Greater Manchester is facing severe traffic disruption beginning later this month after Metrolink tram drivers voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. The 300-plus drivers and…Read more…
In 1933, the world’s trade unions forced Germany out of the ILO – let’s do the same today to Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a clerical fascist regime. It is essentially no different from the fascist regimes we know from history – Mussolini’s Italy, Franco’s Spain and most infamously,…Read more…
Weald & Navestock Circular walk
A great 9 mile walk courtesy of Essex Country Council only 30 minutes by car (nearest bus stop 20 minutes I am afraid) from Forest Gate, East London.
We cut a little bit off around Tan House since we had started late but the beginning…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – TUC president Gail Cartmail in inspirational speech
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at TUC president and Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
‘Climate change is here – right now’
“Colleagues, nobody in this virtual hall is going to disagree on the scale of the challenge ahead. Climate change is not somebody else’s problem, an issue for the global south or island communities…Read more…
Anu Prashar – “the members choice” UNISON Labour Link elections
UNISON Labour Link members should have got an email or postal ballot (or both – but with the same security number). Please vote for Anu and outside London consider the following recommendations here
https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2021/09/unison-labou…Read more…
“Can Scotland deliver a just transition to net zero” LAPFF fringe at SNP conference 21
This evening I took part in a panel discussion at a SNP conference virtual fringe hosted by the Smith Institute and supported by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).on “Just transition”. I took part in my capacity as a Joint Vice Chair…Read more…
Leeds taxi rank protest
Those with disabilities and the elderly using Leeds station will face ‘intolerable obstacles’ if they wish to hail a cab, as the current taxi rank is set to be moved further from the platforms, Unite…Read more…
‘A cruel hypocrisy’
As the adverse impact of the ending of the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit (UC) looms, Coventry City Council has been praised for becoming a Right to Food city, despite Tory councillors voting…Read more…
‘They aren’t fixing anything’
When prime minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans to ‘fix’ social care this week, totally absent were those at the very heart of it – the millions of carers, both paid and unpaid, without whose…Read more…
Going green with Unite
With the recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) painting a stark picture of the future without immediate cuts to carbon emissions, and the CoP 26 in Glasgow only…Read more…
Vote Anu for London Labour Link 2021
Labour Link ballots have arrived this week. Check your emails and post!VOTE ANU PRASHAR today, for a more inclusive Labour Link and a Labour Party that stands up for workers!
Please share this video message.Read more…
Forest Gate North Labour – “on the knocker” with the doorstep app
Tonight both West Ham and Forest Gate North wards were out campaigning. I joined FGN since I had to leave early for a meal with a mate in Leytonstone.
All the ward Councillors were present. Cllr Rachel Trip was the lead organiser.
Th…Read more…
About Money
A new play written by a Unite member lays bare the consequences of divide and rule tactics in the workplace – and reflects “exactly what’s going on” in the real-life hospitality sector.
The post…Read more…
‘All rights to all workers from day one’
Unite is supporting a new parliamentary bill to be debated in the House of Lords on Friday (September 10) that would give “all rights to all workers from day one”. Lord John Hendy QC’s Status of…Read more…
‘Fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’
Unite has secured a huge pay increase for HGV drivers employed by Wincanton on the North West England Argos contract. Over 90 drivers based at the company’s Heywood depot in Greater Manchester will…Read more…
Data protection responsibilities in designing systems and processes for union casework
As unions bring digital tools deeper into their case management processes, they start generating loads of often sensitive personal data. And that brings some clear responsibilities with it under the…Read more…
‘Climate change is a class issue’
As extreme weather events increase with ferocious force; as air pollution claims exponentially more lives; and as crop yields wither in once-abundant regions around the world, there’s a growing…Read more…
Blog: The great state pension rip-off
Cutting the relative value of the state pension is a false economy and likely to increase welfare support
The article Blog: The great state pension rip-off first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Voted! FOR Anu PRASHAR -X UNISON Labour Link London Reginal Seat
My ballot paper came via email today and I clicked on the link, then voted X for Anu PRASHAR in a couple of clicks. It was really quick and simple.
Please vote now for these really important elections. If you are not in UNISON London r…Read more…