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Thomas Cook staff: The latest victims of a bankrupt corporate model

Sep 27, 2019By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

27 September 2019
By Professor David Whyte, University of Liverpool

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Sep 27, 2019Institute of Employment Rights Blog

Together at work

Sep 27, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 27, 2019UNITElive

Review: The President is Missing, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Sep 27, 2019By Eric Lee

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…

Sep 27, 2019Eric Lee

Our tribute to John Smith

Sep 26, 2019By John's Labour blog

“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…

Sep 26, 2019John's Labour blog

Plunder of the Commons

Sep 26, 2019By Dave Watson

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…

Sep 26, 2019Dave Watson

Dark day for Northern Ireland’s economy

Sep 26, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 26, 2019UNITElive

‘Enough is enough’

Sep 26, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 26, 2019UNITElive

Treating workers with contempt

Sep 26, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 26, 2019UNITElive

Hinkley Point costs soar

Sep 26, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 26, 2019UNITElive

The four-day week campaign – Labour’s 32-hour pledge brings it closer to reality

Sep 26, 2019By TUC blogs

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…

Sep 26, 2019TUC blogs

Proposals could protect the NHS from a no-deal Brexit

Sep 26, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

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…

Sep 26, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Branch Delegate Report – Hazards Conference Keele University

Sep 26, 2019By City of Stoke on Trent UNISON

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…

Sep 26, 2019City of Stoke on Trent UNISON

Lighthouse Financial Newsletter Autumn 2019

Sep 26, 2019By City of Stoke on Trent UNISON

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…

Sep 26, 2019City of Stoke on Trent UNISON

UNISON Community Service Group Executive meeting & NEC report

Sep 25, 2019By John's Labour blog

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…

Sep 25, 2019John's Labour blog

Bring housing back in-house

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

Unite delegate Graham McNab on how to end the housing crisis

The post Bring housing back in-house appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive

Publicly owned public transport

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

Unite bus driver Simon Rosenthal makes the case for publicly owned buses.

The post Publicly owned public transport appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive

Nationalise Wrightbus call

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive

UNISON appoints national nursing officer

Sep 25, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

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…

Sep 25, 2019Dave Prentis blog

‘Unite and fight for it’

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive

Where the blame lies

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

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…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive
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