It might not be business as usual for the Labour Party conference this year – but at lunch-time (September 21) Labour Connected treated online viewers to a full debate about the future of employment…Read more…
‘Cronyism and chaos’
As shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds gave a major speech today (September 21) at Labour’s Connected online conference, the party published a damning ‘file of failure’ outlining the billions of pounds…Read more…
Sodexo threatens sweeping redundancies at City University
UNISON will strongly resist Sodexo’s attempt to put workers out of a job
The article Sodexo threatens sweeping redundancies at City University first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
British Gas forces its entire workforce into a ‘fire and rehire’ process
‘If we fail to reach an agreement, we stand ready to defend members,’ says UNISON
The article British Gas forces its entire workforce into a ‘fire and rehire’ process first appeared on…Read more…
Safety measures must be the priority to tackle increased infection spread
Sick pay, social distancing and testing system are key
The article Safety measures must be the priority to tackle increased infection spread first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Education vital in fight against racism
The vital importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in overcoming racial inequality was discussed on Saturday (September 19) at Labour’s Women Connected conference, which was part of the main…Read more…
Unison National Campaign About Need For More Council Funding
UNISON have launched a video about the urgent need for more council funding. It has had over one million views and that it has led to a couple of thousand people writing to their MP about the issue via this link. … Continue reading ͛…Read more…
Christina McAnea – Endorsed by UNISON’s WOMEN’s Committee for General Secretary
“UNISON has over 1 million women members. I am so proud to receive the endorsement of UNISON’s National Women’s Committee to become the first woman General Secretary of #UNISON. Let’s make history… http://votechristina.org”
Personally, while …Read more…
Only a Labour government can save the NHS, says UNISON
Every NHS worker must be rewarded with an early pay rise of at least £2,000
The article Only a Labour government can save the NHS, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Review: Our Man in New York: The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War, by Henry Hemming
Henry Hemming is a great story-teller — and this is a great story. In June 1940, during the ‘darkest hour’ in modern British history, when a German invasion of England seemed only…Read more…
Cattle back in Wanstead Park
This is sort of “off message” but I loved going to say hello today to the Longhorn cattle that have been reintroduced into Wanstead Park (part of Epping Forest run by the City of London about 10 minutes walk from Newham). This is an experiment and I ho…Read more…
UNISON General Secretary election – everything to play for?
With one week to go until the deadline for nominations in the UNISON General Secretary election it seems clear that Christina McAnea will finish with the largest number of nominations in each category of nominating body (branches, Regions, Service …Read more…
Social care is not fit for purpose – here’s how to fix it
TUC analysis shows that the social care system is not working. Here’s how we can transform it.Read more…
Why we need an increase in statutory sick pay
Current rates of statutory sick pay leave many workers facing an impossible choice between going to work ill or falling into debt. This needs to change.Read more…
GDP rebound continues but very mixed story by industry
GDP shows the economy continuing to come back as the lockdown was eased, but many industries still with massive ground to make up, and danger ahead as the furlough scheme ends.Read more…
A public sector jobs drive can stop mass unemployment and power an economic recovery
Creating public sector jobs could pave the way to economic recovery and prevent mass unemployment.Read more…
The government must give key workers a pay rise and tackle insecure work
Through the minimum wage and public sector pay awards the government controls the pay of more than six million key workers. They must give them a pay rise.Read more…
An unemployment crisis is coming. The government must act now to prevent it
With a big drop in employment since the start of the pandemic, the government must do more to avert an unemployment crisis later this year.Read more…
Care workers deserve pay to reflect their value, says UNISON
Prime minister must fix social care for good
The article Care workers deserve pay to reflect their value, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Mayor of Newham calls for further extension to eviction ban
The Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz is today renewing her call on the government to extend the ban on evictions – which comes to an end this Sunday 20 September.The Council is also reminding tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities arou…Read more…