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Yesterday was the UNISON Labour Link National Forum for 2021. Labour Link is the political fund in UNISON for members who volunteer to pay a levy to affiliate to the Labour Party.
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Hundreds of thousands in public services deserve recognition
The article Let’s show gratitude to NHS and other public service staff on Thank You Day first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
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Memorial service recognises health staff who lost lives
The article Remembering NHS workers lost to pandemic means learning lessons for future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Superb news. Well done Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57696431
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Unite has warned that proposals to lift immigration rules to allow European lorry drivers to enter the UK for work, will not solve the problems afflicting the industry. The union, which represents…Read more…
Zero Covid. No recorded deaths. Zero Covid the news announcer, announced. After all we’ve been through together. Is this phase of Covid 19 coming to an end? As for coronavirus, we are told,…Read more…
Three-time grand slam tennis champion Andy Murray has spoken out against the government’s proposal of a one per cent pay rise for NHS staff, calling it ‘pathetic’. Murray is the latest high-profile…Read more…
After a clear majority of HE members reject the final pay offer, UNISON wants to bring employers back to the negotiating table
The article Formal dispute lodged with higher education employers first…Read more…
Boris Johnson cut the ribbon at Nissan but we know who really delivered – the workers. We’ve battled for years for UK battery manufacturing. At long last we’ve got somewhere –…Read more…
NAO report finds funding cuts for most deprived schools
The article School funding formula takes from the poor and gives to rich, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Hat tip for this wonderful collage to LCC Municipal https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1410575532434104323 (&@LondonNurse2015 for drawing it to my attention) . A souvenir brochure on the opening of the baths in 1934.
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Lorry drivers employed by Great Bear Distribution who work on the Unilever contract at Port Sunlight have secured an inflation beating pay deal, thanks to their union Unite. The 18 month pay deal for…Read more…
Striking maintenance workers at the St Mungo’s housing charity will stage a protest in Oxford tomorrow (July 2) from 12.30pm until 2pm over bullying and anti-union behaviour by the management. The…Read more…
The takeover of GP practices in London by US health insurance giant Centene Corporation could be the subject of a judicial review, Unite the union has said. Campaigners, including members of Doctors…Read more…
The steel industry and unions have welcomed an eleventh-hour U-turn from the government on trade protections for UK steel. But Unite said that with the extension of tariffs on certain steel products…Read more…
Unite hailed automotive giant Nissan’s announcement that it will support the creation of a new battery plant as well as produce a new electric car model in Sunderland. Unveiling the plans today (July…Read more…
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July
The article Nominate your social workers of the year first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…