In the coming week, a relatively small group of Labour Party activists will meet in Brighton and Hove at the inaugural meeting of the new Local Government Committee (LGC) for our City. Having taken the decision not to put myself forward for the LGC bec…Read more…
No room for neutrality in the cost of living crisis!
In what may be a first for this Blog, I am indebted to the North Yorkshire branch of UNISON for speedily reporting the outcome of yesterday’s meeting of the National Joint Council (NJC) Committee (the indirectly elected body which oversees pay negotiat…Read more…
Review: Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century, by Andreas Malm
This short book is a brilliant book. Many of the books I read are quite predictable, and that is one of the reasons why I read them. If I read a thriller or crime fiction,…Read more…
Keep British meat safe
FSA changes will remove many daily onsite inspections, not only putting jobs at risk, but undermining the integrity of the meat the British public eats every day https://www.unison.org.uk/news/articl…Read more…
Baker Hughes workers vote for strike action amid fire and rehire claims
Unite today (July 29) announced that its members working for US oil and gas giant, Baker Hughes, have voted for strike action in a dispute over fire and rehire tactics. Around 110 workers voted for strike action by 87.3 per cent on an 87.5 per cent turnout to defend their jobs, terms and conditions. In June, […]
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Housing Association repair staff secure major pay win
Over 300 workers employed by housing association Sanctuary in its repairs department have secured an additional nine per cent pay increase. The workers who are Unite members, recently held a demonstration about pay concerns. This followed an intense period of recruitment and organising by Unite among the workforce. Following the demonstration, Sanctuary’s management confirmed that the […]
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The ‘new bold trade unionism’
GS Sharon Graham’s new take on disputes has certainly led to some unique wins – here paying dividends to low waged bank staff While millions of households suffer under the worst cost of living crisis in generations, there’s one group of businesses that are certainly not feeling the pinch – British banks. Over the last […]
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Strikes to go ahead after exam board fails to improve pay offer, says UNISON
Workers have been left with no alternative after years of what have effectively been wage cuts.
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Chesham & Little Missenden walk & history
A fantastic collage from last Sunday’s 9 miles walk with Gill around Chesham and Little Missenden in the Chilterns. I want to concentrate on this blog more on the history and politics of the places we visit, rather than the beautiful scenery…Read more…
Newham Pension Committee – 27 July 2022
A really constructive & well chaired meeting. Cllr Dr Rohit K Dasgupta first meeting as Chair. 100% agree that we need to thank @NareserOsei for her great work as previous chair (and our officers and advisors)Read more…
‘One law for bosses and one for the rest of us’
Just days after Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss announced proposals to severely restrict the right to strike if she were to become prime minister, transport secretary Grant Shapps likewise indicated his government’s aims to all but outlaw unions. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Shapps said he was looking at banning certain strikes, curtailing […]
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Scottish council staff back industrial action
Thousands of local government workers overwhelmingly rejected the employers’ 2% offer
The article Scottish council staff back industrial action first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Georgia and the Russian Civil War: A reply to Paul Vernadsky
This letter to the editor of Solidarity was published in the 27 July 2022 issue of the newspaper. I have not yet read Antony Beevor’s new book on the Russian revolution and civil war so…Read more…
The Totalitarians at Tolpuddle
This year I attended the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset for the very first time. It was on the bucket list for a Canadian friend and as I’d never been before, I thought – why…Read more…
General secretary reiterates need for branches to be ‘strike ready’
Christina McAnea also tells NEC meeting that the spectacle of the Tory Party leadership candidates trying to ‘out-tough’ each other is ‘unedifying’
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Our NHS at risk – support health workers
As regular readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Blogger) will be aware, I occasionally comment upon my state of health, since my cancer diagnosis in 2018, and the spread of my cancer in 2020.My cancer has given me more cause than most to be thankful for…Read more…
‘Excellent pay increase’
Bus drivers employed by ABM at Gatwick Airport have achieved an inflation beating 21.5 per cent pay increase. The drivers’ pay has increased from £12.34 an hour to £14.25 with the deal backdated to 1 April this year. Pay will further increase to £15 an hour from 1 January 2023. In addition overtime rates will […]
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Arriva Yorkshire workers in pay win
The long running industrial action involving bus drivers employed by Arriva Yorkshire has ended after they accepted a vastly improved pay offer. The 650 workers had taken four weeks of strike action in the dispute after rejecting an initial 4.1 per cent increase. However following prolonged negotiations a revised offer worth an average of nine […]
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Red Funnel poverty pay strikes set to start
Red Funnel workers, members of Unite, are set to begin strikes tomorrow (July 27) over poverty pay. On the eve of their strike, Unite has highlighted that the workers are paid up to £4 per hour less than other ferry counterparts. Customer services advisers and catering assistants on Wightlink, which runs services between the Isle […]
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‘Charter for massive social discontent’
Unite has vowed to meet attacks on the right to strike with ‘fierce, prolonged resistance’ after Tory leadership contender Liz Truss announced this week plans to force through reforms to already repressive trade union laws if she were to become prime minister. Unite has said such moves amount to an all-out ‘declaration of war’ on […]
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