Concluding the long-running blacklisting case, the High Court heard today (May 17) statements from individual workers describing how blacklisting ruined their lives. From family breakdown to…Read more…
Not just a physical change
There’s been a lot of chatter around the menopause this week – on the BBC, in the papers. Chirpy ladies conversing about their hot flushes and brain fog – which to even get this previously…Read more…
More hospital staff in Liverpool set to take action over unfair pay
Staff at Royal and Broad Green hospitals to take action following success at Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital and the Walton Centre
The article More hospital staff in Liverpool set to take action over…Read more…
Blog: These victories show that this is a union on the march
Victories like these for Birmingham care workers and probation services being brought back in-house, show what UNISON can achieve
The article Blog: These victories show that this is a union on the…Read more…
Pregnant or breastfeeding at work? Know your rights
No woman should be forced to choose between their job or risking their health or that of their baby.Read more…
Working from home is on the rise – but why so slow?
Employee homeworking has gone up during the past decade, but we’re still a long way from positive flexible working.Read more…
Standing up to the far-right – how TUC support can help
The TUC has launched a new resource to help workplace and community reps combat the far-rightRead more…
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz first year in office – More to do but already delivering
I am back home after a really successful Newham Council AGM at the Old Town Hall Stratford, where this video on our achievements in the first year of Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz administration was played.
Love the “More to do but already delivering” theme.
Support UK defence
Unite has hailed the support the union received at a lobby of Parliament earlier this week (May 13), where Unite reps pressed the case for the continued funding of Tempest, the UK’s replacement of…Read more…
Mental health: ‘Must top agenda’
It wasn’t until Davy McCord was hit in the head by his wife, wielding an iPad, that he knew he had to get help. “I was asleep but woke to find I had my hands around my wife’s throat. She…Read more…
Lifting the lid on the hidden epidemic of LGBT sexual harassment at work
A new report from the TUC reveals shocking levels of LGBT sexual harassment in the workplaceRead more…
Brexit: The WTO option would devastate jobs and tear up our rights
Leaving the EU and trading only on the WTO’s terms would have serious repercussions for the economy, public services and the Good Friday Agreement.Read more…
Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON
Grayling’s botched reforms have finally been abandoned
The article Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Last Chance for you to VOTE in UNISON NEC elections! Speak Now or….
Ballot finishes Friday 17 May 2019. So you will have to post by end of tomorrow (Thursday 16 May) and put on pre-paid envelope a FIRST CLASS stamp to make sure it arrive by Friday.
Check below all the regional and national recommendations I am making….Read more…
Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory
Long-running strike looks to be over
The article Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Supreme Court ruling will add to child poverty, says UNISON
Vulnerable families could see living standards fall
The article Supreme Court ruling will add to child poverty, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Finding a better way
Hi-fi and TV retail chain Richer Sounds has joined a growing number of companies that are giving their employees a stake in the firms they work for. This week, Richer Sounds founder Julian…Read more…
How to make the most out of Facebook and Twitter for your union
TUC digital comms experts Riz Hussain and Scott Gilfillan took part in this webinar on 15 May, to discuss how trade unionists can use features on social media to organise, network and campaign. You…Read more…
Private prisons are more violent, so why does the MoJ want more of them?
A new report highlights how private companies are failing to provide prisons that are safe and secure.Read more…
Mental health at work – time to tackle workplace stress and discrimination
Too many workers are facing mental ill health due to poor treatment and conditions at workRead more…