From mental health to domestic abuse, rising hate crime to the gender recognition act, conference sets a busy pace
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From mental health to domestic abuse, rising hate crime to the gender recognition act, conference sets a busy pace
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Christina McAnea urges LGBT+ delegates to ensure that people are registered to vote next month
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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…
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…
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…
Our analysis reveals that companies protect and increase payments to shareholders, even when company finances are struggling.Read more…
The last decade has seen an assault on workers’ rights. This election is a chance to turn that around.Read more…
Home working, flexible hours and better transport infrastructure could all help to ease our commuting woes.Read more…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
On a Yemeni farm
it was the spring planting season.
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Volkswagen Group faces serious delays as Sheerness dock drivers ballot for strike action in pay dispute.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…