‘Pingdemic’ should not be used to bully staff back to work
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Using SMS to verify and correct member data: RCM case study
Data accuracy is vitally important for unions that want to improve the member experience. This has been doubly so over the last year, where many workplace reps have been unable to regularly check in…Read more…
Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce plant again under threat
A group of specialist engineers employed at the Rolls-Royce plant in Barnoldswick, Lancashire began strike action today (July 19) after fears for the long term future of the site resurfaced. Members…Read more…
JDE ‘fire and rehire’ dispute latest
Workers at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury, Oxfordshire will be balloted on a new pay and employment conditions’ package that removes the management’s proposal to ‘fire and rehire’ staff, Unite…Read more…
Kitchener’s Last Volunteer
Just started to read. My maternal Grandfather, Fredrick Matthews MC, a South Wales Steel Worker, volunteered in 1915 and fought in the trenches (Gallipoli, France, Belgian) for the rest of the war.
Review: Red Milk, by Sjón
This is the second book I’ve read by this Icelandic author, the first being Moonstone: The boy who never was (2016). These are both very short books (novellas, actually) and both tell the…Read more…
Health workers increasingly concerned at continued government stalling on NHS pay
Sara Gorton says it’s more than 100 days since staff were due rise
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Knockholt Pound & Chevening House walk
Off message but went on lovely 5 mile circular walk last Sunday with Gill in North Downs, Kent. Great views marred a bit by road noise from M25 for part of the route. Not a tough walk at all for such marvellous prospectives.
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St Mungo’s strikes called off
Strikes at the St Mungo’s housing charity have been called off after the management agreed to an independent review into bullying grievances raised by staff, Unite said on Thursday (July 15). Unite…Read more…
Lancashire biomedical scientists strike latest
Biomedical scientists at a Lancashire NHS trust are being re-balloted for strike action in an upgrading pay row, after bosses failed to ‘meaningfully engage’ in talks with Acas, the conciliation…Read more…
‘We will not let racists have the final word’
In the latest news on the scandal involving racist abuse against England football players, four people have been arrested in connection with the abuse. After England’s defeat in the Euro 2020 Final…Read more…
UNISON condemns ‘slap in the face’ for Scottish local government workers
Scottish unions write joint letter condemning Scottish Government’s failure to provide funding for proper pay rise
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Atomic Habits, by James Clear
As I write this, Atomic Habits has spent 85 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list in the category ‘Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous’. This is extraordinary, and out of curiosity I…Read more…
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2021 goes online
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2021 goes online
“With Covid restrictions still uncertain for large events, together with our unions and sponsors, we are organising yet another packed agenda online.
From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 July 2021, we wil…Read more…
‘Action on tips now’
Workers in hospitality staged a protest today (July 15) against the government’s failure to introduce long-awaited legislation on tips that was first promised four years ago. The demonstration was…Read more…
‘We’re on the verge of shutdown’
More than half a million people in the last week alone have been ‘pinged’ by the Test and Trace app advising them to self-isolate for up to 10 days. Unite has expressed concerns from…Read more…
‘Hollow’ levelling-up promises
Unite has slammed prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech on Thursday (July 15) in Coventry on ‘levelling up the country’, saying his pledges rang hollow when he has refused to help both struggling…Read more…
UNISON praises police decision to retain COVID protections
The decision was taken by the National Police Chiefs Council for England and Wales and will help to safeguard operational capability
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‘Patchwork protection’
While prime minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that most coronavirus restrictions would be dropped from Monday, July 19 — including mask wearing on public transport — city…Read more…
Important wins and ongoing battles across the union
Ongoing high profile pay campaigns, industrial action and the ongoing fight against racism and hatred highlighted at union’s national executive council
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