A decent pay rise might prove just enough to persuade key workers to stay.
The article Government must act to relieve the relentless pressure on household incomes, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Speaking about decent pensions at Brent Local Government AGM 2022
Today I had been invited by Brent UNISON to speak at their AGM on the importance of decent pensions. Well done to the branch for not only having the leader of Brent, Cllr Muhammed Butt speak and take Q&As but also its deputy leader, Cllr Marg…Read more…
It’s the hobbling of trade union power that’s permitted P&O’s actions
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Easter beer shortage threat
HGV drivers employed by DHL Tradeteam on the Molson Coors contract in Burton-on-Trent will begin strike action next month in a long-running dispute over unmanageable delivery routes. The drivers,…Read more…
County Durham car manufacturing strikes
Pay strikes at car bearing manufacturers NSK Bearings and AKS Precision Ball in Peterlee, County Durham, are set to disrupt supply chains for automakers, including VW, Toyota and Renault, Unite has…Read more…
Northern Ireland local gov’t workers to strike
Unite members in Northern Ireland councils, the Education Authority, NI Housing Executive and schools have launched their first week of strike action to win improved pay. The strike will likely…Read more…
Blog: P&O is just a symptom, the government must fix the disease
We need to act now and make sure the government kills off fire and rehire for good while the public is still outraged at what has happened at P&O Ferries
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Chancellor must deliver public sector pay rise and cost of living help, says UNISON
Rising prices are wreaking havoc on the finances of working people.
The article Chancellor must deliver public sector pay rise and cost of living help, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON seeks ‘clarity’ on removal of COVID-19 from risk assessments
Union says that government’s ‘potentially dangerous’ Living with COVID-19 plans could undermine health and safety regulations in England
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Practical International Solidarity
In response to popular demand (from regular readers of this blog, Sid and Doris Blogger) here is another extract from my memoirs (which you can purchase at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history), an excursio…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day 2022: Occupational health & safety is a fundamental right at work
Today I had a meeting with one of my employers health and safety team to discuss what we can do to mark Workers Memorial Day on 28 April 2022.
The international theme for this year is that “Occupational health & safety is a fundamental right…Read more…
Thousands demand reinstatement of Coventry union rep
Activists will hand in a petition on Tuesday afternoon (March 22) signed by 11,000 supporters calling for the reinstatement of Unite representative Peter Randle. Earlier this month, the council took…Read more…
‘We can’t afford to live’
Unite Community members descended outside chancellor Rishi Sunak’s constituency office in North Yorkshire on Friday (March 18) to send a clear message – that for a huge and growing number of families…Read more…
Care workers put their lives on the line for £8.72 an hour during COVID
When UNISON’s community service group held it’s conference in Glasgow last week, pay for social care workers was top of the agenda
The article Care workers put their lives on the line for £8.72 an…Read more…
P&O sackings show why laws to protect workers are so important
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Blog: It’s time for the chancellor to make good on his promise on pay
The spring statement comes as inflation is at a 30-year high, with UNISON members struggling to feed their families. Rishi Sunak must act
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Democracy in UNISON
Continuing the series of extracts from my memoirs (which you can purchase at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history), here is a recollection of the debate about UNISON democracy back in 2008 during which it wa…Read more…
UNISON Community Seminar 2022 (& the “imposter” dismissed for bullying & harassing women) Day 1
Friday was day 1 of the UNISON Community Service Group (Housing associations and voluntary sector members) annual Seminar and conference in Glasgow.
It was so good to have a physical in person conference and meet other delegates who I have…Read more…
Support the P&O Workers!
Dear Colleagues,
I am sure that you have been appalled by the appalling behaviour of P&O in issuing an instant redundancy notice via a video message. Everything that we know about gangster capitalism is expressed in their appalling behaviour.
So p…Read more…
A new hope…
Here is this week’s final extract from my memoirs, available at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history. This concerns a meeting called, almost 16 years ago, by the best leader our party never had;
“On the da…Read more…