Unite is demanding urgent answers after it was revealed this week that cladding on the unfinished Midland Metropolitan hospital is expected to be found to be unsafe. The revelations have…Read more…
Your vote matters
As a snap general election looks increasingly likely amid parliamentary deadlock over Brexit, Unite has called on all those eligible to seize the opportunity – by registering to vote. The…Read more…
The Chancellor’s promises would be overwhelmed by a no-deal Brexit
Today’s spending review was meant to show that the Chancellor was listening to those concerns. But his promises are overshadowed by the threat of a no-deal Brexit that will derail the economy and…Read more…
No Deal Brexit: what it means for the NHS
Fewer doctors and nurses, medicine shortages for cancer patients and an open door to Trump and his Big Pharma cronies.
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Reaching out to young workers: Sheffield community walk
In August, the TUC’s young activist network developed the Summer Patrol into an ongoing community outreach to young workers in precarious jobs. Here’s what UNISON’s Amber Taylor-Smith learnedRead more…
Record household debt levels show why workers need a new deal
We’ve published new research today showing the level of household debt is continuing to hit new record highs. In the first quarter of 2019, unsecured debt per household rose to £15,880. This is up by…Read more…
The statistical authorities abandon their duty to protect the RPI
“The publication of the RPI be stopped at a point in the future”, the UK statistical authority pronounced (UKSA) yesterday in this of all weeks.Read more…
A stronger voice for workers – how collective bargaining can deliver a better deal at work
Workers joining together to negotiate with employers is known as collective bargaining. It changes the balance of power – and it works. But collective bargaining rights have been eroded in recent…Read more…
Teaching assistants use own money to fund uniforms and trips to help struggling parents
Teaching assistants are dipping into their own pockets to help cash-strapped families buy school uniforms, fund trips and provide lunch money, according to a survey by UNISON published today…Read more…
Green UNISON Week
UNISON is going green 16-20 September and supporting the school climate strike on 20 September
https://www.unison.org.uk/events/gree…Read more…
‘The final straw’
Pathologists working for King George Hospital Ilford and Queens Hospital Romford have ramped up their campaign against management bullying and the imposition of a new shift pattern after a two…Read more…
Are you election ready on Facebook?
As we enter a likely general election, many unions will be thinking how they can get their issues across more clearly online during such a high profile campaign moment. Social advertising has become…Read more…
Higher education strike ballot
It’s time to stand up for decent pay and decent jobs in HE
The article Higher education strike ballot first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Newham Council Cabinet gets welcome gift from PEACH of Peaches
Yesterday’s cabinet meeting at East Ham Town started off with a lively and good natured “action” by residents, children and activists from PEACH (The People’s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House) with lots of singing, dancing and laughter.
A lo…Read more…
‘We have to keep fighting’
One of the UK’s top anti-racist charities launched its annual Wear Red Day fundraising campaign at Unite’s central office on Tuesday (September 3), with sporting stars among football and cricket’s…Read more…
‘Shoddy move’
A plan by the bosses at Princess Yachts in Plymouth to get rid of more than 100 probationers and those with less than two years’ service will be strongly resisted, Unite said today (September 4)….Read more…
‘Sour taste’
Kitchen staff at Colfe’s School, one of London’s oldest schools, will strike for seven days this autumn after they had been underpaid by an estimated £5,000 each over the last decade. Unite…Read more…
‘Historic moment’
Unite has signed a landmark agreement to represent 1,700 Rolls-Royce managers at the firm’s Derby and Hucknall sites after record numbers of managerial staff joined the union. Managers at the…Read more…
‘Patients deserve better’
Six hundred days after the collapse of Carillion members of Unite and local health campaigners will stage a protest this Friday (September 6), as a result of the government’s failure to provide the…Read more…
Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point
But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.
The article Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…