27 September 2019
By Professor David Whyte, University of Liverpool
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Together at work
The giant European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, which covers 7m manufacturing, mining and energy workers has launched a campaign which aims to demonstrate the positive impact of…Read more…
Review: The President is Missing, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
In the 1960’s there was a thriller called The President’s Plane is Missing by Robert J. Serling, the older brother of Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame. As I remember it, the book…Read more…
Our tribute to John Smith
“John Smith was an internationalist, a socialist, a Leader.
25 years ago, on course to become Britain’s next Prime Minister, he was tragically taken from us.
This is our tribute to him”.Read more…
Plunder of the Commons
Public wealth takes precedence over private riches. This is a policy prescription from what became known as the Lauderdale paradox. The Earl of Lauderdale in 1804 argued that there was an inverse…Read more…
Dark day for Northern Ireland’s economy
Yesterday’s (25 September) announcement that bus manufacturer Wrightbus has entered administration was devastating for its 1,300 workers and another dark day for Northern Ireland’s at risk economy….Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
A 48-hour strike by drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in Hackney will be staged next month due to ‘continued council intransigence’ in a dispute over payments for…Read more…
Treating workers with contempt
Unite accused the transport secretary Grant Shapps of treating thousands of Thomas Cook workers with contempt after it emerged he used the same script in parliament on Wednesday (September 25) as his…Read more…
Hinkley Point costs soar
Unite has called on the government to “learn the lessons from the Hinkley Point project” after it emerged this week (September 25) that costs for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will soar £2.9bn…Read more…
The four-day week campaign – Labour’s 32-hour pledge brings it closer to reality
Trade unions won the weekend, the right to paid holidays, and rights for those who work part time. Today’s Labour announcement shows that in the twenty-first century we can win a shorter working week…Read more…
Proposals could protect the NHS from a no-deal Brexit
It’s time to draw a line under a system that continually wastes time and money
The article Proposals could protect the NHS from a no-deal Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Branch Delegate Report – Hazards Conference Keele University
This branch sent a delegate to the Hazards Conference at Keele Unviersity 26-28 July 2019. They have produced an outstanding report on the conference theme of “Cleaning Up Toxic Work” and it is well worth a read – with some … Co…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Newsletter Autumn 2019
The latest newsletter from Lighthouse Financial Advice is well worth a read. Features include: Time to give your personal finances an MOT Preparing financially for your baby Turned 60 and worried about your pension? LFA – UNISON MoneyTalk Autumn …Read more…
UNISON Community Service Group Executive meeting & NEC report
Since Jeremy gave his leaders speech yesterday in order to be back at Parliament, I also left Labour Party Conference early this morning to go to UNISON centre in Euston.
The UNISON Community (for our housing association and voluntary sector members) …Read more…
Bring housing back in-house
Unite delegate Graham McNab on how to end the housing crisis
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Publicly owned public transport
Unite bus driver Simon Rosenthal makes the case for publicly owned buses.
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Nationalise Wrightbus call
Unite has called on the government to take immediate action and nationalise Wrightbus, the Ballymena-based bus manufacturer which announced today (September 25) that it has entered into…Read more…
UNISON appoints national nursing officer
Stuart Tuckwood has been appointed UNISON’s national nursing officer to help the union promote and defend the interests of nurses. He took up the position this month (September). A registered adult…Read more…
‘Unite and fight for it’
As Labour Party delegates held a debate on the final day of conference on Wednesday (September 25) about immigration, Unite delegate Neelam Verma explains why she and her union stands with migrant…Read more…
Where the blame lies
Syed Nahid Uddin a Unite delegate works for a council so knows first-hand what austerity has meant for local government. For Syed this isn’t a rhetorical argument this is real life day in and day…Read more…