Universal Credit is forcing families into debt as they struggle to feed their children and cover the costs of childcare, MPs this week were told. In a parliamentary hearing on holiday poverty…Read more…
Bath Night
Two up two down. Back to back. The tin bath hanging on a nail next to the privy. Sheets strung from gate to gate flapping in the alley. Shoulders hunched against wind and rain. Heads down…Read more…
Trailblazing result
Confirmation that Jaguar Land Rover will build a new all electric model at its Castle Bromwich plant is a ‘fantastic boost’ to the car industry and testament to the skill and hard work of Unite…Read more…
Leading the way
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is the first council in the capital to throw its weight behind Unite’s pioneering Construction Charter. Construction firms planning to work on…Read more…
Newham Council Apprenticeship Scheme
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Hybrid car demand falls
Government cuts to grants for green cars is putting the UK in the slow lane in the drive to alternatively fuelled vehicles, Unite warned today (July 4), as car registration figures showed demand has…Read more…
Local government services aren’t optional, but the bedrock of a caring society
Dave Prentis addressing the Local Government Association annual conference in Bournemouth today (Thursday)
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Ministers must act now to stop social care crisis getting even worse
Lords report urges spending boost
The article Ministers must act now to stop social care crisis getting even worse first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Zero-hours contracts – what you need to know and why they should be banned
Hundreds of thousands of UK workers are trapped in jobs so insecure they’re unable to plan childcare or budget for their weekly shop.Read more…
Community NEC report: John Gray 3 July 2019
Firstly, many thanks to all branches that nominated me and to those who voted to re-elect me to the National Executive Council to represent our service group.
Also, congratulations to Denise Thomas who was also elected for the first time as the other…Read more…
Quality training call
Unite has given a cautious welcome to a new initiative by the Construction industry Training board (CITB) designed to help ensure trainee bricklayers gain the necessary qualifications to work in the…Read more…
Summer airport chaos?
Management intransigence is fuelling the potential for continued airport chaos over the summer holiday period as workers fight back to protect their pay and conditions. In the latest instance,…Read more…
Newly elected NEC gets down to business
Local government funding and Brexit dominate debates at first business meeting
The article Newly elected NEC gets down to business first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
How the ministry of labour will defeat neoliberalism
03 July 2019
By Laura Pidcock, Shadow Minister for Labour
The work of the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) over the last three decades has been essential and remains so today.
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‘People are fed up’
“Fed up” Scottish pharmacy workers will go on strike if progress is not made in a long running pay dispute at a meeting between Unite officials and NHS bosses tomorrow (July 4). NHS Tayside…Read more…
‘This is not working’
Unite has joined the TUC and an alliance of other unions, charities and women’s rights groups in a new campaign to end sexual harassment in the workplace. The launch of the campaign last week…Read more…
School staff win living wage
Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month
The article School staff win living wage first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Local Government Conference 2019
‘Ready to face the challenges ahead’
Strengthening the union’s democracy was the central focus of this year’s Unite rules conference, which took place in Brighton last week (June 24-26). About Unite 500 delegates from all sectors…Read more…
Local government SGE by-election
Nominations open on 15 July and close on 23 August for Eastern and Greater London female seats
The article Local government SGE by-election first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…