Unions declare ‘shame on you’ to Wabtec’s breaking of proud history. Members of Unite and the RMT unions employed by rail maintenance firm Wabtec in Doncaster will strike over ‘abhorrent’ fire and…Read more…
Red Funnel ferry workers to strike
Strike action could shut down all Southampton to Cowes ferry services, Unite said this week. In a dispute over poverty pay, around 120 customer service staff, shunters and ratings, who work on Red…Read more…
Review: The Little Polish Book of Tbilisi, by Brendan Jackson
Brendan Jackson is a British-born artist, photographer and writer who has compiled an extraordinary little book here. Published by the Polish Institute in Tbilisi, it looks at the city through Polish eyes – over a…Read more…
Review: The Little Polish Book of Tbilisi, by Brendan Jackson
Brendan Jackson is a British-born artist, photographer and writer who has compiled an extraordinary little book here. Published by the Polish Institute in Tbilisi, it looks at the city through Polish…Read more…
A stronger social partnership
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill has been published today, opening a new chapter in the relationship between unions, government and employers.
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Employers MUST carry out individual risk assessments for pregnant workers and new mothers
Thanks to union advice and organising the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its guidance making it clear that employers must carry out individual risk assessments for pregnant workers and…Read more…
‘Zero confidence’
Unite has broadly welcomed a new review into health and social care leadership, but has warned that the government will fail to bring about any meaningful change if it doesn’t address more central…Read more…
“Local party members should select their candidates for every election” Keir Starmer
Doina Cornell, the Labour leader of Stroud council, has been deemed “not suitable” to be included on the long-list for … MoreRead more…
Protest At Your Own Peril
Book Review: Matt Foot & Morag Livingstone – Charged: how the police try to suppress protest By Adrian Weir The odious current Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is widely despised and derided…Read more…
Better pay key to solving NHS staffing crisis
Ministers must do their bit and put NHS pay right
The article Better pay key to solving NHS staffing crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Robert Blatchford at Heacham – Norfolk
At Heacham, on the north Norfolk coast, Robert Blatchford friend Harry Lowerison kept a co-educational school (Ruskin School, Station Road)
Outside the school grounds stood a small cottage which had been a shop. It had a big garden, and for thirty year…Read more…
Exxon Fawley refinery workers in pay win
Strikes at the Exxon Fawley oil refinery near Southampton have ended after Unite secured a deal for around 100 workers. The workers, employed by Trant Engineering Limited, Veolia Services and Altrad…Read more…
Coventry bin lorry drivers renew strike mandate
In a resounding show of unity and determination, striking HGV drivers in Coventry have voted to renew their strike mandate and continue industrial action into the summer. Putting pressure on Coventry…Read more…
Croydon refuse workers to strike
Refuse workers employed by French-owned waste management company Veolia on the outsourced Croydon council refuse collection contract will strike for an initial three weeks this summer in a dispute…Read more…
Babcock pay win
Unite members employed by Babcock International at the Plymouth Devonport dockyards have secured a major pay increase to help offset the cost of living crisis. An offer from Babcock of an across the…Read more…
Creative activists protest the cost of living crisis
A group of activist designers have been tackling the cost of living crisis ahead of the June 18 march.Read more…
‘Determined to secure fair pay’
Unite warns that the Scottish Government’s failure to address the crisis in local government pay could see schools close and waste ‘pile up on the streets’ Unite the union is demanding immediate…Read more…
Moy Park workers down tools
Unite members at the Moy Park site on the Moneynick Road, Randalstown have established pickets at the feed mill in a strike to win pay parity with other Northern Ireland sites. Strike action at the…Read more…
Unions call for inflation-busting pay rise for local government and school staff
Significant pay boost vital to meet spiralling costs
The article Unions call for inflation-busting pay rise for local government and school staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Busy times for UNISON must produce a positive message
Talking shortly before the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson was announced, UNISON president Paul Holmes outlined his hopes for the union’s national conference next week and the cost of living…Read more…