Following on from this report on the high risk to investors (and their staff and residents) of exposure to care homes, we get this daming exposure of UK companies offshoring their profits owned by a Canadian public sector pension fund.
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One per cent pay rise “is the worst kind of insult”
The public will be horrified. NHS staff will think it’s some kind of joke
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Unite meets Kwarteng in save GKN plant talks
Representatives of Unite, along with Jack Dromey MP, today (Thursday 4 March) met with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the secretary of state for business enterprise and industrial strategy, about the future of…Read more…
Unite win for members
Hestia Housing and Support workers have succeeded in their campaign to force their employer to pay the London Living Wage, Unite said today (Thursday 4 March).
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‘Immoral’ fire and rehire plans brewing
Plans to ‘fire and rehire’ nearly 300 workers at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire could lead to industrial action at the coffee factory, Unite warned today (Thursday March…Read more…
Bus stop
Unite’s London bus driver members have been advised to stop driving if their bus becomes overcrowded, to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
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Give all furloughed workers access to training
The TUC is calling for the Job Retention Scheme to be extended until the end of 2021 to safeguard jobs and people’s income.Read more…
The Chancellor mustn’t gamble with the recovery
This budget could be a chance to give people real hope for the future. The Chancellor must not fall short. Read more…
Workers lose as the Chancellor gambles on recovery
The Chancellor made a dangerous bet on the economy bouncing back on its own, when he should have acted to create jobs.Read more…
Social care reform can’t be put off
Care home residents, their families and care workers will feel angry at the absence of a plan
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A Budget of ‘spin, gimmicks and dangerous wheezes’
Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the government’s flagship freeports policy could…Read more…
UK Budget 2021 – Schizophrenic or maybe not
Depending on who you read in today’s UK budget analysis, the Chancellor has either gone full-blown John McDonnell or is returning to austerity. You would think both cannot be right, and in my…Read more…
Many thanks to my UNISON Branch for re-nominating me for our NEC
This evening my UNISON Greater London Housing Associations branch executive agreed unanimously to re-nominate me for the Community General NEC Seat and Denise Thomas for the Community NEC Female seat. The branch represents over 3000 members in Greater …Read more…
Sunak Budget ‘falls short’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today (March 3) fell short of what was needed to rebuild the economy and protect people’s jobs, health and incomes, Unite warned.
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Chancellor ‘ducking decision’ to reform social care, says UNISON
Gavin Edwards says Rishi Sunak must act now to fund major overhaul of the sector
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Chancellor has ignored public service workers, says UNISON
Rescuing economy and public services should do hand in hand
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Nothing for worn-out NHS staff who’ve kept us safe in the pandemic, say health unions
Golden opportunity wasted to reward NHS staff
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Every single day, this is what UNISON does for women
With more than a million women members, UNISON is always loud and proud for women’s rights at work. Here are just a couple of our recent wins
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Forced jabs are counterproductive, says UNISON
Encouragement and persuasion are right approach
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Newham for Change – Public Zoom Meeting Tuesday 9 March 6-7pm. All welcome!
Campaign for a committee structurePlease 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. Regi…Read more…