be taken back under public control, amid accusations of mismanagement that’s seen violence and drug use soar alongside deteriorating prison…Read more…
Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff win pay battle
Staff employed by private contractor call off strike after company agrees to pay them the NHS rate for the job
The article Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff win pay battle first appeared on the…Read more…
One wage for all ages
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
The article One wage for all ages first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Governent finally admits G4S can't be trusted to run Birmingham prison
Decision to return HMP Birmingham to public control proof that the for-profit prisons experiment has failedRead more…
Stratford Labour Rose – canvass 23 March 2019
Picture collage of recent canvass in Stratford and Newtown ward in West Ham CLP. They have a really good new local Labour Rose newsletter which we gave out.
We canvassed one high rise tower block (with waking watch fire marshals due to cladding) then …Read more…
UNISON NEC 2019: Vote Chris Tansley – East Midlands Male Seat
Former UNISON President and all round good egg. Ballot papers out 15 AprilRead more…
Universal Credit ‘horrors’
Fresh demands were made by Unite to stop Universal Credit this weekend. Delegates at the TUC north-west region conference heard a number of shocking stories about the misery the roll out of…Read more…
‘Raw deal’
Unions have warned that the slight increase in wages nearly 2m workers will see from today (April 1) are not enough to end poverty pay. Hourly rates for adult workers aged over 24 will rise…Read more…
Making the ‘impossible dream’ a reality
Thousands of people joined together in Swindon on Saturday (March 30) in a stunning display of solidarity for Honda workers whose jobs are now threatened under a proposed plant closure. The…Read more…
Blog: Fighting for a real Living Wage for all, 20 years on from the National Minimum Wage
Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford…Read more…
‘Worth fighting for’
MPs are being urged to back the campaign to stop the closure of Honda’s Swindon plant by signing an Early Day Motion (EDM) that calls on the government to deliver on its commitment to work with Unite…Read more…
Why is the union watchdog standing in the way of tackling sexual harassment at work?
Why on earth would a government trade union watchdog block a union’s sensible action to stand up for women members and stop sexual harassment?Read more…
Britain's broken politics: Tax cuts for the rich, frozen benefits for working families
Benefit uprating should be based on need, not the whim of a government addicted to inflicting austerity on the poorestRead more…