On 18 March, the TUC wrote to Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch in response to the news that the UK continues to be in active trade talks with Israel.
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UNISON hosts housing roundtables with Generation Rent
The roundtables in mid-April will be open to all union members who privately rent, and participants’ time will be reimbursed with gift vouchers
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UNISON hosts housing roundtables with Generation Rent
The roundtables in mid-April will be open to all union members who privately rent, and participants’ time will be reimbursed with gift vouchers
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Don’t lose your voice!
Unite is encouraging everyone to protect their right to vote in the build up to May’s local elections. Following changes to the electoral system everyone needs to bring ID to the polling booth, or risk being turned away. During last May’s local elections in England thousands of people lost their vote because they didn’t have […]
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Cyber security for unions
Cyber security underpins everything we do in unions to build up our digital systems and create a better digital experience for our members. Without the trust that our data is safe from attack any union would be severely compromised. As data storage has moved online, this has seen an increase in the scope of digital … Continue reading Cyber security for unions
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Getting pay right is key to turning around NHS fortunes, says UNISON
Workforce plan isn’t enough on its own to solve staffing crisis
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Getting pay right is key to turning around NHS fortunes, says UNISON
Workforce plan isn’t enough on its own to solve staffing crisis
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UNISON London Labour Link Regional Forum 2024 – Vote Sadiq Khan & Labour in May
Brilliant picture of delegates to our 2024 regional forum, who are supporting the Labour Party “New Deal for Working People” campaign promise.This was a hybrid meeting held in the National UNISON centre. Speakers included the UNISON London R…Read more…
London Sanctuary Housing strikes grow
More workers are joining the strikes at Sanctuary Housing in London as members report having to use food banks. Around 50 repair workers, who are based in Hackney but carry out repairs across London, are striking over a four per cent pay rise imposed in 2023. This was a significant pay cut, as the real […]
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Get involved ahead of #IWMD24
International Workers’ Memorial Day (IMWD), held on April 28 every year, brings together workers and their representatives from all over the world to ‘remember the dead and fight for the living’. Unite branches are organising events in towns and cities across the UK and making use of a host of resources to promote IWMD in […]
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Swift compensation needed now to right huge pension wrongs
Ombudsman recognition welcome but process has been too long
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Swift compensation needed now to right huge pension wrongs
Ombudsman recognition welcome but process has been too long
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‘We’re Not Going Back’ Miners’ Strike play more relevant than ever
My parents were still in nappies when the 1984 Miners’ Strike that the play ‘We’re Not Going Back’ is based upon took place. As a 15-year-old, I was not aware of the history of the strike. I enjoyed going to see ‘We’re Not Going Back’ at Goole Junction Theatre. The play is an excellent and […]
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Newham Full Council Meeting 18.3.24
I am a bit behind on social media posts due to full on Union and Council business but this is a picture from Monday at Newham Full Council meeting when I was asking our Guest speaker (https://twitter.com/TheIFS) about how much money UK Local Gove…Read more…
Review: The Ochrana – The Russian Secret Police, by A.T. Vassilyev
This 1930 book is not about that Russian secret police — the one that comes to mind — but about an earlier one, the one which author A.T. Vassilyev commanded until the collapse of the…Read more…
Textile workers strike in Egypt
The 3,700 female workers in the Mahalla textile factories were furious. The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, had earlier in the month raised the minimum wage to 6,000 Egyptian pounds — the equivalent of just…Read more…
Port Talbot coking ovens to close
Unite has slated Tata’s shock announcement today that it will be closing the coking ovens at Port Talbot steel works with near immediate effect. Although the coking ovens were known to be in a state of disrepair, Tata had not indicated to trade unions during recent consultations that they were at risk of imminent closure. […]
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Pace of change must increase to drive out NHS discrimination
Funding and real change needed on racism and the removal of barriers for disabled workers
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Pace of change must increase to drive out NHS discrimination
Funding and real change needed on racism and the removal of barriers for disabled workers
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Building a better future for everyone
It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week this week, and today UniteLive speaks to Unite rep Dan Smith, who is working with his branch and employer to raise awareness of the issues facing neurodiverse workers. He is now taking the message into local schools and events aimed at young people to show how Unite supports all workers. Dan […]
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