This afternoon as a local ward Councillor, I went to support this event and speak to residents, officers and volunteers. The weather was not kind but everyone seemed very enthusiastic about its aims of encouraging recycling and the “give & take mar…Read more…
“Labour MPs backing UNISON members taking strike action for fair pay. Solidarity with the Addaction strikers”
UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, tweets his support & thanks Labour MPs Jo Platt, Yvonne Fovargue and Lisa Nandy for being on the picket line
Background to strike on UNISON NW Regional website
Drug and alcohol support workers employed by Lon…Read more…
Blog: Our demands – condemning the invasion and suspending the arms trade
We stand with the Kurdish community and other minorities already suffering in the region who will be the victims of this further destabilisation.
The article Blog: Our demands – condemning the…Read more…
Trump, the Kurds and Normandy
The Kurds currently under attack by Turkish forces “didn’t help us in the second world war, they didn’t help us with Normandy as an example,” said US president Donald Trump this week. “They mention…Read more…
‘Brilliant news’
There were jubilant scenes in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena today (October 11) after an 11th hour deal was reached to save hundreds of Wrightbus jobs. One Wrightbus worker (pictured…Read more…
University staff deserve fair pay, says Angela Rayner
Shadow education secretary sends message to UNISON members voting in ballot on pay
The article University staff deserve fair pay, says Angela Rayner first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Nissan warning
Carmaker Nissan has come out with its strongest warning yet against a no-deal Brexit, in an intervention this week that mirrors concerns from Unite’s manufacturing reps. On Thursday (October…Read more…
Crossrail firms ‘sink to new low’
Unite, the UK’s construction union, has accused the joint venture company Costain/Skanska (CSJV) of union busting in their attempts to block a union official from its Bond Street Crossrail station…Read more…
No Deal Brexit: what it means for your paid holidays
Many of us wouldn’t have paid holidays at all if it wasn’t for EU rules and the court that backs them up. A no-deal Brexit puts that all at risk.Read more…
Vortex
Knowledge dwindling. Emotions shrivelling I’m through the tunnel You’re cutting out Soon be at the station Privacy invaded Conversations shouted Internet apparatus Facebook…Read more…
World Homelessness Week Protest (and a desperately tragic death of a child)
This evening I went with the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and our Council Chief Executive, Althea Loderick to Stratford Broadway to visit the scene of a dreadful murder of a 16 year old boy.
At the same time there was an action near Stratford Station b…Read more…
Rise up For Rojava!
Unite has joined with trade unions across Britain to demand that Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Turkish invasion of north and east…Read more…
No answers
The government “does not care” about the damage a no deal Brexit will do, Unite said yesterday after meeting with cabinet member Michael Gove. A delegation of long-serving manufacturing…Read more…
‘Time to care for the carer’
On World Mental Health Day today (October 10), Unite is shining the spotlight on the mental health issues facing ambulance staff. A new Unite survey, which has so far polled more than 550…Read more…
British Gas staff to face yet more uncertainty over site closures
More than 2000 staff affected
The article British Gas staff to face yet more uncertainty over site closures first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Happy World Mental Health Day?
Starting in 1992, World Mental Health Day has been observed for more than 25 years. And every year, the day has a theme – today (October 10) for example, the spotlight is on suicide prevention….Read more…
Stress is the top health and safety concern in UK workplaces
And the message from the shop floor is clear, it’s becoming a bigger and bigger problem.Read more…
On the frontlines
On World Mental Health Day today (October 10), UniteLive investigates the university mental health crisis – and the security staff in higher education who are tackling it on the frontlines. It’s…Read more…
Thirteen unions urge UK government to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria – and act to avert ethnic cleansing and potential genocide
Trade unions representing millions of UK workers and their communities have demanded that prime minister Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result of the…Read more…