The VSC AGM took place on line on October 8th. Here is my welcoming speech as Chair of VSC. Welcome all to this 2022 Annual General Meeting and its pleasure to be the opening speaker for the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign … Continue reading Read more…
Labour standards in the rubber glove industry
Last week I chaired a virtual webinar organised by PIRC and UNISON on Labour standards in the rubber glove manufacturing industry. There were 6 panel members located in Europe and Asia and an invited audience of some 50 industry representatives, …Read more…
Not Covid but Great British Common Cold (aka Lurgi)
I felt I had been fighting off some illness for the last few days but woke up in the middle of the night this morning with a sore throat and blocked sinuses. I thought I may have Covid and “here we go again”. I had a very unpleasant Covid infectio…Read more…
Winter plan for Covid urgently needed, says UNISON
Winter is coming and the virus is staging a comeback.
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I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library
This is one of my favourite quotes about libraries, written by the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It seems particularly appropriate during Libraries Week. Coincidentally, I contributed to a pan-European study this week on libraries, highli…Read more…
It’s now up to the government to avoid strikes in NHS by putting pay right, says UNISON
UNISON prepares to ballot NHS staff for strike over pay
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Newham Voices: October 2022 – Remembering Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth 11
Check out and subscribe to the latest edition of Newham’s Independent Community paper. Page 1 & 7.”School turns to street art to mourn the QueenThe death of the Queen which led to a wave of sadness among many in Newham, particularly chi…Read more…
Working people are using food banks in Swansea – it’s time to demand better
Wales TUC and Swansea trades council are holding a rally at the Volcano Theatre on Swansea High Street on Monday 10 October.
Ahead of the rally Gareth Bromall, the Secretary of Swansea trades council, writes about the impact the cost-of-living crisis i…Read more…
Boost wages to reform broken ‘bargain-basement’ social care system, says UNISON
Fully-funded national strategy needed to boost wages and put quality above profit-making
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Boost wages to reform broken ‘bargain-basement’ social care system, says UNISON
Vacancy rates are rocketing because care workers are underpaid for a difficult and skilled job.
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Improving lives means more than putting money in people’s pockets, says UNISON general secretary
Christina McAnea delivers lecture at Jimmy Reid Foundation.
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Review: Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control, by Ryan Holiday
What we know about an author affects how we read their books. Ryan Holiday is a young businessman, a college dropout, who lives on a ranch in Texas and writes about things like marketing. Had…Read more…
The Russian people are winning
To the surprise of Russia and everyone, the Ukraine war has taken a remarkable turn in the last few weeks. Initially, the Ukrainians did well by just surviving. Then, they began a slow, systematic counter-offensive…Read more…
Exercise log since 2018 (and Roman Road Keto Brunch)
After a run yesterday I checked my watch app (currently called Zepp Life) and I found I had been for 1700 miles of walks and ran 1100 miles since 26/5/18 (also 1546 miles of Cycling). Celebrated with Keto brunch in Fiesta Café, Roman Road. Read more…
Improving lives means more than putting money in people’s pockets
Christina McAnea delivers memorial lecture for inspirational union leader Jimmy Reid
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Abellio East Midlands workers to strike
Workers at train company Abellio East Midlands will begin strike action this week after the company refused to make any pay offer to its members. Over 140 workers, who are members of Unite will begin a 48-hour strike on Thursday, October 6, followed by a further 48-hour strike beginning on Monday, October 17. Abellio made […]
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American Airlines engineers vote to strike
More than 50 aircraft maintenance technicians and crew chiefs, responsible for the aircraft that make 23 daily American Airlines’ Heathrow departures, have voted by 98 per cent to strike over pay. Despite a strong recovery post-pandemic, the airline is proposing a three-year wage drop to the workers, who are members of Unite the union. In […]
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Workers ‘key part of wealth creation’
Unite slammed prime minister Liz Truss’ speech at the Conservative Party conference today (October 5) over Truss’ failure to stand up for workers seeking wage rises amid a crippling cost of living crisis. Instead of supporting these workers, tens of thousands of whom are taking industrial action over pay, Truss twice attacked trade unions in […]
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Let’s fight for a workers’ economy
Last Friday, hundreds of trade unionists and campaigners staged a protest at the headquarters of Scottish Power in Glasgow. The protest is part of a new grassroots movement being spearheaded by Unite. It is clear our economy isn’t working for anyone but the wealthiest people and biggest corporations. In the first six months of this […]
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Austerity cuts had terrible repercussions and should never be repeated, says UNISON
Cuts to public services cause irreparable damage to the nation’s health.
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