UNISON NEC prepares to Go for Growth in November
The article Going from strength to strength first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Thomas Cook shops saved
Unite has welcomed the news that all 555 Thomas Cook shops have been bought by rival Hayes Travel, potentially saving 2,500 jobs. The independent travel firm’s owner John Hayes noted that…Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in Hackney accepted a financial settlement today (October 9) as they started strike action in their dispute over payments for…Read more…
Unite slams HSBC job cuts plan
Unite has demanded a “comprehensive response” from HSBC following reports that it is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs across its global operations. According to a report in the Financial…Read more…
‘Time is running out’
Amid mounting concern the that UK will crash out of the European Union without a Brexit deal, the country’s leading campaigning union, Unite, is to reconvene with cabinet minister Michael Gove…Read more…
UNISON Jobs
The largest (and best in my opinion) union in the UK is recruiting (online here)
West Midlands: Local Organiser
UNISON is looking for enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individuals to support our growing organisation Starting salary£28,343 per ann…Read more…
No to a Turkish invasion of Syria – solidarity with the Kurds!
Five years ago, the Kurdish enclave of Kobane in Northern Syria was besieged by Islamic State fighters, who then seemed to be on an unstoppable march through Iraq and Syria, with cities and towns…Read more…
‘Public inquiry now’ call
Three British Airways (BA) aircraft crew members became ill – with one needing hospital treatment – during a toxic cabin air incident last week. The incident happened during a BA Amsterdam to…Read more…
Standing against sexual harassment
UNISON publicly responds to government consultation on workplace sexual harassment
The article Standing against sexual harassment first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Measuring our digital journey: A survey of UK unions
To help understand how well UK unions are prepared for that digital transformation, we worked with digital agency Outlandish to survey and research unions’ current capacity and experience with…Read more…
Housing Commission shows how to tackle the housing emergency
There is a real housing emergency in many parts of Scotland, and we need the Government to recognise the scale of the problem and take radical action.
I was in the Scottish Parliament today at the…Read more…
Fair Work: a voice for care workers
Most of us agree that social care needs more funding, but would this necessarily make social care work fairer?
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Health and social care ‘on its knees’
Report highlights devastating impact of short-term planning and long-term underinvestment in health and social care
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West Ham Labour campaigning for London Mayor, Sadiq Khan & getting ready for the next General Election
A busy long weekend delivering leaflets in various parts of the borough for the re-election of Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan in May next year and promoting Labour to our residents.
Saturday and Sunday in West Ham ward with activists and with local Cl…Read more…
Thirty days has September…
School uniforms, a strike and a stunt
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The long walk to protest
Former Thomas Cook cabin crew manager Rachel Murrell wanted desperately to be at last week’s demonstration in Parliament on Wednesday (October 2) — to stand with her colleagues and demand answers…Read more…
‘Divide and rule’ jobs move slammed
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors are being balloted for strike action as the long running pay dispute escalates with county council bosses trying to ‘divide and rule’ over future job roles….Read more…
‘Libraries are fundamental’
Libraries Week 2019 should highlight to the public why libraries should not be used as ‘soft targets’ for relentless austerity cuts, Unite said today (October 7). Unite, which is currently…Read more…
Give us the land! Open the gate!
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Friday (4 October) calling for the firm’s 1,200 jobs to be saved.
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Millions of low-paid workers don’t qualify for sick pay – and women are worst affected
It’s time to scrap the earnings threshold that is leaving 1.4 million women ineligible for statutory sick pay.Read more…