BA cargo workers at Heathrow airport are set to strike again for nine days from Friday (January 22). The company’s refusal to row back on its opportunistic plans to fire and rehire its loyal cargo…Read more…
Get help to keep warm: Up to £200 winter fuel grant for low income UNISON members
Heads up! Pass the word
“The There for You Winter Fuel Grant programme for 2021 opens on Monday 25 January. For this year only, grants of up to £200 will be available to help UNISON members with fuel bills this winter.
Members whose income is less th…Read more…
AFL-CIO: Workers Five Priorities For 2021
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and Workers’ Rights
Dear Colleagues,
Just a brief email to alert you to a forthcoming paper by Keith Ewing, John Hendy and Nicola Countouris which provides arguably the best, current analysis and the profound challenges posed to workers’ and trade union rights …Read more…
Make travel to work safer call
Unite has long called on the government to take action to ensure those who are still travelling to work are safe amid the pandemic. Unite national officer Jerry Swain told LBC this week (January 19)…Read more…
Brand Energy scaffolders strike
The British Steel site in Scunthorpe faces disruption next week as scaffolders at the plant employed by contractor Brand Energy begin strike action in a dispute over pay. The 50 plus scaffolders, who…Read more…
Pandemic ‘holding up mirror to discrimination’
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
DfE stats reveal high level of COVID infections among school staff
Estimates put 39% of teachers and school leaders and 51% of teaching assistants and other staff are working on-site in open settings in the current lockdown
The article DfE stats reveal high level…Read more…
How the Vaccine Process Works in Newham
Hat tip Newham health champions.
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Herbert Allen Day 1860 – 1940 (National Agricultural Workers Union)
Herbert Allen Day1860 – 1940Herbert Allen Day better known as simply H.A. Day was a Norwich manufacturer and benefactor, living at “Woodhurst” Newmarket Road.Despite his relative privilege, he gave his time and money to support the Agricultural w…Read more…
UPS ‘recklessly endangering drivers’
Unite, has advised workers at the parcel and courier company UPS to refuse to accept cash on delivery (CoD) in order to protect their safety. Unite gave the instruction to its members after UPS…Read more…
UNISON National Executive Council elections – the case for unity on the left
I will blog further about the content of the Returning Officer’s report into the UNISON General Secretary election in due course (regular readers of this Blog – Sid and Doris Blogger – will appreciate that my modesty makes me uncomfortable with the obs…Read more…
Northern England facing ‘crispstrophe’
Consumers across northern England should brace themselves for a ‘crispstrophe’ as the drivers responsible for delivering Walkers crisps to supermarkets across the UK prepare to take strike action….Read more…
Clarion Housing faces ‘grave reputational damage’ over Covid crisis handling
Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, has been pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite claimed today…Read more…
BA Heathrow cargo workers in fresh strikes
British Airways’ (BA) freight services at Heathrow airport are set for ‘continued significant disruption’ following the announcement of further strikes over the airline’s decision to fire and rehire…Read more…
NHS mental health crisis
Data from NHS Digital has shown that more people are contacting mental health services than ever before – 10m people, including 1.5m children now need mental health support as a direct result of the…Read more…
Newham Voting for Change – Let us really Trigger our Democracy
There was a positive and also constructive meeting tonight on how to support the committee governance model and get rid of the Executive Mayor system in the forthcoming Newham Council democracy referendum in May. Check out and support “Newham for…Read more…
Ministers must deliver a long-term plan for the social care sector
The care system is fragmented, underfunded and understaffed
The article Ministers must deliver a long-term plan for the social care sector first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…