The past eighteen months have led to a number of big changes in the day to day working schedule with the primary change being an adjustment to work from home. Something else that has been suggested…Read more…
Two weeks to save the NHS
Celebrities and health workers will band together on November 22 to demand that members of parliament oppose the Health and Care Bill, which the government is trying to push through despite numerous…Read more…
The old climate certainties ‘aren’t certain any more’
Jackie Hamer has worked for the Environment Agency for 30 years. Here, she shares her perspectives on how climate change will affect the UK
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Review: The Counterfeit Candidate, by Brian Klein
Imagine if you will a wealthy German-American whose son runs as a populist candidate for the Republican nomination for president — but who harbours a dark secret. That secret is not his inclination…Read more…
University of Cambridge in outsourcing row
The University of Cambridge, one of the wealthiest and most illustrious institutions in the country, has been accused of ‘salami slicing’ over its plans to outsource up to 50 maintenance and estates’…Read more…
B&Q shortages warning
DIYers across the country are braced for B&Q store shortages during warehouse strikes caused by union-busting and a below inflation pay offer at logistics firm Wincanton. More than 400 Wincanton…Read more…
Persuasion, not coercion
Unite has this week reinforced its long-held view that Covid vaccinations for NHS and social care staff should not be mandatory. Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said that…Read more…
Climate talks are leaving workers ‘out in the cold’ warn unions
UNISON adds its voice to concerns that the UK’s own COP president is ignoring ‘just transition’ in the COP26 negotiations
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UNISON lay leadership in East Midlands “tell it as it is” on attempt to destroy our unions democracy & sack our General Secretary
Well done the East Midlands Regional Convenor Team for this. A number of other Regional Teams have sent similar advice to branches. The Greater London Regional Convenor Team (which I am one of) sent a request to the new “Presidential team” and the Lond…Read more…
Pension talks to resume at Dundee University as strike action pays off
After three weeks of strike action showing ‘great industrial strength’, members accept new proposals to continue negotiations
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Double-jab rule risks care collapse, says UNISON
Christina McAnea warns of staffing catastrophe ahead of double-jab deadline
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Forced jab rule in the NHS risks doing more harm than good
This sledgehammer approach risks doing more harm than good.
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In the wake of COP26 we need to reverse the decline in bus services
A publicly-owned bus network is an essential step towards cutting carbon emissions.Read more…
Just booked my Covid booster jab
I have just booked my booster jab on line. It took me about 5 minutes and all your need is to be registered with a GP, your NHS number (but if don’t have it you can still register but takes slightly longer), your date of birth and post code.
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The ‘deserts’ of debt advice
The union’s warning coincides with the beginning of this year’s Talk Money Week. Proposals from the Money and Pension Advice Service (MaPS) to slash key debt advice funding will add to what is…Read more…
UNISON’s climate marchers – in pictures
The union’s members and green activists made their voice heard for a just transition to a greener, safer future
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Blog: ‘Blah blah blah’. But some progress at COP26
UNISON’s delegate to COP26 Stephen Smellie reports on the first week of the climate conference, from inside the halls and on the streets
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Public services can lead the way to net zero but not without government funding
Getting the UK’s public services across the net zero line will require £140bn of government funding by 2035
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Trotsky, the Bolshevik Revolution & me
Today is the 142nd birthday of Leon Trotsky and the 104th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution (aka as the October Revolution due to the Russian Gregorian calendar).
A great music video from my misspent youth.
By coincidence it is also my birt…Read more…
The Purpose of Power: How to build movements for the 21st Century
Dear Colleagues,
I was honoured to be invited to chair a panel discussion on 9th September with Alicia Garza – co-founder of Black Lives Matter – to discuss her new book, The purpose of power. Although the book is frameworked around her life in the for…Read more…