How will Wales keep pace with the EU on labour standards after Brexit? And are we aiming high enough?Read more…
Veolia pay stink
Bin collections and street cleaning services in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets could stop ‘imminently’ in a dispute over unsettled holiday pay arrears, Unite said today (4 February).
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Approving 105 truly affordable new homes & thanking our officers for their hard work
Yesterday evening I sat on the Newham Council Local Planning Committee, which approved the building of 141 homes including 105 at London Living Rents (LLR). This is 74% of the total approvals at LLR. Also they were mostly family sized units with disabl…Read more…
‘Smoke and mirrors’
Unite has accused the prime minister of embarking on a dangerous game of ‘smoke and mirrors’ when he set out his plans for the UK’s future trade policy in a long and rambling speech in London today…Read more…
1917 – A review
Excellent film and glad I saw it tonight in the cinema and not waited until on TV/Netflix. Pretty shocking and graphic (not eating any cheese tonight). Not glorifying war in the slightest.
Story line a little unbelievable but in war people did do inc…Read more…
Organising to defeat the far right
With fascism on the rise, a workshop at the Black members’ conference explored how it can be defeated
The article Organising to defeat the far right first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Too many unanswered questions
In 2014, toxic gases from a landfill site killed seven-year-old Zane. Six years on, his family is still awaiting justice.
The article Too many unanswered questions first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Campaigning for Sadiq in Carpenters with Lyn & Unmesh
Yesterday was a London wide campaign day for the re-election of Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan and Labour representatives on the Greater London Assembly.
We met at a Labour stall in Stratford for the obligatory group photos then split up into 3 canvass team…Read more…
Trade Agreements Will Impact On Wages And Working Conditions
By Sharon Graham, Unite Executive Officer, January 31st, 2020 : The ‘cost of living crisis’ is showing no sign of coming to an end. Only now, over ten years after the financial crisis are wages in…Read more…
East Ham Labour Party nominates Keir Starmer as Labour Leader
Congratulations to supporters of Keir for an unexpected but very welcome & clear victory by 82/62 votes. Angela lost out to Richard by 65/55. West Ham CLP nomination is next week. Read more…
Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’
Funmi Ayeni presented with inaugural award at conference in Bournemouth
The article Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
2020 Nelson Mandela Award presented to ‘pioneering’ woman
Yvonne Green honoured by Black members’ conference for going ‘above and beyond’
The article 2020 Nelson Mandela Award presented to ‘pioneering’ woman first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Our strength comes from you’, president tells conference
Josie Bird salutes UNISON’s Black members for their work in fighting back against increasing racism and intolerance
The article ‘Our strength comes from you’, president tells conference first…Read more…
‘Getting actively involved with UNISON … got me out of the abyss’
Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being…Read more…
Automation And Closures Are Challenges – But Failure Does Not Have To Be Inevitable
By Sharon Graham, Executive Officer of Unite the Union. Morning Star, July 18th 2019 Sharon Graham explains how rebuilding the shop stewards’ movement will help develop meaningful industrial power…Read more…