Science journalist David Robson makes something very clear early on in this book: this is NOT going to be one of those books (like Rhonda Byrne’s best-selling The Secret) that insists you can…Read more…
Joe Rogan, Neil Young and Me
Let me start by declaring my ignorance. I never heard of Joe Rogan until a few weeks ago. When Neil Young recently announced that he was pulling all his music off Spotify, I took an…Read more…
Joe Rogan, Neil Young and Me
Let me start by declaring my ignorance. I never heard of Joe Rogan until a few weeks ago. When Neil Young recently announced that he was pulling all his music off Spotify, I took an…Read more…
Today BP announce their highest profits in 8 years (Tax ’em)
Makes perfect sense to me
“Today BP announce their highest profits in 8 years – just as many people’s energy bills hit the roof. It’s time for the Chancellor to back Labour’s plans to cut energy bills, by bringing in a one-off windfall tax on North S…Read more…
Eight Week Strike at Clarks – Street – Somerset
Academy orders issued to schools in Hallam Diocese ‘unlawfully’, say education unions
Trying to force through mass changes to academy status is not only wrong-headed, it’s a complete distraction.
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Ofgem blasted as ‘useless’
Unite has blasted the energy regulator Ofgem as ‘useless’ after it admitted allowing the energy market to be flooded with financially precarious companies, 30 of which have since collapsed due to the…Read more…
Duke of Edinburgh Awards staff in fire and rehire threat
The Duke of Edinburgh Award’s (DofE) ‘fire and rehire’ plans to scrap its car fleet and force regional operations workers to buy their own has been slammed by Unite. The Royal charity has told…Read more…
Luton Airport pay win
Workers employed by Luton airport have secured a substantial pay increase following negotiations led by Unite. The pay deal is worth £1,800 per worker and will be paid to the 600 strong workforce who…Read more…
Let’s extend collective solidarity to all
As a cost of living crisis engulfs the UK, with food and energy prices soaring and the government failing to take any meaningful action, public anger is building. On Saturday (February 12),…Read more…
No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Demoralised, overworked, underpaid staff are quitting the NHS every day.
The article No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bank of England are raising interest rates because of imagined wages growth
The Bank of England offered an increasingly bleak view of the economy.Read more…
The government’s levelling up plan offers little hope to the North East
Last week we finally got to understand what the government really means by levelling up. Turns out, it’s not a lot.Read more…
It’s 2022 and the fight against racism continues in full force
We are highlighting some of the issues affecting Black workers, and the opportunities 2022 might afford to address them.Read more…
NAAS scrapped after hard UNISON campaigning
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up
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InUNISON – What have the Trade Unions done for us? #LoveUnions
Check out this modern remake of an old classic at https://www.in-unison.org/post/what-have-unions-ever-done-for-us
All of next week is https://www.tuc.org.uk/heartunions Share this video and all the other eventsRead more…
‘We should not be made to pay for the cost of living crisis’
Households across the UK are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis that has left virtually no family unscathed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that one in five people in…Read more…
University members to take action on pay and pensions
Dates announced as ballots at 10 institutions pass the legal threshold for turnout
The article University members to take action on pay and pensions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Welsh leisure centre workers claim insourcing victory
After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
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A breath of fresh air: a CWU reps campaign against air pollution
In a drive to boost decarbonisation efforts and fight for clean air, reps from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are taking action at Royal Mail workplaces across the Northwest of England.