HeartUnions week is a great time to reach out to new members, especially younger members. Read our new blog with practical tips on how to build your union branch.Read more…
Blog: Governments would do well to listen to unions
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, UNISON will be working with the TUC to campaign in every part of the UK to build our power. You can help
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Hearts Union week: ‘We took a stand when we needed to’
This week, Unite is celebrating the TUC’s Heart Unions week. Each day this week on UniteLive, we’ll hear from Unite members how being in our union has made a huge difference in their lives. Today, we…Read more…
#HeartUNISON #HeartUnions week 14-20 Feb: Celebrating the work of unions
This week is “Love Unions” week. So check out why Labour’s new deal for workers is so important Sectorial bargaining alone in my sector will be a game changer for the lives of millions of low paid, insecure and vulnerable workers.
I re…Read more…
Heart Unions week: ‘I’m just very stubborn’
This year’s Heart Unions theme is – every worker needs a union. During this week UNITElive brings you shining examples of how Unite membership has helped people in work and changed their lives for…Read more…
Ukraine Holodomor – killing by starvation.
If anyone wonders why so many Ukrainians cherish their freedom and are willing to fight against Russian military aggression, then check out this BBC report on the deliberate murder of 4 million people in the 1930s by Vladimir Putin’s role…Read more…
West Ham Ward Labour Street Surgery & Canvass – Meath & Chaplin Road
At the first door I knocked at this morning, the resident opened his front door with his hand raised upwards, clearly expecting a parcel. Despite this he was pleased to see a local Councillor, had no issues with Newham Council and confirmed that…Read more…
U magazine crossword – here’s the real one!
Here is the correct grid, with clues, to the spring edition’s crossword
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Miss K.M. Willis – Assistant Matron Caterham LCC Mental Hospital
Miss K.M. Willis – Assistant Matron Caterham LCC Mental Hospital
(St Lawrence’s)
Started at Caterham 1916
MHIWU National Executive Committee member
Athlone Committee
General Nursing Council member for twenty years
Chair of GNC Mental Health C…Read more…
Friern Barnet COHSE Nurses 1945 Fighting Rushcliffe
Radical NursesForgotten HistorySister L. Easty – Friern Hospital (Barnet)1930 – 1957COHSE Guild of Nurses Nursing RepLed COHSE nurses at the hospital to refuse to work 24 hours unpaid overtime in 1945″Which resulted in the Rushcliffe recommendati…Read more…
Time to reform sick pay
‘Fixing the UK’s broken sick pay regime would reduce the spread of infectious diseases – and be a small step towards a fairer country.’ I read these words in a Guardian editorial just before a…Read more…
Dyson supply chain scandal
Unite is calling for reforms to the Dyson supply chain following allegations of the abuse of migrant workers at a factory in Malaysia that manufactures products for the well-known brand. The…Read more…
Ending isolation without clear guidance creates big public risk, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says ditching rules is reckless and will cause confusion
The article Ending isolation without clear guidance creates big public risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The Status of Workers Bill: Lord Hendy’s speech
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‘Amazing’ Wincanton result
Strikes at B&Q’s national distribution centre in Worksop have come to an end after Wincanton workers accepted a pay deal worth 10.75 per cent. The deal, negotiated by Unite, means the 450…Read more…
Scaling peer-to-peer SMS campaigns in a national ballot – UCU case study
Any organiser will tell you that nothing beats a face-to-face a conversation. It’s the best way to motivate, persuade and win campaigns. But in many workplaces, the last few years have made…Read more…
BMW pay win
Unite has secured a multi-year pay deal for 3,500 workers based at BMW’s Mini production plant in Cowley, Oxford. The three year pay deal is worth at least 26.1 per cent to the workers when all its…Read more…
Lyn Brown MP speaks up for Newham over Covid Robbery
Lyn Brown MP “As I sadly predicted Newham council has not been, and under current plans will not be fully compensated for their Covid costs in direct contrast to what the Govt promised. There’s currently a £10m gap. Today I pushed the Govt to look at …Read more…
This is no April Fool but it is delivered by a Government of Fools
The post This is no April Fool but it is delivered by a Government of Fools appeared first on IER.Read more…
Stagecoach drinking in ‘last chance saloon’
Unite has warned the management at Stagecoach West, that it is ‘drinking in the last chance saloon’ if it wants to avoid strikes in a dispute over low pay. Over 300 bus drivers, who are members of…Read more…