This Mother’s Day mums across the country will wake up to breakfast in bed and bouquets of flowers from their little ones. But although the recognition from family members is appreciated, the fact is…Read more…
Willis Road Play Street: Sunday 27 March 2022 1-4pm #LoveE15
“I am writing on behalf of Love E15 to invite you to our first ever Love E15 Willis Road Play Street and Street Party. Please see the attached flyer. When? Sunday 27thMarch, 1pm-4pm Where? Willis Road, E15 (off Holbrook Road) Kind regards, Rebecca and …Read more…
Community debt advisers ‘on front line in cost of living crisis’
Unite is calling on the government to invest in community-based debt advice in response to the cost of living crisis which is creating financial misery for millions. Unite is calling for the…Read more…
Unite ‘committed to uncovering the truth’
Unite is delighted to announce that Nick Randall QC and John Carl Townsend have been appointed to investigate the possible collusion by union officers in blacklisting. Over the past months, evidence…Read more…
Don’t Invite Them In!
This is the last, for the time being, extract from my memoirs (which you can purchase at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history). This concerns a little remarked upon overlap between vampire lore and UNISON …Read more…
TUC Pensions Conference 2022: Wed 30 March virtual
Register Now https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/tuc-pensions-conference-2022OverviewAuto-enrolment, the next 10 yearsA decade on from the introduction of auto-enrolment, the 2022 TUC Pensions Conference will look at the priorities for pensions po…Read more…
Out-of-touch chancellor is sacrificing public services for personal popularity
Public sector workers need pay commitment
The article Out-of-touch chancellor is sacrificing public services for personal popularity first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Trade Union Bully Boy
Once again, here is an extract from my memoirs (which you can purchase at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history). This explains how I came to be described in the national press as a “Trade Union Bully …Read more…
P&O Ferries, Business and Human Rights
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London Stands with Ukraine: March and Vigil Saturday 26 March
“The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan is inviting all those who wish to show solidarity with Ukraine to join together on Saturday 26 March for a march and vigil. The march and vigil will be an opportunity to send a unified message of support to the Ukrainia…Read more…
Blog: The spring statement is a slap in the face for workers
Promises to cut taxes in the future won’t cut the mustard with families living a financial hell today
The article Blog: The spring statement is a slap in the face for workers first appeared on the…Read more…
Lloyds to cut 60 bank branches
Unite, the union representing staff at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), has today (March 23) said more local communities will have their heart ripped out following the announcement of a further 60 bank…Read more…
‘Tinkering around the edges’
Unite has slammed chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement today (March 23), which the union has said does not go anywhere near far enough to tackle an unprecedented cost of living crisis. Expected…Read more…
University workers across the UK prepare for further strikes over pay and pensions
University staff provide vital services, but they’ve seen the value of their pay plummet
The article University workers across the UK prepare for further strikes over pay and pensions first appeared…Read more…
Chancellor’s tinkering won’t tackle the real problems facing hard-pressed households
Failure to tackle public sector pay is outrageous
The article Chancellor’s tinkering won’t tackle the real problems facing hard-pressed households first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Sunak will ignore the deep seated short-termism at the heart of this crisis
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‘It will just be more of the same’
Ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement today (March 23), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham explains why we cannot rely on this government to tackle an unprecedented cost of…Read more…
Why banning RT is a bad idea
A few years ago, when I was working on the Bernie Sanders campaign, one of our volunteers came to me with an interesting proposal. It turned out that he worked in London for Russia Today…Read more…
The Great White Elephant of the Euston Road
Just when you thought it might stop here is yet another extract from my memoirs (which you can purchase at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history). This concerns the UNISON Centre, a large erection on the Eu…Read more…
Low pay and pensions issues prompt further strikes at universities, says UNISON
The importance of university staff during the pandemic cannot be overstated.
The article Low pay and pensions issues prompt further strikes at universities, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…