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Unite’s Sharon Graham: I felt this was a moment for the union movement to be reborn

May 31, 2022By UNITElive

Not long before she became general secretary of Unite the Union, a chief executive in the construction industry told Sharon Graham that if he never saw her again it would be too soon.  She took…Read more…

May 31, 2022UNITElive

‘You can only spread out money so much’

May 31, 2022By UNITElive

Amid an unprecedented cost of living crisis, no one has been left untouched by the rising cost of literally everything as inflation soars to record-breaking levels. This is why Unite is urging…Read more…

May 31, 2022UNITElive

Labour Party theme song ‘Let’s Go With Labour’ 1964

May 30, 2022By John's Labour blog

Love it – Hat tip @LondonNurse2015
“The Labour Party’s ‘new theme song’ entitled ‘Let’s Go With Labour’ released ahead of the 1964 general election. The 45 rpm disc says the lyrics are by Dave Carey from an idea by Bessie Braddock”.Read more…

May 30, 2022John's Labour blog

Unite launches ballot over pay at every Scottish local authority

May 30, 2022By UNITElive

Unite has today (May 30) confirmed it has served notice to all thirty-two Scottish local authorities that strike ballots are imminent in an escalating pay dispute. The trade union has confirmed that…Read more…

May 30, 2022UNITElive

Review: American Fairy Tales, by Dato Turashvili

May 30, 2022By Eric Lee

As far as I can tell, there are only three books by Georgian author Dato Turashvili available in English — and this is the third. It’s a short book, a collection of vignettes some of…Read more…

May 30, 2022Eric Lee

Review: American Fairy Tales, by Dato Turashvili

May 30, 2022By Eric Lee

As far as I can tell, there are only three books by Georgian author Dato Turashvili available in English — and this is the third. It’s a short book, a collection of vignettes some of…Read more…

May 30, 2022Eric Lee

CEOs now pocketing an average £3.6m in pay

May 30, 2022By UNITElive

With FTSE 100 CEO pay now back at pre-pandemic levels at a median of £3.6 million, the leader of Unite the union has called out the governor of the Bank of England for failing to speak up on the need…Read more…

May 30, 2022UNITElive

British Airways check-in staff in strike vote

May 30, 2022By UNITElive

Unite is balloting its members employed as check-in staff by British Airways at Heathrow airport for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The workers who are employed in the company’s ‘A scales…Read more…

May 30, 2022UNITElive

Unite celebrates another Glasgow Airport pay win

May 30, 2022By UNITElive

Unite the union has secured an improved pay deal for ICTS hold baggage screeners based at Glasgow Airport, the UK’s leading aviation trade union, confirmed today (May 30). Up to 50 ICTS hold baggage…Read more…

May 30, 2022UNITElive

FE unions reject pay offer

May 30, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

‘Appalling’ offer from Association of Colleges falls far short of the joint union pay claim

The article FE unions reject pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

May 30, 2022Dave Prentis blog

‘I can’t find anything else to cut back on’

May 30, 2022By UNITElive

As the worst cost of living crisis in generations ravages the UK, hitting millions of ordinary families from all walks of life, Unite is preparing to take the streets at the TUC’s national…Read more…

May 30, 2022UNITElive

“Heroism and Terror on the 4.34 from Barking”

May 29, 2022By John's Labour blog

 What an incredible story about Joseph (Julius to his family) Stephen, a super brave public service worker who was murdered in West Ham station while challenging a IRA terrorist. Hat tip Newham VoicesRead more…

May 29, 2022John's Labour blog

Review: The Journey of Humanity, by Oded Galor

May 29, 2022By Eric Lee

What got my attention and led me to read this book was a citation that seemed to show that Oded Galor had discovered the writings of the forgotten German Communist Karl August Wittfogel. It turns…Read more…

May 29, 2022Eric Lee

Review: The Journey of Humanity, by Oded Galor

May 29, 2022By Eric Lee

What got my attention and led me to read this book was a citation that seemed to show that Oded Galor had discovered the writings of the forgotten German Communist Karl August Wittfogel. It turns…Read more…

May 29, 2022Eric Lee

What makes a good job?

May 29, 2022By TUC blogs

If I asked you what you like about your job, I hope you’d be able to come up with a few things. But if I asked you what you don’t like about your job, would that be a longer list?Read more…

May 29, 2022TUC blogs

Structural racism and the future for race equality

May 29, 2022By TUC blogs

In recent months, the Runnymede Trust has been sounding the alarm about the situation facing Britain’s Black and ethnic minority communities.Read more…

May 29, 2022TUC blogs

Only good, well-paid work is a route out of poverty 

May 29, 2022By TUC blogs

Work should be a route out of poverty. But, especially under this government, it isn’t.Read more…

May 29, 2022TUC blogs

Newham Council Bi Monthly Street Count – Wednesday 26th May 2022

May 28, 2022By John's Labour blog

 Picture of volunteers, Councillors and Council outreach staff before the latest bi monthly count of people sleeping “rough” in Newham.

We met at Newham Dockside building at 11pm. We had a briefing on the purpose of the count and how to make sur…Read more…

May 28, 2022John's Labour blog

‘We are public service defenders, not immigration border guards’

May 28, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

Support for migrant members and Windrush survivors were key themes on the second day of Black members’ conference 2022

The article ‘We are public service defenders, not immigration border…Read more…

May 28, 2022Dave Prentis blog

‘Now is the time to mobilise and organise for racial justice at work’

May 27, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

Institutional racism amplified by the pandemic was a strong theme of day one at UNISON’s national Black members’ conference

The article ‘Now is the time to mobilise and organise for racial…Read more…

May 27, 2022Dave Prentis blog
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