Eligibility for self-isolation payments must be extended to any worker without access to company sick pay, Labour said today (February 22), warning that failure to do so would risk a fourth national…Read more…
UNISON Community Live! (register by 5pm Thursday 25 Feb)
Dear member,
This is your final call to sign up to UNISON’s online event for Community members. The registration deadline is 5pm on Thursday 25th February 2021.
UNISON Community Live! wil…Read more…
Middlesex Clarion Cycling Club
Working together for a united leadership – UNISON NEC nominations
Denise has been sending reminders to UNISON branches which have Community members.
“Dear Branch Secretary
We appreciate how busy and challenging Branches are during these trying times so apologises for sending this very gentle reminder for ou…Read more…
Review: The Socialist Party of America, by David A. Shannon
This book, written in 1955, is essential reading today for anyone interested in democratic socialism. Democratic Socialists of America, one of the successor organizations of the Socialist Party, is…Read more…
Why are cases of Covid in the workplace not being reported in the UK? Alice Martin
Check out this excellent article in the Guardian by PIRC researcher, Alice Martin, about the massive under reporting scandal of workplace deaths and infections from Covid.
“At Pensions and Investments Research Consultancy (PIRC), we’ve been tr…Read more…
“The shooting of a young protestor”
Check out this BBC report on the shocking public shooting and resulting murder of 19 year old Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, in Myanmar clearly by security forces belonging to the Army junta that has seized power and over thrown a democratically elected gov…Read more…
‘Deep concern’
Unite has expressed ‘deep concern and solidarity’ for the 3,000 employees working for the Ulster Bank as NatWest announces its exit from the Republic of Ireland today (Friday February 19).
The post…Read more…
All-electric future
Unite has welcomed news that British car manufacturers are embracing an all-electric future, with two major automotive firms announcing plans this week to exclusively produce electric cars within the…Read more…
‘A convenient smokescreen’ for pay cuts
London bus passengers will face serious disruption as Unite confirmed today (February 19) that 2,200 bus drivers employed by RATP will strike next week over a sustained attack on their pay…Read more…
Outbreak waiting to happen
As the government’s quarantine hotels policy went into effect this week, Unite has continued to raise serious concerns over hotel workers’ safety. Since Monday (February 15) any British or Irish…Read more…
Workers uber alles…
Today’s Supreme Court decision that Uber drivers are “workers” – with some (but not all) of the legal rights of employees – and not self-employed contractors is not just a victory with which the GMB can be justly pleased, it is a decisive victory, at t…Read more…
You can put pressure on the government -Give all key workers a pay rise
Over 650 Rolls-Royce jobs safeguarded
More than 650 Rolls-Royce jobs have been safeguarded from compulsory redundancies for at least five years after Unite secured agreements at the company’s plants in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and Ansty,…Read more…
‘Creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’
A line in the sand needs to be drawn over ‘the creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’ across the retail, distribution and logistics industries, Unite warned today (February 18). Unite said its shop…Read more…
‘No jab, no job’?
Unite and other trade unions have urged the government to rule out ‘no jab, no job’ contracts, where employers aim to force their workers to have Covid-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment….Read more…
Keir is right to say there can be no going back to normal, says UNISON
Decent pay and properly funded services are needed now
The article Keir is right to say there can be no going back to normal, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Immigration health surcharge (IHS) reimbursement service
Are you eligible for an Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) reimbursement?
The article Immigration health surcharge (IHS) reimbursement service first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unions hold last-ditch talks to avert Cumberland Infirmary strike
Mitie, the hospital trust and Health Management Carlisle are squabbling over who is responsible for paying 150 workers unsocial hours payments that have been missed for a decade
The article Unions…Read more…
Early Voting in Newham for Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan (and campaign begins to step up).
Check out this “early voting” video by the Labour Party promoting postal vote registration in Newham. “Early voting can help double the Labour vote”.
Yesterday there was a meeting of Newham Labour Union activists, where it was agreed to hold regu…Read more…