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Newham Council Bi-Monthly Rough Sleeper Count 31.5.19

May 31, 2019By John's Labour blog

In the early hours of Friday morning I took part in my 3rd count of people sleeping rough in Newham.

We met up at Newham Dockside for a briefing at 11pm then were split into teams of 3 and sent out to different parts of Newham.

There were about 20 of…Read more…

May 31, 2019John's Labour blog

Courage under pressure

May 31, 2019By UNITElive

Driving a bus in one of the busiest cities in the world is definitely no walk in the park – drivers must be on constant alert as they contend with traffic, passengers, pedestrians, hot and cold…Read more…

May 31, 2019UNITElive

Introducing … ‘Robocrop’?

May 31, 2019By UNITElive

In science fiction the sight of a robotic hand reaching out to grasp something soft and fleshly usually precedes an untimely death.   But the robot that has just completed its initial trials at…Read more…

May 31, 2019UNITElive

Politicians must get a grip on social care and council services

May 31, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on council funding and tonight’s BBC1 Panorama programme on social care, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “After years of relentless…Read more…

May 31, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Protecting the right to strike in the ILO and the European Court of Human Rights: the significance of Appn No 44873/09 Ognevenko v Russia

May 31, 2019By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

31 May 2019
By Tonia Novitz, Professor of Labour Law, University of Bristol

Freedom of association is a foundational principle of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Not only is this…Read more…

May 31, 2019Institute of Employment Rights Blog

UNISON Notice Board – Preston City Hall

May 30, 2019By John's Labour blog

I do like a good trade union notice board. Today I went on a visit to Preston to meet the Labour Council Leader Matthew Brown regarding Community Wealth Building (The Preston Model). I will write more about this visit later. Congratulations to the loca…Read more…

May 30, 2019John's Labour blog

Rethinking how to deliver budgets

May 30, 2019By Dave Watson

Instead of just tinkering around the edges of the Scottish and UK budgets, we should radically rethink how to deliver them.
A couple of months ago I blogged about a new book by Katherine…Read more…

May 30, 2019Dave Watson

We need to fight the Thatcher revolution with progressive ideas of our own

May 30, 2019By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

30 May 2019

A ministry of labour would be the ultimate resistance to the Thatcher revolution and begin reversing decades of anti-union legislation, Professor Keith Ewing has said.

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May 30, 2019Institute of Employment Rights Blog

‘Shocking safety failures’

May 30, 2019By UNITElive

Unite has uncovered “shocking safety failures” on maintenance undertaken on Sea King helicopters that potentially exposed Ministry of Defence (MoD) workers and contractors to asbestos.   The…Read more…

May 30, 2019UNITElive

‘We must be bolder’

May 30, 2019By UNITElive

A rising minimum wage has taken a record number of people out of low pay, but Unite has warned that more must be done to support families who are struggling to get by.   A report from the…Read more…

May 30, 2019UNITElive

First Bus sell-off announced

May 30, 2019By UNITElive

Unite, ‘won’t tolerate a single job loss’ at First Bus, as the parent company FirstGroup announced today (May 30) that it intended to sell-off its bus operations in the UK.   Unite has about…Read more…

May 30, 2019UNITElive

Union welcomes education funding call but expresses concerns

May 30, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

The words are fine, but action and government investment is needed to make Augar review recommendations work

The article Union welcomes education funding call but expresses concerns first appeared…Read more…

May 30, 2019Dave Prentis blog

‘Desperate human pain’

May 30, 2019By UNITElive

The heartbreaking reality of the social care crisis has been laid bare in a new BBC documentary that followed the lives of four Somerset families struggling to survive after years of cuts.  …Read more…

May 30, 2019UNITElive

Car industry ‘chaos’

May 30, 2019By UNITElive

Car production in the UK has continued to plummet amid protracted Brexit uncertainty which is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and the economic futures of Britain’s…Read more…

May 30, 2019UNITElive

Extra FE spending proposals welcome but report must be put into action, says UNISON

May 30, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

Important points detailed in long-awaited Augar Review of education

The article Extra FE spending proposals welcome but report must be put into action, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…

May 30, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Trade union membership rises by 100,000 in a single year – but challenges remain

May 30, 2019By TUC blogs

Another rise in trade union membership is promising, but we still have much to do to reach young people in the private sectorRead more…

May 30, 2019TUC blogs

End “no fault evictions” – May’s legacy or is it that all careers in politics end in failure?

May 29, 2019By John's Labour blog

Recently Prime Minister, Theresa May promised to bring about the end of “No fault” (section 21) evictions but we wait to see if her successor delivers on her promise.

The motion below was sent by my branch to UNISON National Delegate Conference earlie…Read more…

May 29, 2019John's Labour blog

Freelance Forum by the Sea: Pitching Clever and Getting Paid

May 29, 2019By NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

Freelance workers face many challenges – everything from getting the pitch right to getting paid, working alone to managing accounts and tax returns. 
NUJ Brighton’s Freelance Forum by the Sea…Read more…

May 29, 2019NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

We’re growing and we’re winning for our members

May 29, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

National executive council hears positive stories as it prepares for annual conference

The article We’re growing and we’re winning for our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

May 29, 2019Dave Prentis blog

‘Preserve and build on Corbyn’s work’

May 29, 2019By UNITElive

This comment first appeared in the New Statesman on Wednesday (May 29) in response to an earlier comment piece by Paul Mason.   It is true, as Paul Mason argues, that one day the left will have…Read more…

May 29, 2019UNITElive
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