Instead of preparing for a catastrophic no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson should put tackling the scourge of insecure work at the top of his to-do list.Read more…
We need a maximum safe working temperature
UNISON backs Labour plans to legislate on excessive heat in the workplace
The article We need a maximum safe working temperature first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Reversing the cuts
The three largest local government unions, representing 1.4 million employees in schools and councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (July 24) submitted a pay claim that…Read more…
No deal, no way!
Unite manufacturing reps from up and down the country descended on Parliament today (July 24) to lobby MPs about the threat of a no deal Brexit. Brandishing placards reading ‘No Deal, No Way’,…Read more…
Unions call for a 10% pay rise for local government workers
Council staff have paid a heavy price during the years of austerity
The article Unions call for a 10% pay rise for local government workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Organising for the future – how young trade unionists are leading the way
Last month, the first ever TUC Summer Patrol sent young trade unionists into workplaces across Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. Here’s what we learned.Read more…
Long Read: Defeating Boris Johnson Means Not Underestimating Him
By Simon Fletcher and republished with permission Simon Fletcher is a left wing political strategist and campaigner who has held senior positions working for socialist politicians including the Mayor…Read more…
Feeling the heat?
As temperatures are set to rise well above 30C this week, with a record-breaking 37C on Thursday (July 25) predicted in parts of the South East, British workers are well and truly feeling the heat….Read more…
Boris Johnson must now be held to account for his promises
There now must be a general election
The article Boris Johnson must now be held to account for his promises first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Heed this massive vote’
Nearly 100 fire and rescue staff at Heathrow Airport have joined thousands of other Heathrow workers in voting in favour of strike action over pay, Unite announced this week (July 22). …Read more…
UNISON takes a step forward at Cornerstone
Central Arbitration Committee says union’s bid for statutory recognition can go head at Scottish care charity
The article UNISON takes a step forward at Cornerstone first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
10 takeaways from the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2019/2020
If the government is serious about tackling labour market exploitation it needs to heed the advice of a new report by the Director of Labour Market EnforcementRead more…
Continuous contestation
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To affirm the perpetuity of contest is not to celebrate a world without points of stabilisation; it is to affirm the reality of perpetual contest, even within an ordered setting, and to identify the affirmative dimensions of co…Read more…
Prizes for winning students in Bristol NUJ journalism scheme
WINNERS of the 2019 Bristol NUJ student journalism prizes were given their awards today. Students from every year of the journalism courses at the University of the West of England (UWE) are…Read more…
‘Driven to despair’
Library staff in Bradford will be holding a consultative ballot for industrial action as residents face swingeing cuts to the city’s 13 libraries and four museums. Unite announced today (July…Read more…
‘Mighty’ pay rise
Unite members working for Mitie at Sellafield in Cumbria have ended their pay dispute with the outsourcing giant after securing a pay rise of 55 pence per hour it was announced today (July 22)….Read more…
Rural news tops Corbyn’s address
Jeremy Corbyn praised Unite’s Landworker magazine as part of his speech encompassing rural issues at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset yesterday (July 21). Holding aloft a copy…Read more…
Unite launches gambling workplace charter
Unite has launched a workplace gambling charter, which has been created to provide a framework for employers and unions to assist workers who are having gambling problems. It is estimated that…Read more…
‘Our jobs matter’
‘Our jobs and our communities matter’ will be the message from Unite manufacturing shop stewards from across the UK when they travel to parliament on Wednesday (July 24) to meet MPs and demand that…Read more…
‘The start of something big’
Health visitors employed by Lincolnshire County Council are standing firm against the erosion of their pay and conditions as they took a fourth day of strike action on Monday (July 22). At a…Read more…