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UNISON nursing officer, Stuart Tuckwood, explains the importance of – and argues for – a renewed focus on mentoring programmes for newly registered nurses
The article Blog: Mentoring matters more than ever for nurses first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Keke would have been so proud. When her son Joseph was growing up in the small, dusty town of Gori, she dreamed that one day he would be a priest. He did eventually study at…Read more…
Hat tip Labour Party & Ken Penton. A powerful image and caption “Yesterday, hundreds of people desperate for an NHS dentist appointment queued for hours when a new practice opened in Bristol.After 14 years of Tory decline, this is the Britain …Read more…
Delegates met in Milton Keynes to tackle a wide-ranging agenda
The article Higher education conference hears of ‘systemic under funding’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Delegates met in Milton Keynes to tackle a wide-ranging agenda
The article Higher education conference hears of ‘systemic under funding’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
My first ever pension course was provided by the TUC (a long time, long ago) But I can still remember it. I would recommend all union reps should attend such a pension course. Over the years Jonathan has been my TUC tutor on a number of occasions. …Read more…
Last week, Unite hosted a number of events in steel towns across the UK as the union ramped up its steel campaign. In the short video below, we hear from steel reps and a former steelworker in Scunthorpe about why we have to keep fighting for steel. Unite’s steel campaign has never been more urgent. […]
The post ‘Our fight to save steel’ appeared first on Unite Live.
The party’s New Deal for Working People, planned with UNISON’s involvement, would make a huge improvement to working people’s lives
The article Blog: The hope Labour can bring first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The party’s New Deal for Working People, planned with UNISON’s involvement, would make a huge improvement to working people’s lives
The article Blog: The hope Labour can bring first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Yesterday UNISON activists (and national officials) joined Parliamentary candidate, Rachel Blake and supporters to canvass for Labour and also promote the Party policy on the “New Deal for Working People”. Which to my mind is probably the most ex…Read more…
Sixty years after Boris Nicolaevsky wrote his account of the notorious Ievno Azef — the most infamous police agent to ever infiltrate a revolutionary organisation — Richard E. Rubenstein took a crack at the same…Read more…
Last year, I read Thomas Mullen’s Blind Spots, a novel set in the near future with an intriguing premise. I enjoyed it, and looked forward to reading The Rumor Game. This book is set in…Read more…
On Thursday evening (after another Labour Movement event) I went with UNISON Labour Link colleagues, to a fundraiser for the branch chair of our London Voluntary Organisations branch (Vol Orgs), Marcela Benedetti. Marcela is the Labour Cand…Read more…
Check out events near you https://labourunions.org.uk/newdealweekend/ . Greater London UNISON Labour link activists will be at :-Cities & Westminster – 2pm Saturday 3rd Feb. Meet at Marylebone Gardens, W1U 5JEUxbridge …Read more…
Unite steel campaign gained further momentum on Thursday (February 1) after it hosted a series of events in steel towns across the UK. In Scunthorpe, residents joined Unite steel reps and activists erecting ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs in front gardens on various streets throughout the town. It was a proud display of […]
The post Scunthorpe fights for steel appeared first on Unite Live.
Unite ramped up its steel campaign on Thursday (February 1) when it hosted a national day of action in British steel towns, including Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Sheffield, among others. ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs were erected in front gardens in streets throughout the towns to demonstrate the united stand steel communities have […]
The post ‘Our future depends on steel’ appeared first on Unite Live.
This evening I was pleased to have been invited to this celebration in the UNISON Centre in Euston. Our General Secretary, Christina McAnea, spoke and took part in Q&A as did our London Regional Secretary, Jo Galloway. There was another great …Read more…
A community gathered together in solidarity to say no to job cuts at Tata Steel in Port Talbot today (February 1) placing hundreds of signs of support saying “UK Steel Jobs Not For Sale” in gardens and outside houses across the town. The estate agent-style boards spread across the Westlands Estate, Windsor Village and Village […]
The post Our community is not for sale! appeared first on Unite Live.
Steelworkers, residents, local councillors and activists were out in full force in Port Talbot for Unite’s latest steel campaign event on Thursday (February 1) to send a loud and clear message that UK steel jobs were ‘not for sale’. More than 200 ‘Not for Sale’ signs were erected in front gardens in a number of […]
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Solving the NHS staffing crisis must be top government priority to improve services
The article Government inaction to blame for ambulance handover delays, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.