I have just booked a place. Usually an excellent pension conference for trade unionists. Not sure why on St David’s Day? Hope they have Cawl for lunch!”Sign up for TUC Pensions Conference 2023 Congress Centre, London | 09:30 to 16:30 |1 March…Read more…
Reflections on the Role of the Trade Union Lawyer
The post Reflections on the Role of the Trade Union Lawyer appeared first on IER.
Read more…
Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to survive
Survey findings published to coincide with Stars In Our Schools
The article Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to survive first appeared on the UNISON National site.
NHS crisis deepens
Thousands more NHS workers across London, Merseyside and Manchester have begun balloting for strike action, Unite, which represents some 100,000 NHS workers, said on Friday (November 25). Unite said its healthcare members are warning the NHS is on ‘life support’ and that without serious investment to stem the recruitment and retention crisis and save failing […]
The post NHS crisis deepens appeared first on Unite Live.
The opportunities and limitations of strategic litigation in the industrial relations context: part one
The post The opportunities and limitations of strategic litigation in the industrial relations context: part one appeared first on IER.
Read more…
MPs celebrate Stars in our Schools at parliamentary drop-in
The event gave MPs the chance to celebrate support staff, as well as talk to UNISON members about the issues being faced in schools
The article MPs celebrate Stars in our Schools at parliamentary drop-in first appeared on the UNISON National site.
They are coming for us – we’d better have a plan
The post They are coming for us – we’d better have a plan appeared first on IER.
Read more…
A Stratford & West Ham Champion for women and children – Newham Voices Dec 22
Another great local newspaper edition from Newham Voices. This article celebrates amazing two women (one very local) who made a difference in local politics and in art. Read more…
How to start a CRM change project in your union
Many unions are currently considering the future of their membership databases. For some, products are being retired or contracts coming to an end. For others, a run of high pressure large ballot campaigns has highlighted a need for greater accuracy and agility. In some, there are fewer developers with the expertise to support an older … Continue reading How to start a CRM change project in your union
The post How to start a CRM change project in your union appeared first on TUC Digital Lab.
Review: The Breach, by Patrick Lee
This is the first of a series of sci-fi thrillers starring Travis Chase, ex-con and ex-cop. It is unimaginably silly, with a death count to rival actual wars, and yet … I was somewhat intrigued….Read more…
Pay victory for museum staff following five-day strike
Workers land up to 10.5% pay boost after action
The article Pay victory for museum staff following five-day strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
From the national to the local
Yesterday, I was speaking at the book launch of ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’. I have previously written about the themes in the book, which I picked up in my Afterword. These go beyond traditional economic thinking …Read more…
Farewell Roger Lewis (01/06/62-22/11/22)
Roger speaking in 2016Our movement has lost a bright star. Roger Lewis, secretary of Lambeth Council’s joint trade unions has died an untimely death at the age of only 60. Roger’s loss will be felt not only amongst the workforce of Lambeth Council but …Read more…
West Midlands Metro workers celebrate pay win
Long running strike action on the West Midlands Metro has ended after workers agreed an improved pay offer. The 170 members of Unite began strike action in mid-October. The new pay deal was offered after Unite announced that the workers would take all-out industrial action from the end of November. Under the pay deal, which […]
The post West Midlands Metro workers celebrate pay win appeared first on Unite Live.
NHS Scotland plans to make wealthy pay ‘sickening’
Discussions between NHS leaders in Scotland on abandoning the health service’s founding principles by having wealthy patients pay for treatment are ‘sickening’, Unite said on Monday (November 21). The discussions, revealed by the BBC, were recorded in draft minutes of a meeting held by NHS Scotland health board chief executives in September. Unite general secretary […]
The post NHS Scotland plans to make wealthy pay ‘sickening’ appeared first on Unite Live.
Blog: COP27 – One step forward…
Stephen Smellie, NEC member from Scotland, attended COP27 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation. Here he reflects on the outcome.
The article Blog: COP27 – One step forward… first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Race to save auto jobs
The leader of Unite has slammed the automotive industry and the government for failing to prepare for the green transition. Joint research from the University of Birmingham and Unite reveals that almost a third (29.2%) of auto workers are ‘not confident’ that their workplace will survive the transition to electrification. Unite is calling for an […]
The post Race to save auto jobs appeared first on Unite Live.
Arrow XL workers to protest
Workers employed by Arrow XL will demonstrate outside the company’s head office in Liverpool this week, as they ramp up their industrial action campaign in response to the company’s poverty pay rates. The demonstration will take place on Tuesday, November 22 from 10.30 am at Logistics Group Holdings Ltd, Atlantic Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 […]
The post Arrow XL workers to protest appeared first on Unite Live.
‘Serco the Scrooge’
There could be free parking for New Year sales shoppers across Hounslow, Ealing and Brent if workers employed by the ‘Scrooge’ outsourcer, Serco vote for strike action. The strike ballot for Hounslow opens today (November 21) and workers in Ealing and Brent begin voting on Tuesday, November 22. The ballot results are due from December […]
The post ‘Serco the Scrooge’ appeared first on Unite Live.
Chancellor ‘not on the side of workers’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham spoke out after last week’s Autumn Statement, in which chancellor Jeremy Hunt sent out a clear message that he was not on the side of working people or their communities. In the video below, Sharon explains: Sharon also commented: The Chancellor has made choices which put him on the side […]
The post Chancellor ‘not on the side of workers’ appeared first on Unite Live.