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This evening I attended the Pension Committee in East Ham Town Hall during which Council officers reported that for the first time in living memory, the staff pension fund was 100% funded with a record £1.5 billion of assets.
This means that at this m…Read more…
UniversityHundreds of outsourced UCL staff are celebrating after UNISON secured the same pay, pension and annual leave rights as directly employed workers.
The article Low-paid UCL workers celebrate…Read more…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans have been dealt another blow after the speaker of the house, John Bercow, ruled out MPs voting on the government’s deal today (October 21) after a majority used a…Read more…
A strike by library and museum staff in Bradford over ‘swingeing’ cuts was ‘solid’ leading to the closure of the libraries and disruption to the service Unite said today (October 21). Today’s…Read more…
Saving Thomas Cook with emergency funding could have cost far less than the hundreds of millions of pounds the government spent on repatriating stranded holidaymakers, a damning new report reveals….Read more…
NHS workers in Northern Ireland have only had a one-year deal of between 1.5 – 3% imposed last year, while other parts of the NHS were awarded three-year pay deals.
The article Health service…Read more…
UNISON says government should change the rules so levy money can be used on wages
The article Apprenticeship restrictions mean hundreds of millions of pounds of NHS funds going to waste, says UNISON…Read more…
Off message: Gill and I went for a great run/walk in Epping Forest today. We are both out of condition so walked uphill and ran down hill (also slowly) and on level paths. We started off near the Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge in Chingford then followed…Read more…
A new study looks at the health and impact of the trade union movement in Wales.Read more…
The Labour Party Community Wealth Building Advisory Board now has its own Labour website (see link) and has sent its first newsletter (see below).
The picture to the left is from the successful CWB launch event at this years Labour Party Conference wi…Read more…
Parallels between the housing crisis in 1919 and today This pamphlet draws on original research into the Addison Act and … MoreRead more…
From migraines to panic attacks, the menopause can have a significant effect on staff.
The article Menopause workplace guide launched by UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite is escalating its fight against racism and division on Wear Red Day today (October 18), with two of the union’s regions holding Unity Over Division conferences aimed at tackling the far right’s…Read more…
UNISON ‘proud’ to sponsor inaugural health BAME award as it launches Race for Equality campaign
The article Making the NHS a positive and friendly place for everyone first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
As the biggest local government union in the country, we will always fight for local services – and for the funding that’s needed to provide them. So it was fantastic to see so many people getting…Read more…
Boris Johnson has negotiated a deal that would hammer the economy, cost jobs and sell workers’ rights down the river. All MPs should vote against it.Read more…
The TUC has launched a new guide for reps on EU settled status and building solidarity with EU citizens in the UK.Read more…
Commenting on the new Brexit deal announced today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This deal isn’t a step forward, it’s a huge leap backwards. It would risk every workplace…Read more…
In Newham we want to work with good landlords (and prosecute bad ones). Contact the Housing Supply team on 020 3373 1149 if you have a property to let. Read more…