A pay dispute at Kinchbus could lead to serious disruption to bus services in Loughborough and the East Midlands, Unite said today (October 12). Around 50 Kinchbus drivers, who are amongst the lowest…Read more…
‘When workers stick together’
Unite has secured an agreement to gain formal recognition and end the two-tier workforce on the Heinz distribution contract in Wigan, resulting in many drivers seeing their earnings increase by over…Read more…
Stagecoach Chesterfield bus drivers to strike
Bus services in Chesterfield face severe disruption this autumn and winter as drivers employed by the Yorkshire Traction Company, part of the Stagecoach group, take strike action over low pay. Unite…Read more…
The future is railfreight
In July, I was asked to write an overview of rail policy in the UK for a European think tank. An absolute pleasure for a rail buff like me after working for a union with no railway members. They…Read more…
What does the new normal look like for digital change in unions?
In my role at ASLEF I’m a campaigns and communications advisor, which includes digital comms. It will be familiar to colleagues that having digital in your job often means you’re seen as the…Read more…
FCA staff in union recognition fight
Unite, the union for finance sector staff, has called on the City regulator to hear the concerns of its workforce as the union sees a significant growth in membership at the regulator, the Financial…Read more…
Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay
Wholesale reform of social care also key
The article Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Daws Heath Woods Walk (& its Welsh Connection due to the “traitor” Henry of Essex)
Yesterday Gill and went on this walk around Daws Health, detailed in “Wild Essex Walks” book. It was a largely interesting 6 mile walk thorough ancient forests, but not that “Wild”. It was a little busy in parts and there was road noise fro…Read more…
NEC backs mobilisation for climate day of action
Government must deliver ‘a fair and just’ response to the climate emergency
The article NEC backs mobilisation for climate day of action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Review: How to Stop Fascism, by Paul Mason
Journalist and author Paul Mason turns to the past to see what worked — and what didn’t work — in the fight against fascism in the twentieth century. He confronts head-on the…Read more…
Arriva Guildford bus depot to close
The flawed nature of bus privatisation has been vividly exposed by the announcement that Arriva is closing its depot in Guildford, leaving the travel arrangements of thousands of Surrey residents in…Read more…
PM told to ‘get a grip’ on energy crisis
The leader of the UK’s main manufacturing and energy union, Unite, on Sunday (October 10) called upon the prime minister to ‘get a grip and bang heads together’ to avert job or wage…Read more…
Blog: Help us stand with HOPE not hate against the far right
After attacks on HOPE not hate’s new website, UNISON is encouraging branches to help raise the funds to protect the organisation from such acts
The article Blog: Help us stand with HOPE not hate…Read more…
Last Chance to vote in UNISON National Labour Link elections 2021 – Ballot closes Wed 13 October 5pm
If you are a UNISON member who is affiliated to the Labour Party, you should have received a ballot paper to your home address and an email (If UNISON have an email address for you and if there is a contested election in your region).
You…Read more…
Mind Matters
As we move towards World Mental Health day, it seems an ideal opportunity to take the lead of my dear comrade Karen Kendrick from the CWU and produce a blog of my own.Read more…
Italian neo-fascists & anti vaxers attack union headquarters
Italian police used water cannon and tear gas on Saturday to push back hundreds of people, including neo-fascist activists, demonstrating in Rome against a government drive to make the COVID-19…Read more…
“On the knocker” in Canning Town South
It was a lovely day for the time of year to go canvassing for Labour. We split into two teams. My team leafleted some modern apartment blocks overlooking the old docks (we could not get in to door knock).
Then by contrast we walked through the E…Read more…
Tony Burke : Speech at VSC AGM October 9th
It’s been six years or so since the United States first imposed sanctions on Venezuela, absurdly declaringVenezuela “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign…Read more…
Education unions call for additional safety measures in schools
UNISON among unions calling for action to halt rising rates
The article Education unions call for additional safety measures in schools first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Black History Month – Mandela’s visit to Glasgow October 1993 video
To celebrate October’s Black History Month, the Nelson Mandela
Scottish Memorial Foundation is launching a short video to mark the
anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s historic visit to Glasgow on 9…Read more…