A really busy but interesting week. It was my first day back at work after almost 2 weeks holiday (Malta then UNISON conference in Brighton) so lots of tenancy and trade union issues to try and sort out (not helped by major IT/server problems).&n…Read more…
“Get help with school clothing costs this summer” UNISON “there for you” (Apply ASAP)
School Clothing Grant 2022Important: Before starting your application, please ensure you carefully read the ‘How to Apply Guide’. We cannot accept applications that do not include a membership number and all supporting documents. …Read more…
‘Unions are setting the agenda’
A recent surge in Google searches for joining a trade union has been matched by rising membership numbers across the union movement. iNews reported today (June 24) that Google searches for ‘join a…Read more…
2022 school clothing grants
Grants of up to £70 per school age child are now available
The article 2022 school clothing grants first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UK’s biggest exam board AQA failing on pay
AQA workers being balloted over low pay and new contracts
The article UK’s biggest exam board AQA failing on pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“Thank you for your support UNISON” KAM RAI for Chingford & Woodford Green
“Proud to be backed by my union @unisontheunion to be Labour’s candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green.
With the Tory cost of living crisis hitting workers hard, I’ll always stand with the trade union movement to fight for fair pay and c…Read more…
Review: Darkness at Noon, by Arthur Koestler
This is one the great works of anti-Stalinist literature. It is an attempt by the ex-Communist Koestler to imagine how Soviet interrogators squeezed confessions out of men like Zinoviev, Kamenev and Bukharin — men who…Read more…
Review: Darkness at Noon, by Arthur Koestler
This is one the great works of anti-Stalinist literature. It is an attempt by the ex-Communist Koestler to imagine how Soviet interrogators squeezed confessions out of men like Zinoviev, Kamenev and…Read more…
Stagecoach Worthing bus drivers in pay win
Unite has secured a pay rise worth 15.8 per cent for Stagecoach Worthing drivers. The drivers will benefit from the one year pay deal, which sees a backdated five per cent rise to March this year, a…Read more…
BA check-in staff vote to strike
Workers employed as check in staff by British Airways (BA) at Heathrow airport have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. Over 500 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union…Read more…
“Comrades, Courage and Forward” – Support the RMT Strikers for Fair Pay & Job Security
Tomorrow members of the RMT union will be taking a second day of National strike action to support their claim for Fair Pay and Job Security. After years of wage restraint, the Railway employers are only offering a 2% wage increase this year, inc…Read more…
CNH tractor factory workers to strike
Production at Basildon’s biggest employer, the CNH Industrial tractor factory, will come to a standstill as workers take action for better pay, Unite said today (June 22). More than 500 workers,…Read more…
RCA members fight for fair pay
Unite members at the Royal College of Art (RCA) stood proudly on picket lines on Wednesday (June 22) as they took strike action for fair pay. They are currently taking industrial action over an…Read more…
Merseyside Stagecoach bus workers to strike
Bus passengers across Merseyside are set for severe disruption and delays beginning next week as a result of bus operator Stagecoach failing to make workers a fair pay offer. The dispute affects 370…Read more…
Runaway profits driving inflation
UK inflation has again skyrocketed to nearly 12 per cent, now reaching a 40-year record high, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS published figures…Read more…
Decent public sector pay rise is crucial as inflation climbs ever higher
New price-rise figures show illustrate need for pay boost
The article Decent public sector pay rise is crucial as inflation climbs ever higher first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“I’m proud to be backed by UNISON: Rachel Blake Cities of London and Westminister
“Thank you @unisontheunion for your backing in Cities of London and Westminster. The crisis in social care needs urgent investment in the workforce, I will stand up for workers in Parliament”
The critical decisions taken at UNISON Conference
I won’t post here a comprehensive overview of UNISON National Delegate Conference, having already written a brief such overview for Labour Hub which you can read online here. This post isn’t brief.
What I want to do here is look at some of the most con…Read more…
Statement by UNISON’s NEC
Statement made on 17 June after votes at national delegate conference
The article Statement by UNISON’s NEC first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Lessons learned from the pandemic for social care
I was in Stockholm this week speaking at a workshop looking at Europe-wide experiences of the pandemic on social care. The On the corona frontline – Lessons learned, promises broken? event was hosted…Read more…