Unite the Union, TSSA, NEU, NASUWT and the SOR trade unions are calling on the UK government to raise serious concerns at the upcoming G20 summit in Riyadh concerning the continued human rights…Read more…
‘Cast iron guarantees’ on UK defence spending call
Unite has cautiously welcomed this week’s defence spending announcement – but warned that it must be used to create and support jobs and communities in the UK amid a national employment crisis. On…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Services Newsletter November 2020
The latest edition includes: Keeping on track for your retirement Protecting your family’s future through estate planning Covid 19 – the ultimate financial stress test Well worth a read –Read more…
Pay restraint is a “cruel blow” for those working tirelessly in the pandemic, says UNISON
Staff need pay rise to maintain morale
The article Pay restraint is a “cruel blow” for those working tirelessly in the pandemic, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’
Public sector employees, many of whom are essential Covid-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not learnt the lessons of austerity, Unite said today…Read more…
Newham Governance Referendum will be a choice between Keeping Executive Mayor or Moving to Committee model
Picture is from the virtual Newham Council meeting on Monday, where I was pleased that it was agreed that the future governance referendum of our borough, due to be held next year on 6 May 2021 will give residents the real choice between carrying…Read more…
What’s life like for young health and safety reps?
The role of union health and safety rep has often been considered one that only members with decades of experience can fulfil. Now, more young trade union members are seeing the benefit of taking on…Read more…
Union leaders call for RPI to be renewed, not scrapped
The general secretaries of Britain’s largest unions have issued a joint statement calling on the government not to scrap the RPI measure of inflation. Read more…
Public support not going back to normal
‘The people and services who delivered so much during the pandemic deserve so much better – as do the communities they support’
The article Public support not going back to normal first appeared on…Read more…
Government must let schools go online to rescue Christmas
Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference
The article Government must let schools go online to rescue Christmas first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: You are doing your school and your union proud
Stars in Our Schools is celebrating the people who keep our schools running – and this year, we need to recognise their contribution more than ever
The article Blog: You are doing your school and…Read more…
‘Open the toilets to frontline workers’
On World Toilet Day today (November 19), Unite continued to push its long-running toilet dignity campaign, calling for all workers to have access to sanitation facilities. A new Unite survey…Read more…
‘Everybody should have access to a toilet’
On World Toilet Day today (November 19), Unite has highlighted its long-running campaign to ensure every worker – from bus drivers to lorry drivers, couriers and more – has access to…Read more…
‘Rights and fights that can and must be won’
It’s night time in Wroclaw, south west Poland. It’s dark. The streets are filled with people in face masks holding placards and chanting ‘I think, I feel, I decide’. Police vans and officers – some…Read more…
“I now pronounce you contractor”: Prop22, labour platforms and legislative doublespeak
The post “I now pronounce you contractor”: Prop22, labour platforms and legislative doublespeak appeared first on IER.Read more…
‘Yet more cronyism and chaos from this Tory government’
Yet more evidence has emerged of government’s dubious use of public funds amid the pandemic, with new research from the main government spending watching dog revealing that PPE suppliers which had…Read more…
Unite calls for toilet dignity on World Toilet Day
A survey of thousands of professional drivers in the UK, who are members of Unite, has revealed that many are routinely denied access to toilets during working hours and that the initial lockdown…Read more…
“Woman hopes to make history by becoming first female boss of major trade union” Daily Mirror
“For more than 150 years trade unions have campaigned for better conditions and workers’ rights.But no major industrial union has ever been led by a woman.Christina McAnea is hoping to change that. She is standing to be the general secretary of …Read more…
How Scottish miners won justice while English miners are ignored
The post How Scottish miners won justice while English miners are ignored appeared first on IER.Read more…
Review: The Case of Rudolf Hess – A Problem in Diagnosis and Forensic Psychiatry, edited by J.R. Rees
Imagine if at the height of the Second World War psychiatrists had the opportunity to pluck one of the Nazi leaders out of Germany and subject him to years of close observation. Imagine what we…Read more…