Chancellor’s pay announcement only applies to teachers – and schools will have to find the bulk of the money themselves
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Good jobs vital to North East's transition to a green economy
Local industrial strategies must put creating good jobs at their heart within all sectors of the regional economy.Read more…
50 years ago a man walked on the moon. Next week….
50 years ago ago a man walked on the Moon. Next week a buffoon will walk into 10 Downing Street. This is not progress.
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Defend local government pensions | Campaigns | UNISON National
Defend local government pensions | Campaigns | UNISON National: The latest attack on pension rights is the thin end of the wedge.
The government is currently consulting on plans to allow universities and colleges in England to opt out of offering the …Read more…
Labour’s insourcing plans are a welcome first step, says UNISON
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plans to reverse the trend of public services being outsourced to private contractors and bring services back in-house, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
‘We won’t be fooled’
Unite has lambasted a limited public sector pay rise as a “last gasp attempt by a failed government” after the Times reported that some groups of public sector workers are set to be in line for a…Read more…
MPs call for multi-billion pound education cash boost
Union welcomes Commons select committee report revealing ‘the true scale of the funding cuts to schools and colleges’
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Pay rise must be for all and properly funded, says UNISON
Commenting on reports that the Treasury is to announce a public sector pay rise next week, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “For almost a decade, the wages of public…Read more…
Dividend trades and voting
Obviously, I’ve not been blogging much lately, but something I’ve been spending a bit of time looking at is dividend arbitrage. In it its most well-known version, this is the practice of shifting stock around the ex dividend in order minimise tax payab…Read more…
Cancelled shift compensation won't end the injustice of life on a zero-hours contract
Government plans to compensate zero-hours workers who lose out on work will do nothing to reform a jobs market that allows bosses to treat workers like disposable labour.Read more…
Out of touch, out of mind
Something I’ve been thinking about a bit lately is how disconnected responsible investment is from the rest of the world. There is a tidal wave of marketing for ESG products and services currently storming through the financial services industry, yet i…Read more…
Calling all Newham Council tenants & Leaseholders
We want to hear about where you live and how we can improve these areas. Book at your local forum
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Latest offer rejected
About 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire will hold two 24 hour strikes after pay talks broke down today (July 18), Unite said. Unite said that its members, employed by First South Yorkshire…Read more…
‘Up against the biggest’
As the longest strike in Australia’s modern history carried on month after agonisingly-long month, the number of workers on the picket line dwindled. Although almost broken, AMWU union rep…Read more…
Tahir’s youth mission
Peterborough youth worker is a Local Service Champion and has been honoured by the Queen
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‘Playing with fire’
Unite accused the government of ‘playing with fire’ over the privatisation of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced today (Thursday 18 July) that…Read more…
Local Service Champions – making our communities safer
We don’t always see what council workers do in our communities, but they’re there, making our lives better
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Crunch pay talks
Crunch pay talks are due to be held tomorrow (July 18) in a bid to avert strike action by about 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire, Unite said today (July 17). Unite said that its members,…Read more…
Future pensioner homelessness crisis?
Millennials are facing a homelessness crisis once they retire as the shortage in affordable housing reaches breaking point. More than half a million people under 40 who are unable to afford to…Read more…
Birmingham university members strike
Noisy, colourful and good humoured pickets call for fair pay
The article Birmingham university members strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…