This is the motion and my speech at last Saturday’s (3.7.21) UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum meeting, moving this Greater London motion 8 about the Volunteer sector and the race to the bottom with regard to staff terms and conditions an…Read more…
RIP Ruskin College
Dear Colleagues,
I was fortunate to get advance notification of an article by Peter Wilby in the current edition of the New Statesman. Peter has been following recent, pitiful events involving Ruskin and wanted to provide brief coverage in his column. …Read more…
Global ratings show UK continues to be a ’regular violator’ of workers rights
The UK lags significantly behind neighbouring countries when it comes to the rights of workers to organise through trade unions.Read more…
It’s time to talk about climate leadership at work
All the world’s eyes are on the UK this year, as Glasgow prepares to host the COP26 international climate talks.Read more…
100+ economists urge finance ministers to tax the banks – raise your voice with them!
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UNISON Housing Associations branch votes to nominate Anu Prashar for London Labour Link seat
I was really pleased that my branch executive voted unanimously (Labour Link members only) to nominate Anu for the London seat on the National Labour Link Forum. She is indeed a “doer, not just a talker”.
Nominations have to be submitted by 5pm …Read more…
Council funding gaps must be closed
A £3 billion council funding blackhole caused by the cost of the pandemic will ‘tear communities apart’ unless it is fixed, Unite, which represents thousands of local authority workers, said today…Read more…
‘Footie’ bank holiday?
As Downing Street reportedly considers an extra bank holiday if England wins the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday (July 11), Unite has called on prime minister Boris Johnson to ensure every…Read more…
Meeting an old friend and comrade at the Prospect of Whitby
This evening I met up with a UNISON friend and comrade, Kridos Pavlou, at the Prospect of Whitby riverside pub in Tower Hamlets. We had been planning this meet up since before the pandemic and eventually it happened.
It was great to meet u…Read more…
Government ‘must move to protect aviation workers’
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has warned that the government’s announcement today (July 8) that people who have been double vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine when they return…Read more…
Clark’s workers face fire and rehire threat
The entirely of shoemaker Clarks’ operations in Street, Somerset, including headquarters and warehouse staff, could strike over ‘dramatic’ fire and rehire attacks, Unite warned today…Read more…
‘Time for dithering on new nuclear capacity is over’
The failure of ministers to include nuclear energy in the government’s Green Financing Framework is ‘a grave and short-sighted error’, if the UK is to meet its 2050 target of net zero emissions,…Read more…
‘Piling more pressure’ on ‘exhausted drivers’
The main industry body for road haulage stands with Unite in its opposition to recent measures announced by the government that will extend lorry drivers’ hours. From Monday (June 12), the maximum…Read more…
‘The chancellor has to think again’
The government has refused to listen to calls from anti-poverty campaigners, unions and even many of its own ministers after it announced it would plough on with a devastating cut to Universal Credit…Read more…
Waiting lists won’t be reduced without investing in staff
Proper pay rise and rest will motivate workforce
The article Waiting lists won’t be reduced without investing in staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum 2021 Motion 3. NHS Pay
Check out this introduction post to Saturdays Forum
Motion 3. NHS Pay
“Forum, Chair, John Gray. Greater London delegate moving motion 3 “NHS Pay”
Forum, this motion is very much complementary to previous motions and amendments and I will not…Read more…
Too many people across the UK face serious health risks
Employers must do more to keep staff safe and that includes properly recording exposure
The article Too many people across the UK face serious health risks first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Brush Electrical workers face ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum
Engineers employed by Brush Electrical Machines (BEM) striking over fire and rehire cuts of up to £15,000 have now been threatened with a ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum, Unite said today (July 7). The…Read more…
‘Huge victory’
Housing repair staff employed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich have voted in favour of a ‘pay and productivity’ package which is now one of best for such workers across London councils. Unite the…Read more…
Making ‘difficult situation worse’
The decision of the Department for Transport (DfT) to relax the regulations on the maximum number of hours lorry drivers can work will not resolve the problem of a shortage of drivers in the…Read more…