The announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that Gatwick Airport is to make 600 workers redundant is another bitter blow to the south east and highlights the government’s chronic failure to support…Read more…
A ‘horrible blow for staff’
Rolls-Royce’s announcement today (Wednesday August 26) that it is planning to close aerospace sites in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, and Annesley, Nottinghamshire, and move work abroad has been condemned…Read more…
School staff should be allowed to wear face coverings, says UNISON
Commenting on the government’s decision to allow secondary pupils to wear face coverings in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said today…Read more…
For youth workers, COVID-19 is just another challenge
“We’re facing a government that basically has no interest in young people”
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‘Come clean’ call to council
The decision by Lewisham council to extend the contract of Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to run the authorities leisure services has been condemned by Unite today, August 26.
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A ‘united’ kingdom?
When the government first imposed a UK-wide lockdown in March, Britons were plunged into a great unknown – for the first time in most people’s lives, they were suddenly separated from everyone and…Read more…
The Ambulance Staff Charity & UNISON There For You
Do you want to thank NHS and key workers? I have just purchased a Charity pin badge which supports The Ambulance Staff Charity and the wider UNISON “there for you” campaign. Click here https://www.lassupport.uk/badge/qty_select2.php
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‘Not quite lockdown’ for Brum
It was announced today (August 25) that Birmingham City Council is to introduce a series of legally enforceable measures from tomorrow to try and contain the spread of Covid-19 apparently now taking…Read more…
‘All about greed and not need’
ESS, which is part of the multi-million pound Compass Group, has been accused of using the Covid-19 pandemic to ‘steal’ the working weeks and cut the pay of outsourced workers on Ministry of Defence…Read more…
NJC Pay Claim Ballot Results 2020-2021
UNISON’s National NJC Committee met on Friday to consider the results of the consultation of members on the 2020/21 pay offer for local government workers in England, Northern Ireland and Cymru/Wales. Overall members voted by 2 to 1 to accept … …Read more…
Metroline bus drivers take stand against remote sign on
London commuters should be braced for potential major travel disruption this autumn, Unite has warned. The union is in the process of preparing to formally ballot all its bus drivers employed by…Read more…
How the Home Office really treats our migrant NHS heroes
“The UK government is using the African and Black community to build their economy. I’ve worked so hard, full-time. Yet, when I renew my visa, I have to pay a £1,000 surcharge to use the NHS.”
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Chief Officers Pay Claim Ballot Results For 2020-2021
Members on Chief Officer grades have voted to accept the employer’s offer of a 2.75% pay increase with effect from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. The JNC has also agreed to conduct a joint survey of all local … Continue reading →Read more…
Appledore shipyard finds a buyer
The announcement today (August 25) that InfraStrata, the owners of the Harland and Wolff in Belfast, has bought the historic Appledore shipyard in North Devon has been hailed as great news by Unite….Read more…
Chipperfield & Kings Langley Walk
Off message but a glorious 6.5 mile walk on Sunday in Hertfordshire (near Watford). Beautiful countryside; woodlands, green lanes and even a canal walk. Some road noise while crossing A41 but mostly a very tranquil and peaceful stroll.
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UNISON General Secretary election – and then there were four?
Labourlist are reporting that there are now only four candidates still in the running for the role of UNISON General Secretary as “UNISON national race equality officer Margaret Greer… …has been deemed ineligible by UNISON and is no longer …Read more…
Housing problems worsen for members during the pandemic
UNISON survey set to reveal the scale of the problems caused for workers struggling to pay rent or mortgages
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Victory for Care at Home staff
Unite celebrated a key victory for home care staff this week, after more than 300 Care at Home staff in South Ayreshire, Scotland secured a pay rise. Following a joint claim from Unite and Unison,…Read more…
End delay in crane accident investigation call
Unite has called on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to end its delay and publish its initial findings into a major crane accident last month in Bow, East London, which killed one person and…Read more…
Rural jobs at risk
The urgent need for an extension of the furlough scheme across all sectors has become more apparent as new research shows hundreds of thousands of jobs in rural communities are now at risk once the…Read more…