General secretary praises the union’s “special” women as he says UNISON “will not abandon our fight”
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NHS still has huge task ahead on race, says UNISON
Bullying, harassment and abuse are a disgrace
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Fighting against NHS fees for pregnant migrant women
For pregnant women, the “hostile environment for migrants” is degrading and forces health workers to act foremost as border control and debt collectors instead of healthcare providers
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Minimum wage cheats – why the government is still letting them off the hook
New rules around naming and shaming minimum wage cheats mean more bad bosses will get away with it.Read more…
“GOVERNMENT PROPOSES ZIPWIRE TO LINK SCOTLAND TO NORTHERN IRELAND”
(Hat tip Newsbiscuit…. It is on the internet so must be true)
“A Government spokesman today confirmed that a multi-departmental committee is examining plans for the construction of a zipwire linking Scotland to Northern Ireland.
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UNISON women steady themselves for the fight
Women’s conference tackles a raft of business, with the general election result as a common thread
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Angela Rayner: rebel with a cause
Labour deputy leader favourite tells UNISON women’s conference why lifelong learning is key
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Education for all must be protected
Angela Rayner MP champions education at UNISON national women’s conference
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Don’t drink and fly
Ministers need to step in and tighten up the laws over how much passengers can drink at UK airports and on aircraft, Unite said today (13 February).
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Pay dispute cranked up
Birmingham engineering firm Darcast Crankshafts Ltd has agreed to enter Acas talks after the vast majority of its shop floor workforce voted to strike over low pay.
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Brexit – why free ports are a race to the bottom on workers’ rights
There’s no evidence that free ports create jobs or stimulate growth – and they could be a Trojan Horse for watering down employment protections after Brexit.Read more…
Review: Stern: The man and his gang, by Zev Golan
I asked a friend recently what he knew about the Stern Gang, and he replied that they were “very small … and vicious”. That pretty much sums up the group known as the…Read more…
Robot report has ‘forgotten the humans’
A new report on the automation of work in the public sector overlooks the threat to jobs, the Unite union warned yesterday. Unite said that Artificial Intelligence & Public Standards, a…Read more…
EFJ publishes transposition guide for journalists on new EU whistleblower directive
04/02/2020. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has published a guide for journalists on the transposition of the new EU whistleblower directive. Launched on 04 February 2020 in the European…Read more…
“Labour Councils now have an even greater responsibility to defend people’s living standards”
Hat tip Labour Outlook
“As Labour members continue to take stock, in the wake of the General Election result, it is important to remember that in our Labour local authorities the party is still in power, and that Labour Councils now have an even great…Read more…
UNISON leading the way
Union NEC hears round-up of action in court and workplaces to defend workers
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Protect our food
In partnership with Steve Nash, a campaigner whose six-year-old daughter Joanna died of E Coli, UNISON handed in a petition of 216,938 signatures to the Food Standards Agency
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Windrush deportations must stop now, says UNISON
Windrush deportations must stop now, says UNISON Commenting on the departure of the government’s deportation flight to Jamaica UNISON assistant general secretary Roger McKenzie today…Read more…
Save Pancake Day, demands Unite
Strike action is set to commence at Allied Bakeries in Northern Ireland on Sunday (February 16th) from 6am after workers rejected an insulting management pay offer. The pay gap remaining is…Read more…
DHL strike looms
Thousands of members of Unite employed by DHL on the JLR logistics contract, will begin being balloted for strike action today (February 12) in a dispute over pay. The workers are based at…Read more…