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West Ham then Plaistow West & Canning Town East with Lyn Brown MP (“We Stand with Ukraine” Street)

Apr 30, 2022By John's Labour blog

Canvasing pictures from West Ham Ward this week and the new Plaistow West & Canning Town East Ward today with our local MP Lyn Brown. 

In West Ham ward we did the two tower blocks in Leather Gardens (many thanks to Jordan from UNISON Volunta…Read more…

Apr 30, 2022John's Labour blog

Unite May Day message

Apr 30, 2022By UNITElive

This is a day to remember the importance of collective organisation. A day to remember that for trade unions, power comes from the workplace.  May Day is Labour Day. Workers’ Day. An opportunity to…Read more…

Apr 30, 2022UNITElive

Vote Sonya for UNISON London Local Government & Julie and Anette for London Health – your ONEUNISON “Cost of Living” campaigners

Apr 29, 2022By John's Labour blog

 
We have really important elections in UNISON just starting. From yesterday, ballot papers would have started to drop through the letter boxes of Local Government, Health and other service Groups up and down the country. Soon there will also be e…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022John's Labour blog

Heathrow baggage system engineers in pay win

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

A strike by Heathrow baggage system engineers employed by Vanderlande Industries has been averted. Unite said 160 of its members at Vanderlande had voted overwhelmingly for Easter holiday strike…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

‘Great win for Biffa members’

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

Planned refuse collection strikes by members of Unite employed by Biffa on the outsourced Manchester council contract have been called off following an improved pay offer. The strikes were due to…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

UK councils braced for summer shutdowns

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

Councils across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are braced for summer shutdowns as local authority worker strikes spread, Unite has warned. Workers in Hackney, Rugby and across Northern…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

Sainsbury’s Covid absence policy slammed

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

A change to Sainsbury’s Covid absence policy that will come into force on 1 May puts both workers and shoppers at risk, Unite said today (April 29). Currently Sainsbury’s staff who have Covid are…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

‘A lifetime’s mission’

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

Scores of Unite members gathered in Liverpool at the Hod Carrier statue, the UK’s first ever worker’s memorial, to pay tribute to fallen workers on International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) this…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

No Ford plant will be left behind in path to electrification

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

Unite has pledged to ensure that no Ford plant in the UK will be left behind as the company moves to electrify its vehicles. Unite’s primary focus is in securing the long-term future of Ford’s…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

National rail strike threat

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

The possibility of a national rail worker strike is growing following warnings from three trade unions over jobs, pay and conditions at Network Rail and train operators.  Unite, RMT and TSSA…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

Making the most of mobile for union digital

Apr 29, 2022By TUC Digital

One of the biggest shifts in digital over the last decade has been the move to mobile. The overwhelming majority of working age Britons now own a smartphone, and it’s given them a new and much…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022TUC Digital

Workers Memorial Day 2022: UNISON Community Activists Remember the Dead and Fight for the Living

Apr 28, 2022By John's Labour blog

 This morning at 11am in Three Mills Green, Stratford, London, E3 at the “Clasping Hands” statue, we remembered those who had died at work due to accidents and work related ill heath. More deaths each year than resulting from war. 

The UNISO…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022John's Labour blog

Carlisle drinks can manufacturer workers to strike

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

Workers at the Crown Bevcan soft and alcoholic drinks can factory in Carlisle will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer from the company. Around 200 workers, members of Unite will stage two 24…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

Sainsbury’s strikes off

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

Strike action which would have hit Sainsbury’s stores across South West England and into west Wales has been averted after the workers’ employer DHL made a much improved pay offer. Over 250 warehouse…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

‘Protect construction workers’ demand

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

Construction union Unite is demanding that leading construction clients and principal contractors ensure that all workers on their projects are fully protected by death and injury insurance – or be…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

Workers deserve to get home safely

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

Unite is calling on councils and employers to mark today’s (April 28) International Workers’ Memorial Day by backing the union’s Get Me Home Safely campaign. Unite wants the hundreds of councils and…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

‘We need to fight for ourselves’

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

On International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), Doctors in Unite (DiU) held a special event at the Covid Memorial Wall in London to call for all health and social care workers (HSCWs) to be issued with…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

NASUWT Conference 2022: Going back to physical events, without going backwards

Apr 28, 2022By TUC Digital

Last year we wrote here about the experience of running a fully democratic and participative virtual NASUWT Annual Conference. A year later and the Union has just held its 2022 Annual Conference at…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022TUC Digital

Covid respiratory protective equipment call

Apr 28, 2022By UNITElive

The call for all health and social care workers (HSCWs) to be issued with special equipment – respiratory protective equipment (RPE) – as the Covid crisis continues will be highlighted tomorrow…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022UNITElive

Blog: Let’s remember those who have died because of their work

Apr 28, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

On International Workers’ Memorial Day, let us all take a minute to remember how precious life is and the cost that many workers pay every year, around the globe

The article Blog: Let’s…Read more…

Apr 28, 2022Dave Prentis blog
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