Out for a run this morning in Wanstead Park. The blue bells in Chalet Wood are magnificent and well worth seeing. My picture does not do them justice. Read more…
UNISON #UNEC19 Elections – Community & Greater London Region Seats
I have just voted for the following candidates and will post the ballot paper to the independent electoral reform services later today. It took me 5 minutes.
UNISON is the largest trade union in the UK with 1.3 million members covering a wide range of…Read more…
Visit to outer Newham Estates
Picture of myself with Newham Council residents in our estate in Rainham.
After a meeting in the local housing office, we went for a “walkabout” with residents and with Laura who is a Newham housing manager.
We came across a number of issues which ne…Read more…
Solidarity does not stop at our borders
On April 16, Unite EC vice chair Jayne Taylor addressed a rally of thousands of Workers Uniting members including the Unite Steel Workers and the Mexican Metal Workers Union Los Mineros at a Rally in…Read more…
Lessons must be learned
Crossrail failures must not be repeated on other major infrastructure projects
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The Good Friday safety strike
Proper protection and pay demands for hospital security staff
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When you just can’t ‘hold on’
Council workers quit jobs for health reasons in toilet access denial row
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Cuts increase risk to public in England and Wales
UNISON report shows how austerity is damaging the environmental health service provided by councils
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Cuts increase risk to public in England and Wales
UNISON report shows how austerity is damaging the environmental health service provided by councils
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‘People deserve better’
An increase in pay growth over the last 12 months belies rocketing in-work poverty and wage levels that are still below those seen before the financial crisis, Unite has warned. Weekly…Read more…
Construction pay boost hailed
The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a one-year deal involving a 2.75 per cent pay rise to come into effect in June 2019. This is a result of the successful…Read more…
Unpaid wages demo
Low paid staff, contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, at Macclesfield District General Hospital are staging a protest tomorrow (April 18) against ISS’ plans to withhold up to a week of their pay after…Read more…
Sellafield row ‘olive branch’
Unite has offered an ‘olive branch’ to troubled outsourcer Mitie, to create an opportunity to resolve the scheduled industrial action at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site in Cumbria. …Read more…
Llanelli job losses warning
The threat to 95 jobs at Calsonic Kansei in Llanelli is yet another sign that the automotive industry has been badly affected by the lack of a UK-wide manufacturing strategy, Unite said today (April…Read more…
Security staff strike to go ahead
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who are being attacked in the A&E department, will go ahead with a second day of strike action on Good Friday (April 19). Unite said today…Read more…
Brexit on our terms
Nearly three years have passed since the Brexit referendum and still the final outcome remains unclear. In this unprecedented period of political and economic uncertainty for British…Read more…
‘I didn’t get help’
Protracted isolation, long hours and stressful work conditions have created a toxic mix that’s fuelling mental health problems among British farm workers. A new BBC analysis of the latest…Read more…
UNISON #UNEC19 Elections – Regional seat contests
My recommendations for UNISON regional seats. You can vote for regional and national candidates and for those in your own “service group” (see below – Health, Local Government, Community, Higher Education and Energy)
Service Group Seats
Health – Gener…Read more…
Reform of Private Rental Sector (& really end no fault evictions)
Great news that the Government is considering ending Section 21 “no fault evictions” of tenants who pay their rent, don’t cause a nuisance and respect their property.
This is a major victory but we need to make sure that this current Conservative…Read more…
Unpaid overtime scandal
Unite has expressed its anger and dismay after commitments to ensure that workers on the HS2 project would receive the correct overtime rates were reneged on. Last month Unite exposed how…Read more…