Unite delegate Jim Kelly gave a moving speech seconding a motion at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26) on the Grenfell Tower fire. Jim highlighted how five members of Unite died in the fire,…Read more…
Outsourcing in disguise
Unite rep and delegate Gary Cummins spoke out on Sunday (September 26) against local government outsourcing to the private sector and warned that Labour must be vigilant against outsourcing in…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2021
My pass to Labour Party Conference has arrived, travel, Covid vaccination pass and accommodation sorted out and I am busy checking out which fringes and debates to attend. I am not a delegate, so no early morning delegation meetings to attend nor…Read more…
Tips justice at last?
Five years after the government first promised it would take action on tips theft, legislation will finally be introduced that will ban businesses from swiping tips and service charge payments from…Read more…
Self portrait
Out of CaravaggioVengeful son of the citygracing church wallssubverting sacred allusion.Came Caravaggio Out of the canvasscame a revolutionary.By his own handwith his own struggles.A spectator…Read more…
Wales needs an honest discussion about identity and division
Far too often Welsh civic and political leaders gloss over the real divisions in Wales on key social issues. New research shows that we need a more open and honest discussion.Read more…
The changes to flexible working legislation don’t go anywhere near far enough
Not all jobs can support every type of flexibility, but every job can accommodate some kind of flexible working.Read more…
Clarion UNISON AGM 2021
Yesterday evening was the AGM of UNISON members who work for Clarion Housing Association. It was a “hybrid” meeting held physically in Clarion headquarters in London Bridge and virtually on MS teams. We have members in 22 UNISON branches i…Read more…
Tales of real working class heroes
Brian Reade is one of the finest, and rarest, journalists of our time. He exposes the nature of our class system and the inequalities and injustices it’s riddled with. His opinion pieces in the Daily…Read more…
Scunthorpe scaffolders to strike
Scaffolders employed by contractor Actavo (UK) Limited and working on the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, have announced all out strike action in a long running dispute over pay. The 60 plus…Read more…
Pay lorry drivers more
A strong majority of the public backs pay rises for lorry drivers as UK consumers face continued gaps on supermarket shelves amid a growing lorry driver shortage. A new survey by pollsters Survation…Read more…
Anu Prashar “I’m voting for Anu…She’ll be a strong voice for London”
By now UNISON members who are part of Labour Link (the political fund that supports the Labour Party and fights to bring UNISON values and priorities into the Party) should have received their ballot form by post to their home addresses (and email if t…Read more…
Save Springfields nuclear jobs call
The Unite and Prospect unions, which represent workers at Springfields Nuclear Fuels near Preston, have called for the government to look at changing the ownership model of the site. In a joint…Read more…
Inside the gas crisis – and how it’ll affect you
UNISON’s national officer for energy explains how we got here, how it affects members and what needs to change
The article Inside the gas crisis – and how it’ll affect you first appeared on…Read more…
GKN strikes off
Planned strike action at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham has been suspended. The workers at the factory in Chester Road were due to begin strike action next week (September 27), in…Read more…
National Express warned over Stagecoach takeover bid
Unite has warned National Express that its bid to takeover Stagecoach comes at a time of industrial unrest amongst the target firm’s staff. Members of Unite are currently involved in around 20…Read more…
Manchester Stagecoach bus drivers to vote for strike action
Bus passengers in Greater Manchester could be facing severe disruption to their journeys if drivers employed by Stagecoach, vote for strike action in a dispute over pay. Stagecoach, which operates as…Read more…
Bring back mandatory masks on public transport call
Concerns have been raised over a significant fall in mask-wearing on public transport after the government dropped the requirement earlier this summer. New figures from Network Rail have shown that…Read more…
COVID pandemic has ‘shone a light on inequalities’ in the NHS
UNISON health conference calls for the recovery from the pandemic to include an end to staff discrimination
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‘Members in dispute must be my first priority’
Sharon Graham, the recently elected General Secretary of Unite, says current union industrial disputes will have to take priority over attendance at next week’s Labour conference in Brighton. Unite…Read more…