World Menopause Day is a reminder that the menopause is a workplace issue, says Christina McAnea
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Action now on climate emergency
Unite delegates highlighted the urgency of tackling the climate emergency and the importance of a green industrial revolution on the first day of policy conference on Monday (October 18). Unite…Read more…
Hundreds of school staff march on Downing Street to save nursery schools
Funding for maintained nursery schools must secure their future
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A minutes silence for David Amess MP
Picture from start of Newham London Full Council meeting in Old Town Hall Stratford. Next we had a minutes silence in memory of murdered MP, David Amess. Then Cllr Griffiths, who knew David gave an emotional tribute followed by fellow St Bons “old…Read more…
Council decision helps mark 20 years of the real living wage
North Northants council announce they’ll pay staff the real living wage in the run up to Living Wage Week 2021
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‘This dispute needs to be resolved sensibly’
NHS drivers who make nationwide hospital deliveries are being balloted for strike action over low pay, Unite said today (October 18).
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‘Relentless in organising’
As Unite’s sixth policy conference opens today (October 18) in Liverpool, UNITElive can report a number of inflation-busting pay victories for Unite members – which shows the union is heading in a…Read more…
Coombe Hill & Chequers Walk
As much as I enjoy walking locally in Epping Forest, Essex and East Hertfordshire, it was great to go on some more challenging walking today in the Chilterns.
We started off at the Coombe Hill car park (Just over 1 hour drive from Forest G…Read more…
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Exciting news about Newham Heritage Month 2022
Newham Heritage Month will be back for an exciting third year in June 2022! The festival is made by Newham’s community for the community and we’re offering you grants of up to £8,000&…Read more…
Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to Sir David Amess
David Amess was a Newham boy born in Plaistow and educated I believe in St Bonaventure School. Today I also remembered the stabbing of East Ham MP Stephen Timms and the killing of Jo Cox MP. We had a number of political campaigning sessions plan…Read more…
‘Not in our name’ – Police & Justice Conference condemns NEC rule breaking
UNISON’s first in person conference for almost 20 months was held in Brighton over the past two days….Read more…
Police staff: More needs to be done on pay
UNISON police and justice conference hears emergency motions calling for a fair pay award as staff anger rises over government’s 0% ‘rise’
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‘There’s a big job to be done,’ says shadow police minister
Addressing UNISON police and justice conference, Sarah Jones says the murder of Sarah Everard ‘must be a watershed moment’
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Gov’t ‘sponsoring exploitation of drivers’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has warned that the government’s announcement that it intends to relax the cabotage rules will result in misery and exploitation. Under the…Read more…
‘Solid collective action’
Pay strikes at Wigan plastic manufacturer Alpla UK have been postponed to allow workers to vote on an improved offer tabled by the company, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (October 15)….Read more…
‘Disappointed and angry’
Unions representing council and school support staff have today (October 15) urged employers to return to pay talks with an improved offer as they prepare for industrial action over “inadequate” pay…Read more…
Council and school staff deserve increased pay offer, say unions
Employers urged to increase offer ahead of industrial action plans
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Blog: Why we must all resist this wicked Trojan Horse
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a pernicious attack on our legitimate democratic practices – and we should all be worried, says the general secretary
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Social care is a national problem needing a national solution
Central rather than local government funding needed
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