Real, lasting change – for the care worker, the nurse, the cleaner – only ever happens when Labour wins the trust of the British people. I know our party has elected the right leader to meet that…Read more…
An Address by Her Majesty The Queen – BBC
As a committed republican I did not expect to post on this site an address by Her Majesty The Queen. However, she is our Head of State and her broadcast this evening on the COVID-19 emergency was very good. As someone who lived and served through World…Read more…
Crisis pressure points
Clearly there are areas where the Covid-19 shutdown is going to have a bigger impact than others.
I won’t bother rehashing stories about what’s happening to retailers etc. but there are a few things that I think are worth clocking from the past week. …Read more…
Keir Starmer acceptance speech (and results)
What a fantastic result (and such a relief). Keir is elected as Leader and Angela as Deputy by decisive margins (and to top it all Carol Sewell as new BAME Labour Party NEC member!). For the first time since the disaster of 12.12.19 I feel hope for our…Read more…
UNISON welcomes new Labour leader and deputy
Party must now come together under new leadership team
The article UNISON welcomes new Labour leader and deputy first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
After Corbyn – fight for socialism
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Who will lead the Labour Party? Find out 10.45am tomorrow
BBC reports “Members will learn the outcome via e-mail and the media after a planned special conference to unveil the winner was cancelled due the coronavirus pandemic.
The candidates for leader have each been asked to record victory speeches, one of …Read more…
UNISON wins U-turn for trainee nursing associates
Health trust had planned to axe training and cut the pay of its TNAs
The article UNISON wins U-turn for trainee nursing associates first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
More heroes and zeroes have emerged this week as the coronavirus crisis intensifies. This Friday (April 3) on our heroes and zeroes list we again celebrate the key workers – many of them on minimum…Read more…
Working remotely for trade unions
The coronavirus crisis and our response have caused huge changes for all of our society, but it also brings new ways of working. Unions are having to keep on doing the same things they’ve always done…Read more…
Blacklist Support Group: Coronavirus demands on the construction industry
Blacklist Support Group supports 2 linked demands for the construction sector: #ShutTheSites – Close all non-essential building sites to keep workers and their families safe #PAYEveryworker…Read more…
Ask Alys: What if I’m self-employed?
In our latest Ask Alys feature, we look at another aspect of employment rights and support amid the Covid-19 epidemic, specifically for the self-employed. As we are aware that you may have…Read more…
Unions & Employers: We Need A Manufacturing Army To Beat Virus.
Unite, the doctors’ union, Unison, the British Medical Association, and the nurses union the Royal College of Nursing have joined together in calling for government to unleash a national effort to…Read more…
Leeds University Reunion 1981-84 (and at 8pm we #ClapforOurCarers)
We live in a very strange and somewhat scary world and in the midst of this international emergency a group of us decided to make the best of a very bad lot to organise a virtual reunion on Zoom and “meet up” after in some cases 36 years apart.
We wer…Read more…
Testing increase welcome, but government must be careful not to overpromise, says UNISON
Staff want to be tested but ministers must be realistic about what is possible
The article Testing increase welcome, but government must be careful not to overpromise, says UNISON first appeared on…Read more…
The case for cancelling local authority debt
Rob Whiteman the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has warned of councils facing “a … MoreRead more…
Coronavirus news round-up
In our latest coronavirus news round-up on Thursday (April 2), UniteLive highlights all the holes in the Universal Credit system, after it was revealed that nearly 1m people signed up to the state…Read more…
Universal Credit chaos
The devastating economic toll the coronavirus crisis has taken was thrown into sharp relief when it emerged this week that nearly a million people have signed on to Universal Credit. About…Read more…
Government disowns Cummings – they should do it more often
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New PPE guidance for NHS teams
Updated rules reflect changing threat
The article New PPE guidance for NHS teams first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…