This morning I attended a briefing with Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, in Newham Dockside with young potential leaders from all over the world brought to the UK by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (A UK funded public body). They were here to…Read more…
Another election is coming in our movement – but how shall we vote in it?
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Pay deal ‘backsliding’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council will strike for two days later this month after bosses reneged on a settlement over a new pay structure, Unite said today (March 10). Last…Read more…
Wirral bin strike vote
Residents of the Wirral on Merseyside are bracing themselves for bin strikes next month, as members of Unite, employed by Biffa Waste Services, begin voting for strike action in a dispute over pay….Read more…
Cost-cutting ‘not the answer’
Unite is calling for urgent talks to discuss the implication for jobs at Tata’s UK sites, as it is expected that 1,250 jobs across Europe are under threat at the steel giant. Last November it…Read more…
Coronavirus latest
As confirmed coronavirus cases have quickly risen in the UK to 373, with Sunday (March 8) seeing the biggest one-day rise of 69 cases, prime minister Boris Johnson convened a second emergency Cobra…Read more…
Sick pay for all – why the benefits system isn’t the answer
The benefits system can’t support the millions of workers who don’t earn enough to get statutory sick pay. We need #SickPayForAll to stop the spread of coronavirusRead more…
Sisters standing strong
The following comment piece is adapted from an opening speech at this year’s TUC Women’s Conference last week delivered by Unite EC member Susan Matthews, who also chaired the…Read more…
Reforming Private Renting: Sadiq Khan “Making… 7 May a referendum on rent controls”
Some really great policies on reforming our broken housing market in London. In Newham at least 48% of our homes are now privately rented. It is not unusual for a one bed flat to cost at least £1200 per month. 50% of our families live in poverty once y…Read more…
‘Delay is not an option’
Unite is calling on the chancellor to take swift action to protect the aviation industry, which is threatening an immediate crisis, due to a dramatic drop in booking as a result of the coronavirus…Read more…
‘Respect the driver’ call
Bus drivers employed by Konectbus will stage a protest tomorrow (March 10) with their union Unite, to demand action to put an end to the long hours culture of 14 hour days and short breaks, causing…Read more…
‘What a fantastic way to celebrate’
Unite celebrated International Women’s Day on Sunday (March 8) as it honoured women’s contributions to society and made renewed calls for women’s rights and empowerment in and out of the workplace….Read more…
The IER’s 30th Anniversary Reception
On a cold wet night, the celebratory mood inside the well-filled Great Hall at NEU, Mabledon Place could not be dampened, as members, friends and supporters of the Institute arrived to celebrate its…Read more…
The Institute of Employment Rights takes its Manifesto to Washington
Last week, the officers of the Institute of Employment Rights were guest speakers at an international conference of trade unionists, policy makers and academics in Washington DC.
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We need to fight the Thatcher revolution with progressive ideas of our own
30 May 2019
A ministry of labour would be the ultimate resistance to the Thatcher revolution and begin reversing decades of anti-union legislation, Professor Keith Ewing has said.
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Protecting the right to strike in the ILO and the European Court of Human Rights: the significance of Appn No 44873/09 Ognevenko v Russia
Freedom of association is a foundational principle of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Not only is this principle recognised in the ILO Constitution, first established as Part XIII of the…Read more…
This care home crisis is a labour rights issue
Who would you trust to make decisions around an elderly relative’s care – care home workers, or hedge fund managers?
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How the ministry of labour will defeat neoliberalism
The work of the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) over the last three decades has been essential and remains so today.
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Collective Bargaining and Fair Work at the heart of Wales’ future.
On Tuesday 16th (tomorrow) the Institute of Employment Rights and Wales TUC will hold a public meeting in Cardiff on trade union rights and fair work. The backdrop is a landmark announcement by…Read more…
Giving workers shares will make the economy more stable, not less
By David Whyte, Professor of socio-legal studies at Liverpool University
There is an alternative to allowing a tiny unaccountable elite to run the economy and the planet into the ground – and those…Read more…