UNISON’s Empowering Women – Live! online event begins with speeches from general secretary Christina McAnea and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner
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Ford’s electric future welcomed
Auto giant Ford’s blueprint for an electric future for its vehicles has been welcomed by Unite today (February 17). Unite has also called on Ford to direct more investment to the UK, given Ford cars’…Read more…
‘Walkers crisps pay row’ latest
Pay talks involving the drivers delivering Walkers crisps, who are employed by Eddie Stobart Ltd at its Warrington depot, are continuing – and, as a result, three days of strike action due to have…Read more…
Review: So You Want to Publish a Book? by Anne Trubek
As someone who both writes and publishes books, I was keen to read a well-reviewed, short text aimed at people like myself. I was not disappointed. This is a clear, well-written introduction to the…Read more…
Providing care near the end of life, yet still undervalued and underpaid
Clap for carers was a ‘cute idea’, but care workers would rather be paid properly for what they do
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Women on frontline feeling pressures at work and home during pandemic, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government needs to step up with funding and support to make their working lives easier
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UNISON Greater London Region Housing Associations Branch AGM 2021
Last year our physical AGM was cancelled at the very last moment due to the first lockdown. This year we will have a virtual meeting. Keynote speakers are being arranged and a free meal voucher for all members who join us.
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Health and Care Workers Covenant
The pandemic has seen many key workers going far beyond their contract of employment to keep services running. That is particularly the case for health and care workers who have worked…Read more…
Unite welcomes Coventry Gigafactory plans
Unite has welcomed plans by Coventry City Council and Regional City Airports to create an electric car battery factory, also known as a gigafactory, at Coventry airport. Coventry Council and Regional…Read more…
Online joining in unions – current and best practice
In 2021, people expect good quality digital interactions with all companies and organisations. Unions are no exceptions – prospective members will expect to be able to easily and immediately…Read more…
‘Into the clutches of poverty and hunger’
Pressure on chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift continues to mount as the next budget on March 3 nears. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is the latest…Read more…
Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments
Head of local government Jon Richards looks back at the latest Westminster U-turn – this time, after a legal challenge to its unfair plans
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Newham Voting for Change – on Revive FM
“Newham Voting for Change activist Josephine Grahl was interviewed today (Monday) on community radio station Revive FM.
She talked to Simon Rush about the reasons for the referendum, the advantages of the committee structure, and the way the…Read more…
Unions call for a ’substantial’ pay rise for council and school workers
Three local government unions have today (Monday) submitted a pay claim for 2021/22, which they say begins to redress a decade of cuts and recognises the key role played in the pandemic by…Read more…
‘Good news in challenging economic times’
Unite has broadly welcomed today’s (February 15) announcement by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) of its Reimagine strategy that will mean no plant closures and no compulsory job losses. Unite said that this…Read more…
High rejection rates show the self-isolation payment scheme isn’t fit for purpose
Time for the debate about electoral reform?
Brighton Pavilion Constituency Labour Party (CLP) has become the latest CLP to back a model motion from Labour for a New Democracy, following a meeting of our General Committee (GC) on Thursday which had been preceded by an informal meeting, open to me…Read more…
An established team for the UNISON Community Service Group
UNISON Branches have until Friday March 5 2021 to nominate NEC candidates. Below is our nomination request:-
Your branch is entitled to nominate candidates to the two Community seats for this year’s National Executive Council elections. We’r…Read more…
Exit payment cap doesn’t fit!
Five and a half years ago I was blogging here about how the (then proposed) exit payment cap would hit local government workers a long way away from the “fat cats” of Daily Mail legend.So I was very pleased to hear that, just three months after (finall…Read more…
Corporate control on the cheap revisited
A few months back I blogged about the role of hedge funds and banks during takeovers and the potential for the combination to have a significant impact on the outcome. Here I just want to add a little sprinkle of detail from the current situation facin…Read more…