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A moment in time to tame technology
As new technology expands rapidly in the workplace, Unions should take advantage of their relative strength to demand and secure a long term futures of their members.Read more…
UNISON calls on employers to review COVID-19 protections
Move comes as cases of the Omicron variant soar and HSE figures reveal the scale of the pandemic impact on workers’ health
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Bolsonaro is waging war on labour rights in Brazil
A new TUC report is raising the alarm on Bolsonaro’s challenge to democracy in Brazil.Read more…
Wishing you a Merry Christmas – you deserve it
We know your vital work and sacrifice is the reason why our country is still going
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Love E15: Help Needed – Can you lend a hand on Saturday 29th Jan 2022?
I am writing on behalf of Love E15 to invite you to our next volunteering event. We will be collecting donations of compost from Abbey Gardens, moving our 4 new street planters into location, and filling them with compost. We would love to see you ther…Read more…
Triple Jabbed but I have still caught Covid – be careful out there (But still get Jabbed)
Yesterday (Friday) I got “pinged” on my NHS Covid-19 “Track & Trace App”. As did a colleague who I had lunch with last Saturday. I felt fine except I hadn’t been sleeping that well since Wednesday. I had taken a Lateral Flow test on Thursday which …Read more…
Review: Ship of Fate: The Story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, by Roger Moorhouse
What was the greatest maritime disaster in history? The Titanic? Not even close. It was the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff, with over 10,000 people on board — some 9,000 of whom died in…Read more…
Unite joins call for migrant worker protections in Qatar
On International Migrants Day, construction workers and footballers have come together to demand that the human rights of migrant workers in Qatar are respected and promoted. The Building and Wood…Read more…
Debt advice cuts suspended after Unite campaign
Moves to halve the funding for face-to-face debt advice services across England have been suspended after a campaign by Unite.
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UNISON Regional Labour Link Committee – Leonie Copper AM & Abena Oppong-Asare MP guest speakers
Today I chaired our virtual Greater London UNISON Labour Link Committee (which represents UNISON members who have chosen to affiliate to the Labour Party in London).
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Scots Covid hospitality support ‘drop in ocean’
Unite has welcomed the Scottish government’s ‘more more’ proactive approach to supporting the Covid-hit hospitality industry but said the £66 million in support for business will not stop mass job…Read more…
Private equity, labour rights and the new corporate debt economy (part 2)
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Review: Lucky, by Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold is a terrific writer and this book proves it. A memoir of her rape at a time when she was a young student at Syracuse University, it begins with a harrowing and honest…Read more…
Interview: TUC’s Frances O’Grady On Omicron, Furlough, Wages, Pay & Internationalism
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
Interview: TUC’s Frances O’Grady On Omicron, Furlough, Wages, Pay & Internationalism
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
“How not to handle a flexible working request”
Check out this article on how in King v Tesco our largest supermarket in the UK messed up a request by one of its employees for flexible working. It is an important but tricky subject so make sure you join a union (UNISON of course if you work in publi…Read more…
Private equity, labour rights and the new corporate debt economy (part 1)
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Trade unions views on ‘unnecessary’ legislation dismissed by Govt
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South Yorkshire bus strikes on cards
Fresh bus strikes will hit South Yorkshire in January after Stagecoach refused to offer a ‘reasonable’ pay deal to staff, Unite said on Wednesday (December 15). More than 560 bus workers are involved…Read more…