When the question of trade unions in China would come up, some of us were fond of saying that there is an independent, democratic trade union movement in the country. It is called the Hong…Read more…
Back to East Ham Town Hall
This evening I went inside East Ham Town for the first time since pre lockdown for a Crime & ASB Scrutiny Commission meeting. I only went to make sure that there was the minimum quorum of Councillors present, since I had an emergency tr…Read more…
Are we Turkeys to vote for Christmas?
Labour’s leader has chosen to take the tired old path of demonstrating his leadership credentials by picking a fight with the left of the Party at this year’s Conference. One part of this project is a proposal to change the system for electing Party Le…Read more…
Scottish Ambulance Service funding ‘welcome’ but ‘not enough’
Unite Scotland has responded to the announcement by the Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, stating that extra investment and resources for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is ‘welcome’ but…Read more…
Manchester Metrolink strikes off
Planned strikes on the Manchester Metrolink tram system this weekend have been suspended after workers received a greatly improved pay offer. Members of Unite had overwhelmingly voted for industrial…Read more…
Keep our families fed
Unite Community members were joined by Labour MPs last week for a Universal Credit demonstration outside Parliament. Together they sent a loud and clear message to the government to cancel the £20 a…Read more…
‘We’ve been stabbed in the back by Boris Johnson’
Health conference debates what is to happen on pay for all health members both now and in the future
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Lorry drivers’ hours extension ‘reckless’
Unite has warned that the government’s plans to continue to relax the maximum driving timing for lorry drivers, is dangerous, reckless and potentially illegal. Unite has learned that the government…Read more…
Health and Care bill ‘Trojan horse’ for more NHS privatisation
The government has been accused using the pandemic as ‘a smokescreen’ to push through the Health and Care Bill that will open the floodgates for more NHS privatisation, Unite warned today (September…Read more…
Healthcare assistants band together over pay
At health conference, UNISON launches a new campaign to make sure healthcare assistants are rewarded, respected and recognised
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Back to the Old Town Hall in Stratford
It was great to be in the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford for this evening’s Newham Full Council Meeting. There was even an demonstration outside by residents protesting about the closure of Newham City Farm.
It was a “blended” meeting with…Read more…
Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON
Intervention needed to prevent heating or eating choices
The article Poorest will be hardest hit by lack of government energy plan, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
How Newham is fighting back against insecure work with the country’s first Employment Rights Hub
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So you think you know about climate change?
This Green UNISON Week, find out how much you know about the climate emergency
The article So you think you know about climate change? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Safe staffing and flexibility key factors for future of NHS
‘The NHS can only recover if members and colleagues are thriving in their jobs,’ UNISON health delegates are told
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Stagecoach in Chesterfield ‘penny pinching’ on pay
Chesterfield bus passengers face serious disruption this autumn and winter if Stagecoach bus drivers and cleaners vote for strike action over a pay dispute, Unite said today (September 20). Unite…Read more…
Invest in the health workforce and public services to learn pandemic lessons
Keynote speech renews call for immediate pandemic inquiry
The article Invest in the health workforce and public services to learn pandemic lessons first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: After everything, a pay cut is the bitterest of blows
Our health conference is a reminder of the sacrifices our health members have made, the challenges to come – and what we can achieve together
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‘Exhausted and demoralised staff are walking away from healthcare’
UNISON’s virtual health conference opens with a campaigning programme that will build on the lessons of the pandemic
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The pandemic and the drive for #digitalunions
In the first week of 2020’s lockdown, I took part in Simon Sapper’s great UnionDues podcast, sitting on my bed with my laptop to record a conversation about digital change in unions….Read more…