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Labour joins fight to build Royal Navy support ships in UK shipyards

Aug 29, 2020By Power In A Union

By Amanda Campbell – first published on UNITELive  August 28th, 2020 Following our story in UNITElive earlier this month on the campaign to build the Royal Naval Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships…Read more…

Aug 29, 2020Power In A Union

When Boris met Tony…

Aug 29, 2020By Power In A Union

When one ‘desperate’ PM appoints a ‘gaffe-prone’ ‘misogynist’ ex-PM to preside over the ‘new’ Board of Trade, the weird and unusual just got weirder, First published on UniteLive, Friday, August…Read more…

Aug 29, 2020Power In A Union

Disqualification of candidate leads to threat of litigation in union election – what does this mean for UNISON?

Aug 28, 2020By Jon's union blog

 It is, of course, the Royal College of Nursing that has paused its election for President (having disqualified candidates for allegedly misusing official resources in their campaigns) – and which faces a threat of litigation (if a slightly confus…Read more…

Aug 28, 2020Jon's union blog

When Boris met Tony…

Aug 28, 2020By UNITElive

The gaffe prone former Aussie PM, famous for his  cringe-worthy comments (read  here)  will be ‘joint president’ together with International Trade Secretary Liz Truss – undoubtedly a move designed to…Read more…

Aug 28, 2020UNITElive

Save our world class workers

Aug 28, 2020By UNITElive

“Labour believes in our incredible workforce so why can’t the government?  It’s simple – building our Royal Naval Fleet Support Ships here in UK shipyards is essential to maintain both jobs and…Read more…

Aug 28, 2020UNITElive

How COVID has deepened the housing crisis

Aug 28, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

“It’s been hard. So hard. We’ve been counting each slice of bread we eat.”

The article How COVID has deepened the housing crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Aug 28, 2020Dave Prentis blog

An old libel – coronavirus & anti-Semitism

Aug 28, 2020By TUC blogs

Anti-Semitic tropes, dating back to the Middle Ages, are being used by the far-right in the coronavirus age.Read more…

Aug 28, 2020TUC blogs

£13 a day isn’t enough – isolating workers need proper sick pay

Aug 28, 2020By TUC blogs

The government’s proposed payouts for low-paid workers forced to self-isolate don’t go far enough.Read more…

Aug 28, 2020TUC blogs

Govt’s ‘scrimping’ could cost lives

Aug 28, 2020By UNITElive

Thirteen quid a day. Not a lot really when you take your bills, outgoings, kids’ school uniforms, gas – not to mention food – into account. It all adds up to earning around £4,700 a year.

The post…Read more…

Aug 28, 2020UNITElive

Give all NHS staff a wage rise immediately of at least £2k, says UNISON

Aug 28, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

Staff deserve immediate wage lift from government

The article Give all NHS staff a wage rise immediately of at least £2k, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Aug 28, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Would you rather?

Aug 27, 2020By John's Labour blog

Would you rather leave your child or your elderly parent without care? 
or
Smell urine or uncollected rubbish?

Impossible choices face our communities. But we can #SaveOurServices Write to your MP at https://unsn.uk/3kSnBRU to #DemandThe10Billion

Read more…

Aug 27, 2020John's Labour blog

UNISON General Secretary election – the game is afoot!

Aug 27, 2020By Jon's union blog

 As a gentleman of leisure (now that I am a retired UNISON member) I have the opportunity to sit back and watch the current General Secretary campaign unfolding from the sidelines. Following the departure of Margaret Greer from the race, there are…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020Jon's union blog

‘Safety first and foremost’

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequate sick pay’, Unite, the UK and…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

‘Safety first and foremost’

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequate sick pay’, Unite, the UK and…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

Unite fears for RAF Valley jobs

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Unite is deeply concerned that proposals recently presented to Unite reps could see 180 jobs cut from the Hawk contract at RAF Valley by 2033. The fears stem from the contract negotiation between BAE…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

Unite fears for RAF Valley jobs

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Unite is deeply concerned that proposals recently presented to Unite reps could see 180 jobs cut from the Hawk contract at RAF Valley by 2033. The fears stem from the contract negotiation between BAE…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

“Truly shocking”

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Unite has today (August 27) revealed evidence of potential widespread jobs discrimination among British Airways cabin crew based at London Gatwick.

The post “Truly shocking” appeared first on…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

‘Up your game Arriva’ call

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

Bus company Arriva has been accused of a lax response to public and worker safety when one of its bus drivers tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

The post ‘Up your game Arriva’ call appeared…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

Unite: Extend job retention for extra year  

Aug 27, 2020By UNITElive

According to Unite, the poll is evidence of deep-seated public concern that the UK is to cease the protection for workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic too early and before the true extent of the…Read more…

Aug 27, 2020UNITElive

“Are You Renting Privately – Know Your Rights”

Aug 26, 2020By John's Labour blog

 If you are being harassed or illegally evicted in Newham then contact our Private Sector Housing Standards on 020 3373 1950 or email privatehousing@newham.gov.uk. Check out aloso www.newham.gov.uk/illegaleviction

To be clear landlords or th…Read more…

Aug 26, 2020John's Labour blog
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