London’s biggest trade union, Unite, has slammed the ‘abysmal’ decision to remove the only male Afro-Caribbean candidate from the Labour party list of candidates for elections across the…Read more…
Book review: Walter Citrine: Forgotten Statesman of the Trade Union Congress
Walter Citrine: Forgotten Statesman of the Trade Union Congress Author: Dr Jim Moher By Roger Jeary Political biographies can be hard going at times but this well crafted and detailed view of Walter…Read more…
THANK YOU BIN CREWS: COVID-19 Community Heroes
Love it. Sent to me by a former Newham Council worker, who now lives in a part of Norfolk I know well since there are a number of UNISON members I represent who work there.
Lets properly honour all our COVID-19 Community Heroes by giving th…Read more…
The weaknesses in the law that just allowed employers to pay care workers less than the minimum wage
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The Post Brexit ‘Red Tape’ Paradox: Part 2
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Health & safety at work is fundamental. Let’s make it a fundamental right
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The weaknesses in the law that just allowed employers to pay carers less than the minimum wage
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Does a Compulsory Retirement Age Infringe Human Rights Law?
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London buses latest: moratorium on remote sign on
Unite the union, which represents over 20,000 bus workers in London, has strongly welcomed a decision by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to order a moratorium on bus operators in the capital introducing…Read more…
The year time stood still
The older we get, the quicker the years seem to fly by, but 2020 was a clear exception – it was the year time stood still. And for key workers – from NHS staff to bus workers, supermarket staff to…Read more…
‘Topflight pay deal’
Striking Babcock workers will return to work at RAF Leeming, near Northallerton in North Yorkshire, after a ‘topflight pay deal’ was secured, Unite said today (March 26). More than 50 Babcock…Read more…
Review: Dancing Towards the Blade and Other Stories, by Mark Billingham
As a fan of Mark Billingham’s crime novels featuring Tom Thorne, I had high hopes for this very short collection of three stories. I was not disappointed. All three are good, and at least one…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Brompton Bikes workers
Back in April, we spoke to Brompton Bikes CEO and Brompton bikes workers who took part in an extraordinary crowdfunding project to provide alternative modes of transport for NHS staff. Find out more…Read more…
Why this May 6 really matters
This May’s elections really matter. Across the whole of the UK polling stations will be open on May 6 for our own ‘Super Thursday’ as directly elected mayors, councillors, London Assembly members,…Read more…
Greater London UNISON Housing Association Branch 2021
I was really pleased that tonight’s virtual AGM went so well. We had over 60 people attending which is far more than we have had in the past attending physical AGMS. Our AGM last year was cancelled at the last moment due to the first Covid lockdo…Read more…
New manifesto defends workers’ rights from Artificial Intelligence
UNISON backs the TUC’s warning that employment law is failing to keep pace with the rapid expansion of AI in the workplace
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Manchester bus franchising announcement welcomed
Unite has welcomed the announcement today (March 25) by Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham that Greater Manchester will adopt a system of bus franchising. Unite believes that the new system, which is…Read more…
Lighthouse Unison Money Talk Newsletter March 2021
Prioritise your emotional well-being Help to buy scheme extended Child trust funds come of age Your mortgage matters – don’t put your head in the sand Retirement focus – more important now than ever whatever your age Well worth a R…Read more…
Billionaire Warren Buffett linked to Leicester SPS dispute
Warren Buffett, whose net worth surpassed £73 billion this month, is linked to Leicester SPS Technologies’ workers on strike over ‘brutal’ fire and rehire cuts, Unite said today (March 25)….Read more…
‘Incredible job’
As UniteLIVE highlighted this week, pharmacists have played an absolutely instrumental role throughout the pandemic. Unite’s Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) president Roisin O’Hare…Read more…