Labour proposal would help struggling households
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Why compensate companies for their “outrageous” activity?
We understand that Keir Starmer is going to unveil a package of proposals in relation to the “cost of living … MoreRead more…
‘A struggle is a struggle. That’s why we’ve got to stick together’
UNISON president Andrea Egan outlines her vision, pledging: “I use every power and opportunity I’ve got, and I won’t leave any equality group behind”
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Exam board staff add strike on GCSE results day
Fourth set of AQA strike dates includes further key results day
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UNISON-supported legal victory secures new holiday rights for all workers
Supreme Court judgment guarantees minimum paid annual leaveAll workers in the UK will now receive the same minimum level of paid annual holiday leave, regardless of how many hours they work, following a landmark legal judgment by the Supreme Cour…Read more…
Newham refuse workers to strike
Bin collections in the London Borough of Newham will grind to a halt from Saturday 27 August. Members of Unite are taking strike action to demand a significant pay increase as spiralling price rises mean the essential workers face an impending financial emergency. 99 per cent of the workers who took part in the ballot […]
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London transport strikes escalate
More than 1,000 TfL and London Underground (LU) workers will take strike action to defend pay, pensions and jobs on Friday 19 August. The workers, members of Unite, will go on strike at the same time as their colleagues in other unions employed on the underground and overground. More than 1,600 Unite members employed by […]
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Government must end NHS despair by fixing workforce problems
New record NHS waiting times in England show worsening situation
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Review: Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar, by Jessie Inchauspé
I read lots of books about health, obesity, diet and nutrition. I learn something from almost all of them. Even the most useless of them will contain one or two new insights, or sometimes ideas…Read more…
To prevent a social disaster, freeze energy prices
On a recent day trip I happened to pass a couple of people talking. “How are we going to get … MoreRead more…
St Stephens Road, West Ham ASB Walkabout
Picture college from a “Walkabout” I went on in my Council ward, West Ham, with local residents and Council officers last week. There are a number of serious ASB issues in the locality and while it was very disappointing that a number of Council …Read more…
WE NEED MORE NJC 2022
News update: NJC pay offer 2022/23 On Monday 25 July 2022 the Employers’ Side of the National Joint Council (NJC) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, made a final pay offer to local government employees. The pay offer is a … Continue reading Read more…
Trade union freedom on trial in Turkey
For at least a decade, the Erdoğan regime in Turkey has been clamping down on democratic freedoms and workers’ rights.
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UNISON Greater London branch Circular – August 2022
Welcome to the new branch update! Dear Branch Secretary, Welcome to the new Branch Secretary monthly update! …Read more…
Newham Voices – “Act now over child poverty crisis – MP”
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Shell’s offshore medics in strike vote
The nation’s leading offshore trade union, Unite, has confirmed today (8 August) that medics who work on Shell platforms will be balloted on strike action following the rejection of a real terms cut pay. Unite represents more than a dozen workers employed by United Healthcare Global Medical (UK) who provide essential medial cover on oil […]
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Coop Funeral Care workers to strike
Unite has confirmed that its members employed in the manufacture of coffins for Cooperative Funeral Care have voted for strike action with an initial week of action scheduled for August in a dispute over pay. The site is the Coop’s only coffin production site. Unite members voted for action by 96 per cent on an […]
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Chocolate workers in pay win
Unite has secured a 10 per cent pay increase for around 200 workers at the Barry Callebaut chocolate factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The one-year deal pay deal means the workers, who are production operatives and technicians, will see their salaries, bonuses and pensions increase by 10 per cent. The deal was secured without the need […]
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Blog: Help us fight back against the government’s ‘Rights Removal Bill’
The Westminster government has deliberately used negative stereotypes to pass a bill that will remove our basic human rights.
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Exam board staff to strike on A-level results day, says UNISON
UNISON says AQA is stubbornly refusing to discuss pay with staff.
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