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A better recovery – learning the lessons of coronavirus to create a stronger, fairer economy

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

After a decade of failed austerity, working people can’t pay the price for recovery again. This time we need to build back better.Read more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

‘Hasty knee-jerk reaction’

May 20, 2020By UNITElive

Unite today (May 20) slammed plans by aerospace giant Rolls-Royce to slash thousands of jobs globally, with more than 3,000 job losses planned in the UK. Speaking to the BBC earlier today, Unite…Read more…

May 20, 2020UNITElive

‘Shameful opportunism’: Rolls-Royce jobs axe plan slammed

May 20, 2020By UNITElive

“This company has accepted public money to furlough thousands of workers. Unite and Britain’s taxpayers deserve a more responsible approach to a national emergency.  We call upon Rolls-Royce to step…Read more…

May 20, 2020UNITElive

Victory on government funding of sick pay for care workers: Some background and implications

May 20, 2020By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

The post Victory on government funding of sick pay for care workers: Some background and implications appeared first on IER.Read more…

May 20, 2020Institute of Employment Rights Blog

The triple lock must stay until the UK state pension reaches a decent level

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

The triple lock must stay until the UK state pension reaches a decent levelRead more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

As we survey the economic wreckage of Covid-19, how can we rebuild local economies for the better?

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

Local economies have been impacted differently by the pandemic. That’s why our economic and social responses must be local too.Read more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

Protecting Palestinian human rights: Supreme Court confirms investment decisions can be used to promote peace

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

In a blow to the government, the Supreme Court overturned regulations that banned local government pension schemes (LGPSs) from making investment decisions that differ from government foreign and…Read more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

The new class divide – how Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated workplace inequality in the UK

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate – but the UK labour market certainly does.Read more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

Universal credit claims are soaring – but it’s still not enough to live on

May 20, 2020By TUC blogs

The government’s flagship benefits system offers nowhere near enough support to see working people through the hard times to come.Read more…

May 20, 2020TUC blogs

UNISON PAYS TRIBUTE TO DENIS KEATINGS

May 19, 2020By John's Labour blog

Regional Tribute

“It is with great sadness that we report the death of our much loved friend and comrade Denis Keatings, Joint Regional Convenor of UNISON NI. He will be greatly missed by generations of UNISON members whose causes he championed throug…Read more…

May 19, 2020John's Labour blog

Helping us through the dark days

May 19, 2020By UNITElive

That’s why, in mental health awareness week, Unite health sector, which includes our psychologist members, have forwarded to us an ingenious four week calendar – complete with a different well-being…Read more…

May 19, 2020UNITElive

When is it right to stop the job?

May 19, 2020By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

The post When is it right to stop the job? appeared first on IER.Read more…

May 19, 2020Institute of Employment Rights Blog

Blog: The inequality of the pandemic

May 19, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

The evidence of COVID-19’s devastating impact on Black workers should shock us all

The article Blog: The inequality of the pandemic first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

May 19, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Jobless claims rise to more than 2m

May 19, 2020By UNITElive

When a survey found this week that millions of people fear losing their jobs in the next six months, shocking unemployment figures reveal today (May 19) that their worries are justified. The total…Read more…

May 19, 2020UNITElive

UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis

May 19, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

‘A world without universities would be tragic. I just can’t comprehend it.’

The article UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…

May 19, 2020Dave Prentis blog

10,000 green buses call

May 19, 2020By UNITElive

‘Crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s plan to build 10,000 green buses included in government’s £5bn public transport fund.

The post 10,000 green buses call appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…

May 19, 2020UNITElive

Not at the expense of workers

May 19, 2020By UNITElive

He said Unite had processes in place that could make the static workplace safe – and had been in talks with government at the highest level – but he emphasised, “Unless we sort public transport out…Read more…

May 19, 2020UNITElive

Care home deaths expose social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says UNISON

May 19, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

Christina McAnea says complete overhaul needed so no one is left unprotected again

The article Care home deaths expose social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…

May 19, 2020Dave Prentis blog

“earliest known photo of a mass gathering of people in London – the Chartist meeting on Kennington Common, 10 April 1848”

May 18, 2020By John's Labour blog

Hat tip Ali G

“This is a daguerreotype (an early form of photograph) of the Chartist meeting held at Kennington Common on 10th April 1848. It was the last time the Chartists attempted to present a petition to Parliament. Fearing an attempted revolutio…Read more…

May 18, 2020John's Labour blog

Employers and gov’t urged to get to grips with mental health crisis

May 18, 2020By UNITElive

Millions of workers are anxious about the future of their jobs, a new poll published this week shows. The research, conducted by the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) think tank found that…Read more…

May 18, 2020UNITElive
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