This is incredible to many people (myself included) that some employers charge their workers the cost of having a DBS check? These are mostly low paid care workers doing difficult jobs and some of them work for different employers, all of whom wa…Read more…
‘We need to see long-term plans’
Unite has reiterated its call for a long-term energy plan that includes well-paid jobs with good terms and conditions, after No. 10 (July 31) announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas drilling licenses in the North Sea. Despite widespread criticism, prime minister Rishi Sunak stood by the announcement, but Unite expressed scepticism […]
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Selby bin strike intensifies
Pay strikes by outsourced refuse workers in Selby, employed by waste company Urbaser on behalf of the North Yorkshire unitary authority, are to intensify from this week. The dispute is a result of the workers rejecting an eight per cent pay offer plus a bonus because they are on some of the lowest rates in […]
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Is it about time we broke up these “mega monopolies” housing associations?
L&Q is headquartered in Newham and is also one of the largest UNISON “shops” in my branch. So I have had a fair amount of contact (and sometimes conflict) with L&Q over the years. Check out this “Inside Housing” Report on Friday. I w…Read more…
“Out-of-date mileage rates are driving workers into poverty”
See this report below by workers being completely ripped off by being expected to use their cars to go to work but not being compensated for the cost for “work related” mileage https://magazine.unison.org.uk/2023/07/18/out-of-date-mileage-rates-a…Read more…
Lies, threats and actual ACAS advice on “fire and rehire”
Clarion UNISON Facebook linkSo called “Social Mission landlord” Clarion Housing Association has bullied and threatened hundreds of its workers to accept losing their defined benefit pension schemes by telling them they will be sacked without compensat…Read more…
Council workers across England and Wales vote to strike
Nearly 3,000 workers at 16 councils across England and Wales have voted for strike action over pay, Unite said on Friday (July 28). Further ballots are also to set to close in the coming weeks, with even more council workers voting for strike action over a pay offer of just £1,925 – equating to an […]
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Manchester Stagecoach drivers to strike
More than 1,000 Manchester Stagecoach drivers have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, with strikes beginning in August, Unite announced on Friday (July 28). The drivers have responsibility for manoeuvring large vehicles all day through heavy traffic and care for the safety of thousands of passengers. They have rejected an offer of just four per cent […]
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Coventry bin drivers to strike over T&Cs attacks
HGV refuse lorry drivers employed by Coventry council have voted for strike action over proposed attacks on their terms and conditions, Unite said on Friday (July 28). More than 40 drivers are angry at the Labour council’s plans to end ‘task and finish’ and to possibly privatise the city’s refuse service. The plans are an […]
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New funding brings temporary relief to care but much more is needed, says UNISON
Without a long-term plan to solve care’s staffing crisis, the sector will remain many thousands of employees short.
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New funding brings temporary relief to care but much more is needed, says UNISON
Without a long-term plan to solve care’s staffing crisis, the sector will remain many thousands of employees short.
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Value
For thirteen years they weakened us.Cut doctors and nurses who treated us.Devalued social workers who cared for us. Bosses mocked and taunted us.Self-employment became bogus.Secure jobs – precarious. Cyclists were turned into modern day pack horses.Eight hours to zero they texted us.In warehouses they tagged us. For ten years we’ve had austeritypushing us into poverty.China […]
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Forever Leeds: The Leeds Uni Reunion 1981-2023
This week I met up with Leeds University friends for a reunion, after in some cases, some 39 years apart. 5 of us shared a house in Headingley, Leeds (very close to the cricket ground). All of us (except Mike) had met each other as members of the local…Read more…
We need a green rep in every workplace
We’re in an emergency. Global warming is not under control and the UK is not on track to meet its emissions commitments. What’s more, there are no credible plans to get us out of this crisis.
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Birmingham airport strike off
Strike action by over 150 Birmingham airport security officers and terminal technicians has been cancelled after they accepted an improved pay deal. The one year pay deal will see the workers’ pay increase by 13.25 per cent, made up of a 10.5 per cent consolidated rise and 2.75 per cent non-consolidated. The deal will also […]
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Weekend Gatwick strike off
Strikes scheduled for this weekend at Gatwick by ASC workers have been called off, Unite said this week. ASC workers voted in favour of a double digit pay rise, while workers at Menzies voted in favour of a 13 per cent increase for ground handling staff and a 17 per cent increase for the lowest […]
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International Action Needed For Imprisoned Kurdish Leader Abdulla Ocalan
The UK based Trade Union Campaign for Abdullah Ocalan was joined by members of the Kurdish community and over 40 trade unions, local governments, NGOs and others for a press conference in front of the European Parliament demanding international action … Continue reading Read more…
Unions agree AUKUS job protection deal
Unions representing shipbuilding, aerospace and defence workers have agreed a job and union protection agreement which was launched at the recent conference of UK trade union federation the CSEU. The agreement was reached by the Australian Shipbuilding Federation of Unions, … Continue reading Read more…
Repeal of the Anti-Strikes Act must be an early priority of a Labour government
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Elected to UNISON Labour Link National Committee (& Vote for Anu in regional elections)
On Monday I was really pleased to find out that I had been re-elected (after 2 year gap of course) to the UNISON National Labour Link Committee by NEC (National Executive Council) colleagues to the 12 seats that the NEC hold on that committee (th…Read more…