This year is the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse disaster. Over 1100 workers died and many more injured. Register https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/trustee-workshop-how-can-pension-funds-advance-s-esg-and-raise-labour-st…Read more…
How to build a better bank contract – June 2023
The 2023 pay round has highlighted some campaigning, organising and bargaining opportunities around bank contracts. This guidance is aimed at UNISON branches and organisers to help them have informed conversations with members who work on an NHS-operated bank as their primary contract (rather than those employed via NHS Professionals or a private agency). It covers […]
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EA workers renew strike mandate
For the second time in this dispute over the 2022/23 pay offer, members at the agency voted to take industrial action
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The numbers behind council and school pay
What does the employers’ offer actually mean for council and school workers?
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Cambodia: Union leader jailed – international solidarity needed now
Six months ago, a woman trade union leader from Cambodia was on her way home from Melbourne, where she attended the world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation. Chhim Sithar, the leader of Labor…Read more…
Care workers in Wales win 15% increase and Foundation Living Wage
After four months of collective action, support workers received £780 back pay alongside the pay increase
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Unite will not accept ‘jam tomorrow’
Commenting on Labour’s energy plan, which includes proposals to halt new oil and gas production in the North Sea, Unite general Secretary Sharon Graham said, “Grabbing the headlines is easy, developing a serious plan for more renewable energy is not. “When Keir Starmer decided to let the world know that he would halt new oil […]
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Newham Labour: Boleyn and Wall End by-Election candidates chosen
Hat tip Newham Labour “Local campaigners Sofia Patel and Stephanie Garfield have been selected by Labour to stand as the party’s candidates for the Boleyn and Wall End by-elections.Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz said: “Sofia and Stephanie are grea…Read more…
Review: The Last Dance, by Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham was taking a real risk writing this book. After two decades of turning one excellent crime novel after another featuring North London’s Tom Thorne, he’s now put that series aside (he says temporarily)…Read more…
Review: ‘Big Bill’ Haywood, by Melvyn Dubofsky
Melvyn Dubofsky wrote one of the great books about the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and followed it up with this short biography of the IWW’s most famous leader, ‘Big Bill’ Haywood. It’s a…Read more…
Review: The English Führer, by Rory Clements
I was not aware when I purchased this book that it was the most recent in a series featuring American-born Cambridge professor (and spy) Tom Wilde. The good news is that knowing that, I’ve saved…Read more…
Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, by Mark Manson
I admit that it’s a great title. And the opening few pages are kind of cute. And then — nothing. The book has absolutely nothing to say. And it’s based on nothing, other than Mark…Read more…
South Gloucestershire workers continue strike dispute
Social workers and occupational therapists are taking their fourth and fifth days of strike action this week
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How we will refresh, renew and reboot the movement against racism
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UNISON School Uniform Grant 2023 – This Thursday 1 June: Get Ready!
On the day only – online applications. Up to a max of £150. Net household income* of no more than £26,000/year (£2,166.67/month) OR: In receipt of means-tested benefits. https://www.unison.org.uk/get-help/services-support/there-for-you/school…Read more…
The gender pensions gap: why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
Why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
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Turkey Elections: HDP – Green Left Party: “We made an effort to open the door to democracy”
“We have witnessed an unfair election marked by violations of basic democratic rules, which took place under the repressive conditions of the one-man regime.” Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Mithat Sancar and Green Left Party co-spokespersons Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and … Continue reading Read more…
Change management to support union tech projects
Implementing a new CRM or other core tech project without paying attention to how you manage the change within the union is risky. At best you may end up missing out on key benefits, and at worst, fundamentally limiting the union’s ability to operate on the new tech. We ran a session with independent IT … Continue reading Change management to support union tech projects
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John Mac retires as Branch Secretary of UNISON Tower Hamlets LG branch
I was sent this link to the latest “Tower Power” newsletter by retired Tower Hamlets Housing UNISON comrade (Montrose Matty). John Mac was the branch chair for most of the time I was a member of the branch and my first job in Tower Hamlets was in 1993 …Read more…
Brexit – a project led by nationalist far right forces who wanted to divide UK workers
By Simon Dubbins Unite International Director Brexit was always a project led by nationalist far right forces who wanted to divide UK workers. With Europe and the world at the most dangerous moment since World War II, it’s essential that … Continue reading Read more…