“We’ve been working against holiday hunger for three and a half years now as a trade union with Unite Community and industrial members. I believe trade unions should be doing more of this work – it…Read more…
Minister must retract chlorine chicken claim
George Eustice must withdraw ‘worrying and incorrect’ claim that USA poultry farms ‘don’t use chlorine much’
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‘Rebadged funding pots and reheated pledges’
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution falls far short of what is needed to create enough jobs for a successful post-pandemic economy and tackle a growing…Read more…
Being respectable doesn’t mean that the Hostile Environment won’t get you
The post Being respectable doesn’t mean that the Hostile Environment won’t get you appeared first on IER.Read more…
Covid contracts need proper scrutiny to end gravy train
Ministers must be held to account after spending billions of pounds of public money
The article Covid contracts need proper scrutiny to end gravy train first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Newham MPs send letters of protest after shelling of civilian homes in Kashmir
Newham MPs Stephen Timms (East Ham) and Lyn Brown (West Ham) have signed a strongly worded letter to the British Foreign Secretary and the Indian High Commissioner about the shelling of homes in Kashmir apparently by Indian Army forces. Property belong…Read more…
‘No choice but to strike’
Emergency first responders working at Airbus’ Filton site will go on strike over an ultimatum by their employer, Securitas, to either be made redundant or to accept new contracts that will see their…Read more…
Young members: time to get active
Marking Young Members’ Month, Sonya from the West Midlands shares her perspective
The article Young members: time to get active first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
New thinking on constitutional options for Scotland
With immaculate timing, Boris Johnson blunders into the devolution debate on the eve of the Scottish Conservative conference describing devolution as a “disaster north of the border”. Fortunately, we…Read more…
Blacklist Support Group Opening Statement for UCPI – Dave Smith
My name is Dave Smith, and I am an ex-construction worker who has been granted Core Participant status in the union strand of this Inquiry. I am speaking on behalf of the Blacklist Support Group, a…Read more…
The economy badly needs a “shot in the arm” through decent job creation
How men are taught that their mental health doesn’t matter – we can change that
How men are taught that their mental health doesn’t matter – we can change thatRead more…
Problem Gambling- a trade union issue
Over the last 15 years the gambling industry has changed beyond recognition. Since the passing of the 2005 Gambling Act the sector has grown at an alarming pace.Read more…
Committee Workers Capital (CWC) online Conference 2020 – The Road Ahead
I logged on this evening to the first session of the Conference. The CWC describes itself on its website “WorkersCapital” “With over 700 participants from 25 different countries, the Committee on Workers’ Capital is an internatio…Read more…
The Bill that gives MI5 carte blanche to spy on trade unions
The post The Bill that gives MI5 carte blanche to spy on trade unions appeared first on IER.Read more…
Review: The Manchurian Candidate, by Greil Marcus
I first came across Greil Marcus as someone who wrote about popular music — with a particular interest in Bob Dylan. It turns out that he has written about many aspects of American culture…Read more…
First West Yorkshire bus drivers balloted for strike action
The travelling public in West Yorkshire would greatly benefit with the restoration of a full pre-Covid-19 bus schedules’ agreement and normal timetables, Unite said today (November 16). Nearly 400…Read more…
Unite legal win: the right to picket is a human right
Last week, Unite secured a major victory for the entire labour movement, after the government was forced to confirm that workers taking lawful industrial action have a right to picket their…Read more…
Heathrow airport set to grind to halt as strikes announced
Workers at Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) are set to take targeted strike action in the dispute over plans to fire and rehire its 4,000 workers on vastly reduced pay. The strike action by members of…Read more…
Clarks founding family cashing in on dividends ‘unacceptable’
Earlier this month, UniteLIVE highlighted some big companies behaving badly during the pandemic, cutting jobs while still paying out dividends to shareholders. British footwear retailer Clarks has…Read more…