Ahead of MPs debating the future of Westinghouse Springfields in Preston, Lancashire, yesterday (September 7), in Westminster Hall, representatives of Unite held a small rally on College Green…Read more…
Council Housing in Llandudno – Municipal Dreams
If you want to know more about the history of Council housing check out these posts
“Council Housing in Llandudno: Part I, to 1939” and “Council Housing in Llandudno, Part II Post-1945” in the Website “Municipal Dreams”.
Picture is of the first C…Read more…
Weetabix workers ‘will not accept fire and rehire’
Production of some of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereals will be hit when engineers employed by Weetabix at its Northamptonshire factories begin walk outs this month in opposition to the…Read more…
Beyond refugees: What the Left needs to say and do about Afghanistan
Calls on Britain and other wealthy countries to take in Afghan refugees are absolutely correct. And those refugees should not be limited to people who worked alongside British soldiers and diplomats….Read more…
A cap on care costs is not reform – we need a new deal for the workforce
The government’s announcement doesn’t deliver the new deal the care workforce urgently needs.Read more…
Anu Prashar – UNISON Labour Link election “Anu’s politics comes from the shop floor & the doorstep…”
…and yes, Anu will fight for a Labour Party that stands up for workers rights.
Ballot papers have been sent out from today to UNISON Labour Link levy payers home addresses. If you are a member in London vote for Anu. Check out other recommenda…Read more…
“Backlash over bid to install ‘eyesore’ 5G mast near Grade I-listed church in West Ham”
In last weeks local newspaper “Newham Recorder” there was an article featuring concern by West Ham Ward Residents about proposals to place an “eyesore” 5G mast in the ward.
There are actually 2 such planning applications (one possibly located just ou…Read more…
Government has no plan for social care, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says £5.3bn promised comes nowhere near what’s needed
The article Government has no plan for social care, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Our members stood firm’
Further strike action at an historic Shropshire wheel factory has been called off after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer from the company, Unite said today (September 7). Unite members…Read more…
Tax raid on young and low-paid workers
Unite has slammed the government for failing to adequately fill a gaping hole in social care funding as prime minister Boris Johnson today (September 7) announced a National Insurance hike which will…Read more…
TUC North West Women in Leadership programme 2021
We are delighted to announce that we are now taking applications to join our TUC North West Women in Leadership training programme. The Women in Leadership programme has been designed for women who…Read more…
Can your employer force you back into the office?
Over the past few weeks there’s been reports of people being forced back to their workplaces without proper consultation, even as Covid-19 cases remain high.Read more…
The mobile gaming business hits new records
Mobile gaming has become one of the most popular things for people to now be doing with online casinos being busier than ever before. Now that you can play games from the palm of your hands the…Read more…
New social care levy shows government priorities are all wrong, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government wrong to focus on funding before reform
The article New social care levy shows government priorities are all wrong, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Blog: Still in solidarity, two decades later
As American unions come together to mark the 20th anniversary of that horrifying day, we recommit ourselves to the campaign for peace across the world
The article Blog: Still in solidarity, two…Read more…
Vote Anu Prashar – UNISON Labour Link London seat
Check out and share Anu’s campaign twitter https://twitter.com/Anu4LabLink and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Anu-Prashar-For-Unison-Labour-Link-108483351572575/
Ballot papers start to be delivered at UNISON Labour Link members from t…Read more…
Get set for Green UNISON Week
Green UNISON week will give activists the opportunity to publicise the union’s work on green public services, and build awareness for Cop26 in November in Glasgow
The article Get set for Green…Read more…
‘Keep our families fed’ call
A group of Universal Credit claimants, members of Unite Community, will stage a protest outside parliament on Wednesday, September 8 from 10:30am to urge Tory MPs to back Labour’s push to cancel the…Read more…
Thamesmead drivers vote to strike
The threat of severe disruption to deliveries to more than 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east has moved a step closer after 40 drivers, employed by Booker Retail Partners at its…Read more…
Springfields nuclear fuel facility must be protected
MPs will debate the future of Westinghouse Springfields tomorrow (September 7), the UK’s only facility suitable for making fuel for nuclear power generation. Trade unions Unite and Prospect have…Read more…