Almost seven years ago – in October 2013 – the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) came to LabourStart with a problem. The national government had given the union an ultimatum: either…Read more…
Unite plea to PM: ‘Don’t abandon us’
With Spain becoming the latest country to extend its pay protection scheme “for as long as it takes” – following Germany, the Netherlands and France – the UK government continues to look on aimlessly…Read more…
#SaveUEL
Yesterday evening I took part in an “online Peoples Assembly” to educate and support staff at East London University (UEL) under threat of redundancy due to impact of Covid-19.
At this moment the university is consulting on making massive r…Read more…
‘Do not abandon us’
Employers in the UK planned an astonishing 300,000 job cuts in June and July, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from the BBC has found. More than 1,700 firms planned to make 150,000 job losses…Read more…
Trade unions – bringing people together
I’ve written previously about the impact of coronavirus on the BME community, anti-Semitism, and anti-Chinese racism. This week I’m looking at something a lot more positive – the role of trade unions…Read more…
Have you contracted COVID-19 at work? Let us know
UNISON has launched a COVID-19 workplace exposure questionnaire in partnership with Thompsons solicitors
The article Have you contracted COVID-19 at work? Let us know first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Newham remembers the 80th Anniversary of the Blitz
Today (7 September 2020) is the 80th anniversary of the Blitz when during the second world war, Nazi Germany tried to bomb Britain into submission by massive air raids 1940/41. Some 43000 civilians were killed and many more injured.
In Ne…Read more…
SOS for jobs
With under eight weeks until the furlough scheme ends, workers from across the UK will launch their SOS for Jobs campaign to persuade the prime minister to think again on a focused sector level…Read more…
‘Too little, too late’
Government proposals to launch an aviation recovery plan this autumn to provide support for the sector until 2025 will not end the ongoing aviation jobs haemorrhage currently occurring, Unite has…Read more…
‘New Deal’ for social care call
The scale of the adult social care funding crisis in England was revealed today (September 7) in a new analysis from the TUC, which shows that annual spending on adult social care is still £600m…Read more…
New TUC research shows a national care system is needed now, says UNISON
Government must get a grip of reforming the sector
The article New TUC research shows a national care system is needed now, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Machlud Arfordirol / Coastal Sunset by Kyffin Williams
Medi / September 2020 Calendar by Welsh Landscape Artist, Kyffin Williams. The National Library of Wales.
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Tony Abbott and the Aussie Car Industry
Andrew Dettmar President of the AMWU in Australia sent me this about the UK’s new ‘joint president of the Board of Trade’ former Aussie PM Tony Abbott – supposed trade…Read more…
UNISON General Secretary election – who is responsible for ensuring fair play?
All bloggers are, to some extent, self-obsessed, and I do tend to refer to the decision of the Assistant Certification Officer issued in 2017 from time to time (which is immodest as it does refer to me a fair bit). The decision had, at the time, someth…Read more…
NHS hero but my purse still says zero
Hat tip @LondonNurse2015 #NHS
Support Appledore shipyard call
The government must start making waves to support the resurrection of the Appledore shipyard, as career open days are planned in the next week to entice skilled workers back to the north Devon site….Read more…
Virgin Atlantic job cuts ‘serious blow’
The announcement that Virgin Atlantic is to cut a further 1,150 jobs is more concrete evidence that the government has comprehensively failed to support the UK’s key aviation sector during the…Read more…
When homeworking versus the office isn’t a straightforward choice
The results from UNISON’s annual equalities survey are in, and after 8,825 responses including from Black, disabled, women and LGBT+ members, one of the most contentious topics is working from…Read more…
Gov’t must ‘up its game’ to support transition to electric cars
The government must urgently take action to support the development and purchasing of electric vehicles, as a major new poll finds the British public remains largely unconvinced about switching to…Read more…
Gaining support for disability equality
Shadow minister for disabled people endorses UNISON’s equality work
The article Gaining support for disability equality first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…