This evening I had my first jab in Westfields Stratford. It went very smoothly. There was no queue outside and despite being a little early I was allowed straight in. The security at the door gave me a new face mask and showed me how to access th…Read more…
Activist organizing and organizing activism: A post-pandemic world in the making
Dear Colleagues,
I am still having problems accessing this blog on a routine basis. This explains the last three posts all published closely together, and then nothing ’til this weekend. I am thinking of shifting over to a more stable platform like Wor…Read more…
Newham Voting for Change – fund raising crowdsource page
“We’re raising funds to make a campaign video – click here to donate.On 6 May 2021 Newham Council will hold a referendum on how the Council should be run. Every Newham voter will get a vote on whether the Council should be run by a Directly …Read more…
How can we make the remote working revolution less middle class?
What can be done to make sure that the Welsh Government’s commitment to supporting more remote working doesn’t end up re-enforcing inequalities in the labour market.Read more…
The trade union movement is growing – and gaining big wins for our members.
An article in the Financial Times this week attracted a fair amount of attention from within the trade union movement.Read more…
Back to the office?
Yesterday, I went back to my branch UNISON office in Holloway Road, North London to pick up mail and some recruitment materials that I had left there pre-Covid. Since I was carrying back some bulky items I drove there and experienced the joy of the com…Read more…
‘It’s a relief, a light at the end of the tunnel’ – young women and the vaccine
With vaccine hesitancy high among young women, UNISON members reassure others that there’s nothing to fear
The article ‘It’s a relief, a light at the end of the tunnel’ – young women and…Read more…
Blog: To walk without fear
The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has jump-started a conversation about how it can be acceptable that so many women experience fear so often
The article Blog: To walk without fear first…Read more…
Victory against NHS fragmentation
A victory against the increasing break-up of NHS services has been chalked up as bosses at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust have suspended plans to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary…Read more…
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants ASRS – St Pancras Union sash
ASRS > NUR Now RMT UnionRead more…
Neasden No1 Branch National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) Banner Committee
NUR Neasden BranchNational Union of RailwaymenProduced by Tutill – City RoadRead more…
‘Mark of shame’
Despite Black and Asian ethnic minority (BAEM) NHS staff playing a leading role in the battle against coronavirus, they have endured increasing levels of workplace discrimination and bullying,…Read more…
School support staff fear ‘big bang’ return’ to school is a safety risk
Workers worry measures to keep them safe aren’t up to the job
The article School support staff fear ‘big bang’ return’ to school is a safety risk first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON’s special delegate conference confirmed
New one-off, online event will take place in June, after national delegate conference cancelled due to the pandemic
The article UNISON’s special delegate conference confirmed first appeared on the…Read more…
Public shows support for NHS staff over pay, says UNISON
Thousands join slow hand clap against government’s proposed 1% rise for NHS staff
The article Public shows support for NHS staff over pay, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Slow clapping the Gov over #NHSPayRise – UNISON the Public Service Union
“A pay rise of just 1% is an insult to every nurse, healthcare assistant, porter, paramedic, administrator, domestic and other health worker who has kept the NHS running during the Covid pandemic.
We need the public to show their support for …Read more…
Staff are pushed to brink and fed up with unfair pay
Workers have given one hundred per cent but the government thinks they’re only worth 1%
The article Staff are pushed to brink and fed up with unfair pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive
Many workers are yearning for a reason to stay in the jobs they love
The article Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
On the Corona Frontline – European perspectives on social care
A new report based on in-depth case studies of social care workers in nine European countries offers a unique perspective on the situation of elderly care workers during the pandemic. I wrote the…Read more…
‘Greedy Go-Ahead’
The multi-million pound Go-Ahead transport group has been accused of sheer greed following the publication of its half yearly results. The results show that the company made £12.3 million profit on…Read more…