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…
Statement from UNISON NEC Members 6.10.21 (see the attempt to divide & destroy our union)
(See what happened on the day that the Ultra left tried to divide & destroy our union just when we are mobilising to call pay strike ballots in Health & Local Government. I will add my name)
Statement from NEC Members following the NEC Me…Read more…
Scotland Stagecoach East workers reject pay offer
Unite Scotland confirmed today (October 8) that around 600 Stagecoach East workers across Fife, Perth and Strathtay have rejected the latest pay offer from the company. In Fife, around 440 Stagecoach…Read more…
Scunthorpe scaffolders fight for fair pay
Striking scaffolders working on the British Steel site in Scunthorpe will hold a march on Monday (October 11) as part of their campaign for fair pay. The scaffolders are employed by Actavo and have…Read more…
Manchester Metrolink strikes off
A strike scheduled for this Sunday (October 10) on Manchester’s Metrolink tram system has been suspended at the eleventh hour following a fresh pay offer. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said,…Read more…
UNISON wins over £1.7m for members in a single month
Almost 200 victories in a month shows the value of the union’s personal injury legal assistance scheme, which is free to use, win or lose
The article UNISON wins over £1.7m for members in a single…Read more…
‘Welcome step in right direction’
Planned strike action scheduled for next week by bus drivers employed by Ribble Motor Services Ltd (part of the multimillion pound Stagecoach group) based at the Preston and Chorley bus depots has…Read more…
Critical care crisis
Chronic staff shortages, concerns about patient safety and plunging morale at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are the key findings of a staff survey carried out by Unite that…Read more…
‘Verging on total collapse’
A critical care staff shortage crisis has engulfed Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, a bombshell Unite survey has revealed. Nearly 200 Unite members working in critical care at the…Read more…
Croydon Council Governance Referendum 2021
Just back from an evening campaigning with Labour colleagues in Croydon on their Mayoral Referendum.
Voters are being given a choice of staying with the traditional Council Leader and Cabinet Model or an Executive Mayor system.
While I str…Read more…
‘Bus workers deserve so much better’
The UK’s bus industry has been placed on notice by the union representing the country’s bus workers that it must address the terrible working conditions or face the obvious consequences. Sharon…Read more…
New toolkit highlights positive impact of teaching assistants
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
The article New toolkit highlights positive impact of…Read more…
Legal advice on attempt by ultra left extremists to destroy the democracy of our union & use members money to employ their mates
Watch this space at this outrageous attempt to subvert the democratic sovereignty of our National Delegate Conference and to illegally spend our members subscriptions on their mates.
At the very same date of the Tory Conference, instead of t…Read more…
Pay ballots continue to dominate
Today’s NEC heard updates on a series of pay disputes and impressive personal injury wins for members
The article Pay ballots continue to dominate first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Bad faith’ BA
Responding to the news that British Airways is to embark on yet another attempt to drive down pay and conditions for workers at the airline, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The creation…Read more…
Council workers reject ‘insulting’ pay offer
Unite’s local government staff have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot to reject the ‘insulting’ pay offer of 1.75 per cent and are supportive of taking industrial action for pay justice….Read more…
“Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON
Public sector staff mustn’t see their pay slip further behind
The article “Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Coca Cola and Britvic bottle shortage warning
Pay strikes at Wigan plastic manufacturer Alpla UK could lead to bottle shortages for Coca Cola and Britvic, Unite warned on Tuesday (October 6). Nearly 150 factory workers, who are members of Unite,…Read more…
Workers need action to avert living costs crisis
Responding to prime minister Boris Johnson’s conference speech on Wednesday (October 6), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “For decades boardrooms have got away with ripping off…Read more…
‘Biggest cut to social security ever’
As nearly 6m people face from today (October 6) a £20 a week cut to Universal Credit, just an hour before it was due to go into effect, the Tory welfare chief overseeing the cut was filmed…Read more…