Security guards employed by London Luton Airport will step up their campaign against ‘heavy-handed’ shift changes with 12 consecutive days of strike action, including the bank holiday weekend. …Read more…
‘Deeds speak louder than words’
Troubled outsourcing giant Mitie has been accused of sabotaging an anti-bullying campaign being undertaken at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. Unite has been distributing literature and…Read more…
Back UK steel charter call
Unite threw its full weight behind the industry body UK Steel’s steel charter which is being launched today (May 20) in Parliament, urging the government and big firms to buy British to boost UK…Read more…
‘Service worth investing in’
As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to highlight the continuing travails of the health visiting…Read more…
Bradford hospital workers balloted over strike action to fight ‘backdoor privatisation’
Staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will vote on whether to take industrial action after the announcement of the privatisation of some of its services. The UNISON ballot opens today…Read more…
Keep Britain afloat
Unite is again calling on the government to support British jobs and build the next generation of Naval support ships in the UK as it ramps up its Keep Britain Afloat campaign and celebrates a…Read more…
Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet
The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough
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Personal Injury Payments April 2019
For April 2019 members in the West Midlands Region received £178,764.57 in compensation payments for personal injuries. There was nothing for members of this branch but it always pays to be a Unison member. AdvertisementsRead more…
FE pay ballot results
UNISON members working in 14 Further Education colleges in England have voted in a disaggregated ballot for a pay rise. Although members voted in favour of strike action in 9 of these colleges,…Read more…
Stop the far right call
A major advertising campaign aimed at boosting voter turnout to stop the far right in this Thursday’s (May 23) European elections is being launched today (May 20) across towns and cities in the North…Read more…
The disability pay gap: Warm words just won’t cut it
Voluntary reporting isn’t enough – we need mandatory action nowRead more…
“Helping you stay in your home”
“Becoming homeless is often the end of a downward spiral that can include health problems, job losses or relationship break-ups. Newham Council is helping residents tackle such issues before they find themselves without a home.
The council’s debt adv…Read more…
All The World’s A Stage, by Boris Akunin
I read this book in the wrong order as it precedes Akunin’s Black City, which I recently completed. And it does set the stage (sorry – couldn’t resist) for the latter book, with…Read more…
Workers on boards: high-risk inaction
Over the past few weeks there has been quite a lot of interest in the extent to which UK companies are giving employees a say in corporate governance. As most people will know, the revised UK Corporate Governance Code that came into force this year enc…Read more…
Unite launches advertising campaign to boost turnout and stop the far right in EU elections
A major advertising campaign aimed at boosting voter turnout to stop the far right in this Thursday’s (23 May) European elections is being launched today (Monday 20 May) across towns and cities in…Read more…
Go for Growth – UNISON
http://goforgrowth.unison.org.uk
Last November showed that, by acting together, we can push our union into growth. So this May we’re having another recruitment and retention drive to make sure we keep growing!Read more…
Building a movement
Young workers from all sectors of the economy are gathering in Eastbourne this weekend (May 18-19) for Unite, the union’s annual young members’ conference. Delegates representing young workers…Read more…
Brexit: The WTO option would devastate jobs and tear up our rights
By Rosa Crawford First published by the TUC, May 16th Trading with the EU only on the WTO’s terms would have serious repercussions for the economy, public services and the Good Friday…Read more…
The last weekend! West Ham Labour Grid as 18.5.19-23.5.19
Last weekend before the Euro elections on Thursday. I am sure that our ace GC Vice Chair Campaigns, Karl Lewis will be sending out an update soon but in the meanwhile.
Stop acting and start being YOU!
How do people describe you? Friendly, shy, mean, kind, fake, honest, weird, cool? Do you agree? If you could, would you change the way people see you?
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