The Minimum Service Levels Act could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers
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UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike
The Minimum Service Levels Act could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers
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Canning Town’s hidden history: pioneering good homes for all (Newham Voices)
Reading this months “Newham Voices” (early via subscription) I did not realise that Newham had been a test bed for Parker Morris space standards on new build Council properties. There are many problems with properties built during this period but …Read more…
Did it: London Winter Charity Walk. 26 Miles (42 Kilometres) 8 hours 25 minutes
Finished. 26 miles (42 kilometres) 8 hours 25 mins. Very sore feet and legs, but it’s been a great day. Raised money for a good cause (St Mungo’s Homeless charity) , improved my fitness a bit and it has reminded me what a beautiful city I live in…Read more…
Clarion UNISON Pay claim survey 2024/25: Have your Say on Pay
Hat tip Clarion UNISON Facebook page “Members should have received an invite to complete a survey yesterday. It will take 5 mins to complete & we will use it to inform this years claim. Please pass on to non member colleagues. The…Read more…
‘The power to make change’
Forty years ago, 14 civil servants working in the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) lost their jobs for being members of a trade union. In 1984 Margaret Thatcher enforced a ban on union membership at GCHQ. She claimed that it wasn’t possible for someone to be both a trade unionist and faithful to the security of […]
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A sister’s story
There was something in the air that day
It had been coming for weeks
As Jack went out that morning
Like every morning
Looking for work, looking for hope
The atmosphere felt heavy
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Steelworkers head to Parliament
Unite members from Port Talbot steelworks descended on Parliament earlier this week (January 23) ahead of an opposition day debate on protecting the UK’s steel industry. The debate was called following an announcement last week that Tata Steel is planning to close its blast furnaces with the potential loss of more than 2,800 jobs. Below […]
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Remembering all those killed by the Nazis
This year, we reflect on the fragility of the rights of targeted and scapegoated people; how freedom can be eroded with violent rhetoric, demagoguery and conspiracist ideas
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Remembering all those killed by the Nazis
This year, we reflect on the fragility of the rights of targeted and scapegoated people; how freedom can be eroded with violent rhetoric, demagoguery and conspiracist ideas
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Workers at Welsh ports and airports could lose the right to strike
Hundreds of workers in Wales, working in ports and airports could effectively lose their right to strike, thanks to harsh new regulations introduced by the UK government.
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LHG Annual General Meeting 2024 – Sat 9 March in Central London or virtual
(the Labour Housing Group is a “socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party we work within the movement, both nationally and locally, to develop and promote workable socialist housing policies through…Read more…
Council bailout cash not even a short-term fix, says UNISON
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year
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Council bailout cash not even a short-term fix, says UNISON
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year
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Less than 4 days to go before 26 Mile Homeless Charity walk in London
My wife Gill describes me looking like a condemned man in this photo!Now wishing that I had trained more and sorted out my walking gear earlier but it is too late now to do much about these things.I did a 10 mile walk from home to Chingford durin…Read more…
Defending the right to strike: lessons from GCHQ
Forty years ago – on 25th Jan 1984 – Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government attacked trade union rights at GCHQ.
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‘I am a young, Black, thriving woman. And my mental health matters’
Conference hears that Black communities are more likely to experience mental health difficulties, due to racism and other factors
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‘I am a young, Black, thriving woman. And my mental health matters’
Conference hears that Black communities are more likely to experience mental health difficulties, due to racism and other factors
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Black members’ conference vows to continue the legacy of the Year of Black Workers
Continued activism is crucial as the government accused of ‘writing a new chapter in the history of racism in the UK’
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Black members’ conference vows to continue the legacy of the Year of Black Workers
Continued activism is crucial as the government accused of ‘writing a new chapter in the history of racism in the UK’
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