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Unite has slammed the Bank of England (BoE) for hiking up interest rates yet again on Thursday (June 22) after new figures showed inflation continued at a much higher than expected rate of 8.7 per cent. The BoE raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 5 per cent, the highest in fifteen years, […]
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Suella Braverman has abandoned the commitment to key measures that would prevent another Windrush scandal
The article UNISON seeks judicial review of home secretary over Windrush first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘The fact that abortion is still a criminal offence in this country has to change’
The article Conference restates UNISON’s campaign for abortion rights first appeared on the UNISON National site.
If Windrush had never docked, we wouldn’t be celebrating 75 years of our treasured NHS this year, because many of that generation went to work in the health service
The article Blog: We can’t truly commemorate Windrush until we have justice first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This Sunday 25 June UNISON Labour Link and London Labour Unions are out supporting Danny Beales (UNISON member) and his team in the important Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. This of course follows the resignation of its previous MP, a c…Read more…
‘Unlike the Conservative government in Westminster that sleepwalks from one crisis to another, it’s encouraging to see Labour making the vital issue of climate change a priority’
The article UNISON’s response to Labour’s new Green Prosperity Plan first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Unlike the Conservative government in Westminster that sleepwalks from one crisis to another, it’s encouraging to see Labour making the vital issue of climate change a priority’
The article UNISON’s response to Labour’s new Green Prosperity Plan first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Government hasn’t a clue about most people’s financial nightmares
The article Inflation failures strengthen case for general election, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Last week, on a visit to Washington, D.C., I spent some time in two new museums and walked away wondering why we don’t have museums like that in the U.K. The first was the National…Read more…
Ministers must take responsibility and pledge to deliver a well-funded national care service with nationwide pay scales.
The article The social care crisis is worsening by the minute, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
On way back from Wales yesterday, Gill and I broke the journey by stopping off for this 4.71 mile circular walk on the OS site (pay wall) via Country Walking magazine. A fantastic walk, we have never been to this part of the world before and were …Read more…
The Manchester Metrolink dispute has ended after workers accepted an improved pay offer. The 600 plus members of Unite at the company have accepted an offer of a 6.5 per cent pay increase and a £1,000 one off payment. The deal is worth over nine per cent for many of the workers. Unite general secretary […]
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Church of England clergy, represented by Unite, have for the first time in their history submitted a formal pay claim, as their members struggle with the cost of living crisis. Unite, which represents over 2,000 clergy and lay officers in the Church of England, has submitted a claim for an increase in the stipend that […]
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Workers at the homeless charity St Mungo’s will extend their month long strike indefinitely thanks to management’s ‘do nothing’ approach to negotiations. This momentous decision has been provoked by the on-going indifference of management and trustees who callously refuse to acknowledge the struggle front line workers face to pay the bills. After tax and deductions […]
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Around 360 bus drivers employed by First Manchester will strike in July over an “inadequate” pay offer, Unite said this week. Drivers at First Manchester earn less than other bus companies in the area. First Manchester drivers earn £13.50 an hour, while Go North West pays £14.37, Diamond Bus £14.30 and Stagecoach £14. The difference […]
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The decision at national delegate conference increases the ceiling age of young members from 26 to 30, with a dramatic impact for the union’s activists and structures
The article UNISON raises the age limit for its young members first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Hundreds of Unite members employed by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) are on strike action all week this week in a dispute over pay. Members are angry that not only are they expected to accept a real-terms pay cut virtually each and every year, but that management refuses to listen to staff over pay […]
The post ‘Upsetting, demoralising and frustrating’ appeared first on Unite Live.
We need all of you to have your say, so we can smash through the restrictive anti-trade union ballot thresholds
The article Dig out that red envelope and vote ‘yes’ for strike action first appeared on the UNISON National site.
As the Second World War was coming to an end, anti-Stalinists on the Left found themselves facing a difficult problem. The Soviet Union had won a resounding victory against Nazi Germany. Stalin was widely perceived,…Read more…
The higher education ballot is open until 31 July
The article Still time to vote on HE pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.