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Unite members joined thousands of other trade union members and their friends and families at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset in July (15-17) to celebrate the trade union movement’s roots as well as discuss its future. Below is a selection of highlights from the festival in pictures. Pics by Mark Thomas
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Unite has secured a 12 per cent pay deal for around 200 Sainsbury’s HGV drivers in Basingstoke. The drivers, who deliver stock to stores across the region, voted by 92 per cent in favour of the one-year deal. The deal is above the real rate of inflation, RPI, which currently stands at 11.8 per cent. […]
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Research by Unite has found that aviation workers across the entire sector are working excessive hours to keep the sector functioning. With increased demand for flights about to start with the beginning of the school holidays this weekend, Unite is urging passengers to treat workers with respect and to understand that they are working in […]
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Last month’s UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) opened with unanimous support for motion 15, which included the following text;“At its creation, UNISON became a union with the majority of its members being women and from the start put rules in p…Read more…
We need the government to give an urgent cash boost to the childcare sector, and in the long term deliver a proper plan for universal, flexible, high quality, affordable childcare for everyone who needs it, when they need it.
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One reviewer described this book as “‘Inglorious Basterds’ but much better”. I don’t buy that at all. This is not, in any sense, based upon or linked to Tarantino’s brilliant film. Instead, it’s the true…Read more…
We know that the current cost of living crisis, years of below-inflation pay increases and inadequate mileage reimbursement rates mean that our members working in the NHS are under an increasing amount of financial strain. And we know that for many of our members, all of this means every penny matters when it comes to […]
The article Tax relief for NHS staff – don’t lose out! first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Prestwick Airport workers have overwhelmingly backed strike action in a dispute over a real terms pay cut and poverty pay, Scotland’s leading aviation trade union, Unite, confirmed today (July 20). By 78 per cent on an 84 per cent turnout, Unite members supported strike action with Prestwick Airport now set to face disruption in the […]
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Unite on Wednesday (July 20) reiterated that it is relentless corporate profiteering — not wage rises — that is driving inflation, as the RPI rate climbed to 11.8 per cent, with the CPI rate of inflation now well above 9 per cent. Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Workers have had the spring, summer, […]
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Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the care sector will do.
The article Underfunded adult social care will continue to lose staff unless ministers act, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite members working in the health sector reacted with anger alongside other public sector workers after the government announced on Tuesday (July 19) a public sector pay award well below the rate of inflation — now running at nearly 12 per cent. The announcement, which covers NHS workers, teachers, police officers and armed forces, was […]
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Union members’ rights are under ferocious attack by bad employers like P&O Ferries and by a government intent on hindering workers’ ability to demand better pay and conditions.
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Supreme Court judgment guarantees minimum paid annual leave
The article UNISON-supported legal victory secures new holiday rights for all workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This is nowhere near what’s needed to save the NHS.
The article Delayed, disappointing pay rise will leave staff considering their futures, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
West Ham MP Lyn Brown “tells it as it is” – at House of Commons during recent “No confidence” debate. Read more…
Last week’s TUC Digital Lab workshop brought together colleagues from different unions to discuss unions’ digital responses to the cost of living crisis. In short – what can we all do to help people when: Inflation is running at 9-11%; energy bills are soaring; the government response is weak; and their default position is to … Continue reading We Demand Beta: Digital responses to the cost of living crisis
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Responding to the government’s public sector pay offer which was announced on Tuesday (July 19), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The government promised rewards for the dedication of the public sector workforce during the pandemic. What they have delivered instead, in real terms, is a kick in the teeth. The so-called wage offer amounts […]
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The £1,400 rise “fails on every front”
The article Government has ‘made a big mistake’ on pay and missed the chance to turn the NHS around first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Boris Johnson has removed the whip from Tobias Ellwood because the latter missed yesterday’s vote of confidence in the House of Commons. This is a pretty transparent attempt this to remove a vote from the camp of Penny Mordaunt in order to benefi…Read more…
Proposed changes by the Food Standards Agency also risk the jobs of UNISON members who are integral to meat hygiene
The article UNISON campaigns to preserve the future safety of British meat first appeared on the UNISON National site.