From mental health to domestic abuse, rising hate crime to the gender recognition act, conference sets a busy pace
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‘Every vote will count in this election’
Christina McAnea urges LGBT+ delegates to ensure that people are registered to vote next month
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Captain SKA – Liar Liar Ge2019
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NHS needs investment instead of unpaid overtime
Responding to new Labour Party analysis published today (Friday) suggesting NHS staff work one million hours of unpaid overtime each week, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The NHS is…Read more…
Manufacturing “menace”
Unite has rubbished Boris Johnson’s plan to ensure that no one will be further than 30 miles from an electric vehicle charging point as inadequate and accused the PM of being a “menace” to the UK’s…Read more…
‘Huge boost’ for rural communities
Unite has highlighted the boost free full-fibre broadband would bring to rural communities across the UK after the Labour party announced on Friday (November 15) its latest pledge. Unveiling…Read more…
Payouts to shareholders have risen 6.4 times faster than wages
Our analysis reveals that companies protect and increase payments to shareholders, even when company finances are struggling.Read more…
Your rights at work are on the line at this election – here’s why
The last decade has seen an assault on workers’ rights. This election is a chance to turn that around.Read more…
We should end winter commuting misery
Home working, flexible hours and better transport infrastructure could all help to ease our commuting woes.Read more…
Not Just Brexit: Let’s put public services first: register to vote
“One month from now, we’ll be going to the polls. We’ll elect a new parliament and maybe even a government that will be there until May 2025. While we’re still going for growth in November to make our voice stronger, we’re also starting to gear up for…Read more…
‘Human chain to save NHS’
A ‘human chain’ to save the NHS and a rally are key features of a two day strike by staff at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust who face being transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary (WOS) designed…Read more…
Fight against ‘damaging’ cuts in Bradford goes on
Bradford council bosses are being ‘obdurate and foot dragging’ in talks to resolve the dispute over swingeing cuts to the city’s 14 libraries and museums, Unite said today (November 14). Unite…Read more…
‘Left with no choice’
Bakkavor workers preparing popular meals for leading supermarkets have voted for strike action in a dispute over low pay at a time when the food manufacturer is raking in tens of millions in profit….Read more…
Under the acacia tree
On a Yemeni farm
it was the spring planting season.
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Dock drivers dispute
Volkswagen Group faces serious delays as Sheerness dock drivers ballot for strike action in pay dispute.
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Worst wait times on record
Patients in England are facing the worst wait times since records began, with one in six patients having waited longer than four hours in A&E to be seen in October. The latest figures…Read more…
New NHS waiting times show Tories are not fit to run NHS
Responding to the latest NHS England data published today (Thursday) showing A&E waiting times are the worst ever, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Patients left in agony on trolleys…Read more…
Public service workers ready to learn to ease redundancy fears
A third of public service workers are worried they’ll lose their jobs due to technological innovation or government cuts, according to a UNISON survey published today (Thursday). But one in ten feel…Read more…
Pay gap proposals will force bosses to act
Commenting on Labour plans published today (Wednesday) to eliminate the gender pay gap by 2030, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Public shaming hasn’t proved enough to curtail unequal…Read more…
Marginals and ultra-marginals
(Hat tip BBC news. My take is we have to win in the marginals or the Tories will will and we will not have Jeremy Corbyn as our Prime Minister)
“A striking aspect of the 2017 general election was that the result in lots of constituencies was…Read more…