UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay
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UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay
The article Government must act over minimum wage laws affecting care workers, say UNISON and Mencap first appeared…Read more…
What a great taster video on why we desperately need change in Newham.
Vote for a Committee Model on May 6 in Newham Referendum & get rid of the Executive Mayoral Model.
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Another 24 hour strike is to be held by Plymouth tugboat crews in the continuing rostering dispute, which will again cause serious disruption to naval traffic in the docks, Unite warned today (April…Read more…
There should be a rapid independent inquiry into the growing lobbying scandal that is engulfing the NHS, Unite said today (April 19) Unite said the need for the inquiry was made more urgent by…Read more…
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What a long title for such a short book! A short book – but not an easy one. Ahrens is clearly an academic and this heavily footnoted book, full of citations and references, actually tells…Read more…
Workers Union Organisers London 1914
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Workers at all seven London United bus garages are on were out on strike on Thursday (April 15). The strikes went ahead after talks brokered by the conciliation service Acas broke up late earlier in…Read more…
Last week I chaired this webinar on behalf of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF). While it can at times be tough being a trade union activist in this country it is nothing to the perils and physical dangers facing Colombian trade unions.&nb…Read more…
UNISON’s Pensions Unit for Members has been assisting some of our ODP members with Special Class Status (SCS) claims.
The article Pensions update for ODP’s first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Mention Black Friday today and most people will conjure up images of bargain-hunting shoppers grappling with each other for discounted consumer goods. But 100 years ago, on April 15 1921, Black…Read more…
Staff members at The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Unite being their recognised trade union to represent them on pay and employment issues.
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Nearly 300 employees at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, will start a continuous overtime ban from Saturday 1 May over ‘fire and rehire’ plans, Unite announced today…Read more…
Attempting to force staff to comply by threatening their livelihoods is just plain wrong
The article Government must do more to persuade care staff to have the jab first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
This evening I met a UNISON colleague at the Euston Tap for some outdoor beers followed by a lovely Goa curry. It was fantastic to meet up and enjoy a drink and food with friends. The trains were super quiet and pretty much everyone was socially …Read more…
The increase in domestic abuse across the general population caused by the pressures of the pandemic has prompted Unite the union to write to all 32 London boroughs asking them to instigate a…Read more…
Londoners face fresh public transport disruption as Unite announced further strike action involving bus drivers employed by London United, a subsidiary of the French owned company RATP, in the long…Read more…
Serco civil enforcement officers in Ealing have voted to strike over the targeting of union activists in the latest in a series of industrial disputes to hit the outsourcer, Unite said today…Read more…
The revelations over scandal-hit Greensill Capital and the role of David Cameron should set alarm bells ringing about the accelerating pace of NHS privatisation and sleaze, Unite warned today…Read more…