One year ago today, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 global pandemic. The last year has magnified the strengths and weaknesses of our societies. In Europe, it has exposed the fragility…Read more…
‘Gov’t intervention is key to meeting climate emergency challenges’
Unite has welcomed new green investment, but said much more must be done to bring forward a green industrial revolution, after prime minister Boris Johnson today (March 11) announced £95m in funding…Read more…
Staff are pushed to brink and fed up with unfair pay, says UNISON
Sara Gorton says NHS staff survey findings send clear message on wages and stress levels
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Specialist mental health support and pay rise needed for NHS and social care staff, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says high vacancy rates have increased impact of Covid
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Let’s call the government out on pay with handclap protest, says UNISON
Public urged to join mass action against government’s proposed 1% rise for NHS staff
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NHS Fair Pay Virtual Rally & 2021 Elections Phone Bank – 6:30PM Tuesday, March 23 (& support UNISON “Slow clap at 8pm” Thursday March 11)
This evening we had a well attended West Ham Labour virtual “election” meeting with guest speakers Karen Bucks MP and our Assembly member, Unmesh Desai and our MP, Lyn Brown. Karen gave her support for tomorrow’s “Slow Clap at 8pm” event organise…Read more…
Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré
This book is a masterpiece – and not the only masterpiece that John le Carré ever wrote. Read it now, and then think about all the other books about British spies you’ve ever read. Le…Read more…
Johnson’s aviation plans not a long-term solution
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has warned that proposals by the prime minister Boris Johnson to reduce aviation passenger duty (APD) will not create long-term improvements in the UK’s…Read more…
London Bus drivers ‘not taking strike action lightly’
Bus passengers across London should be aware that they face fresh disruption throughout March, due to a series of strikes over pay and conditions, Unite has warned. The ongoing industrial action,…Read more…
‘Disastrous handling of test and trace’
The government has been accused of wasting a colossal £23bn on a failed test and trace programme that has not made any “measurable difference” in fighting the pandemic or avoiding costly lockdowns,…Read more…
80th anniversary of the deaths of Beckenham Firefighters in West Ham Blitz Bombing
On the 19 March 2021 it is the 80th anniversary of the destruction of a fire engine and its crew due to Nazi bombing in West Ham ward, which I represent as a Councillor. 5 our of the 6 firefighters killed came from Beckenham to help defend London from …Read more…
Leicester SPS staff to strike
Leicester workers at aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies will strike over ‘penury-inducing’ fire and rehire cuts that will cost staff up to £3,000 a year, Unite said today (March 9). Around 200…Read more…
Public money has been frittered away but NHS pay is a vital investment
The biggest cost for all of us will be if the government fails to invest in the NHS workforce
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It’s in all our interests that the chancellor invests in the NHS
The government needs to hit pause and think again on pay
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‘Largest strikes in Labour history’
Unite sends solidarity as Indian farmers protests pass 100 days
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Newham for Change meeting: Reminder Tuesday 9 March 7pm
Please join us for a public online meeting on Zoom about the campaign on Tuesday 9 March from 7-8pm. All welcome – we will be discussing the campaign and the advantages of the committee structure. Register here!…Read more…
Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Menywod! International Women’s Day
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Print page Translate pageChristina McAnea: UNISON’s new general secretary
“Think of the working-class “women of Glasgow leading rent strikes in 1915. The machinists at Ford, downing tools …Read more…
How collective bargaining can tackle the race to the bottom
In 1966, the first transatlantic container ship arrived into the Port of Grangemouth. The ship’s 226 containers were loaded with Scotch whisky for return sailing to the United States. In 2020, HMM…Read more…
‘Building a better tomorrow’
Unite members seeking employment opportunities in the post-Brexit, post-Covid economy will be strongly considering moving into engineering and manufacturing, as well as health and education, new…Read more…
Ealing parking chaos looms
Ealing residents could face parking chaos if civil enforcement officers employed by Serco vote to strike over attempts at union busting by the company, Unite said today (March 8). Nearly 40 civil…Read more…