Unite shop stewards have agreed to suspend all-out strike action, due to start on Friday (January 24), after the bread and flour firm Hovis made a new pay offer. Ahead of the strike that has…Read more…
‘Fresh blow to car industry’
Unite has described the announcement that there will further job losses at JLR’s Halewood plant in Merseyside as a ‘fresh blow to the car industry’. Unite understands that the redundancies are…Read more…
Joe
An old geezer down our boozer He says his name is Joe. The numbers on his arm explain A life of pain and woe. Someone said he was German – Or he might have been a Pole Who as a child saw the…Read more…
Care workers win in Bath
Care and health workers have been told that their roles will be returning to Bath and North East Somerset Council
The article Care workers win in Bath first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
For evil to triumph
*For evil to triumph good men do nothing. First they take your glasses And grind them in the dust You grope. You hope. You must cling on. Too late, you’re swept away by the masses. …Read more…
Standing together
In the run-up to Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, January 27, Unite will be hosting or supporting dozens of Holocaust Memorial Day events across the UK. On Monday, January 22, Unite assistant…Read more…
‘The time for action is now’
The number of people on zero-hours contracts in Scotland has risen by 10 per cent over the last year: according to the Office for National Statistics, 70,000 people are on a zero-hours contract….Read more…
UNISON comes top in YouGov poll
Labour members have a more favourable view of UNISON that any other organisation
The article UNISON comes top in YouGov poll first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Reorganisation of local government in Sussex in 2020 – We Wunt Be Druv!
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Labour Unions – Have a vote in Leader & Deputy Leader elections – deadline 5pm Monday 3 Feb
If you are a member of a trade union that is affiliated to the Labour Party and you have chosen to be part of its political fund that supports the Labour Party you can vote (at no extra cost) in the leadership elections. You need your trade union membe…Read more…
Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist
Drawing on anecdotes from his own long involvement in the labour movement, McCluskey looks at the history of the trade unions, what they do and how they give a voice to working people, as democratic…Read more…
Why you should be a trade unionist
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey presents the case for joining a trade union in a new book, entitled Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist, published on Tuesday, January 28 Drawing on…Read more…
‘We’re worth it’
Unite members protested outside a meeting of the Local Government Association (LGA) today (January 21) in London to demand a pay rise for local authority staff, who’ve suffered significant cuts to…Read more…
Review: Downsizing, by Tom Watson
Tom Watson was, until very recently, the deputy leader of the British Labour Party. A few years ago, he was diagnosed as suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. At the time, he was 50 years old…Read more…
Young people are paying the price for youth centre closures, says UNISON
A generation of young people have been robbed of the safety net of youth centres
The article Young people are paying the price for youth centre closures, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
AGM Documentation For Meetings 10 and 21 February 2020
The following AGM documentation is available for you to download prior to the meetings and to read in advance if required: (1) Agenda as at 20 January 2020 – February 2020 (2) Minutes of AGMS 2019 – 12 February 2019 … Continue reading…Read more…
Newham Council Meeting – Living Wage Foundation, Cabinet Reports and Pension Divestment
This evening at the Full Council meeting in Stratford Town Hall we started with a “State of the Borough” debate with speeches from the Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, and updates from all 8 cabinet members.
My very short update was as below :-
“As Cabinet lead…Read more…
‘Excellent pay deal’
Workers employed to undertake vital highways maintenance work on the M25 have ended their dispute after securing an improved pay offer. Unite had balloted its members for industrial action…Read more…
Union recognition win
Hundreds of workers at a Sunderland based car parts manufacturer, supplying Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover, are celebrating after winning their campaign for trade union recognition with Unite. …Read more…
‘We must learn our lessons from history’
Holocaust Memorial Day this year on Monday (January 27) observes two important milestones – the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide….Read more…