The Morning Star publishing schedule over the Xmas holidays is as follows: 24th December Published edition 25th December NO EDITION 26th December NO EDITION 27th December NO EDITION 28th December…Read more…
Gov’t must do more to protect staff and pupils
Support staff, teachers, school leaders and families are uniting today (December 9) to urge the government to better protect pupils and staff from Covid in schools in the lead up to Christmas. With…Read more…
LAPFF at Thirty
I am currently in Bournemouth for the 30th annual conference of the Local Authority Pension Fund. I am one of its Vice Chair’s. This 6 minute video was produced to celebrate the history of LAPFF and a reminder of the good work it has done over the years/Read more…
B&Q warehouse workers to strike
Strikes by Wincanton warehouse workers at B&Q’s Worksop nationwide distribution centre could leave DIYers hoping for power tool presents seriously disappointed. Wincanton’s hard line on ‘poverty…Read more…
Plan B: government must protect workers
Unite is calling on the government to introduce effective measures to ensure that workers who cannot work from home are protected following yesterday’s (December 8) announcement that it is…Read more…
London bus pedal warning
Unite, the union representing over 20,000 London bus workers, is calling on Transport for London (TfL), bus operators and the mayor of London to act swiftly to resolve the problem of pedal confusion…Read more…
‘A just share’ – The case for minimum wage reform
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Teesside Freeport pay win
Workers employed by PD Ports in Teesside have secured a significantly improved pay deal following long and extensive negotiations. Unite, which represents the workforce, has secured a two year deal…Read more…
‘Standing together in unity’
NHS drivers who make nationwide hospital deliveries have called off strikes after securing a ‘substantial’ pay deal, Unite said today (December 9). Around 200 HGV and van drivers, who are…Read more…
Government must act right away to prevent disruption in schools, say unions
It’s not too late for ministers to introduce additional measures to protect pupils, staff and their families before Christmas.
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“Engaging for Change” – Local Authority Pension Fund Forum Conference 2021
On Wednesday I arrived in Bournemouth for our annual conference (which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19) looking forward to the next 3 days of pretty non stop pension and investment debates, sharing of ideas and presentations #nirvana.
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Extra safety measures are the right approach but still more can be done, says UNISON
Public must play their part to ease pressure on NHS
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Campaigners warn South Shields construction company over strike breaking
A giant inflatable rat will join campaigners outside a South Shields company, called Rope Access Trade Solutions. The company stands accused by Unite of supplying workers to help British Steel break…Read more…
‘Benchmark deal for all other bus companies to follow’
Unite has welcomed news today (December 8) that more than 1,300 First Bus Glasgow drivers are set to receive an inflation busting pay rise over the next two years.
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“Newham primary schools top national league tables”
What fantastic news! Hat tip to Sally Patterson at @NewhamRecorder
“Newham schools have topped the league tables in the Sunday Times’ best primary school rankings.
St Antony’s Catholic Primary School in Forest Gate and East Ham’s St Stephen’s Pr…Read more…
Our economy is an organised rip-off
“British capitalism has been a playground for asset strippers, speculators and monopolists” “When business profits, we all do.” Keir Starmer … MoreRead more…
‘Unite took on the company – and won’
In the old days if Stagecoach drivers at a local depot took strike action, the bus giant would put the word out for scabs from outside the area to earn as much overtime as they could get by covering…Read more…
UNISON warns Westminster government over NHS pay
Warning comes as an indicative industrial action ballot of health service members in England sees 77% say they’d take ‘sustained’ action over pay
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UNISON hosts its first young members’ conference in Cardiff
Throughout the course of the event, delegates spoke time and again of how important UNISON had been over the past two years
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The Heart of Hardy Country
Off message but a week or two ago, Gill and I spent a few days in Dorset and did a fantastic 8 mile walk starting near the cottage that the author, Thomas Hardy, was born and passing the Church grave yard that his heart is buried.
I struggled re…Read more…