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“Last Wednesday 15 May 24, Labour Housing Group was proud to host the launch of the report of the Independent Review of the Private Rented Sector.
The full report is now available to read and download on our website
https://lnkd.in/eAZi52Vc” Read more…
Privatisation has meant failing water infrastructure, increased sewage spillages and reduced confidence in the safety of drinking water, while shareholders pocket billions
The article Opinion: The water industry is a national disgrace first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A delegation from Unite attended the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) Global Youth Festival in Turkey earlier this month. The BWI’s second Global Youth Festival, it was a dynamic week of workshops, speakers and a chance to share experiences. Its ultimate aim was to build solidarity and youth activism that will push for a […]
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Gill and I were lucky today to have a perfect warm, sunny spring Sunday to complete this 7.5 mile walk from Shenfield station to Brentwood Station. This was courtesy of this book “Exploring the Elizabeth Line”, which has 23 walks starting (a…Read more…
Check out and please sign this petition on Union Recognition at the National Deaf Children’s Society | Megaphone UK”The leadership at the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) refuses to accept union recognition despite 50% of their staff voting…Read more…
The outcomes once again show conservative government policies as seriously wrongheaded. While the coming monthly figures are likely to show inflation back at target, across the two years the UK has paid a much higher price than other countries in term…Read more…
The country needs change and Labour has a plan to deliver it.Keir Starmer has set out Labour’s five national missions to get Britain’s future back. The missions are long term, fully funded aims that will guide a Labour government’s deci…Read more…
Unite has today (May 17) launched a major new campaign calling on the Labour party to commit to protecting oil and gas jobs and the UK’s energy security, while also investing in a robust just transition to green energy for North Sea workers. The ‘No Ban without a Plan’ campaign – part of the union’s […]
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A Unite branch from Dorset is supporting the revival of a 90-year-old play about the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Six Men of Dorset was originally commissioned by the TUC as part of the centenary events held in 1934, which marked 100 years after the arrest of the Tolpuddle Martyrs for forming a union, one of the most […]
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Today’s international day against homophobia, bi+phobia and transphobia comes as the UK has slipped down the rainbow map rankings
The article UNISON opinion: Supporting our LGBT+ members is crucial first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Today’s international day against homophobia, bi+phobia and transphobia comes as the UK has slipped down the rainbow map rankings
The article UNISON opinion: Supporting our LGBT+ members is crucial first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. It is a chance to recognise the impact work can have on people’s mental health, but also look at the way Unite is supporting members through training. It’s a sobering fact – but construction workers are four times more likely to take their own life than workers in […]
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While I am “disappointed” (to say the least) that the current majority group on the UNISON NEC is cutting the financial support for our vulnerable members, by hundreds of thousands of pounds, this vital scheme is still going ahead from 29 May 24….Read more…
In the 2014 award-winning film Pride, Dai Donovan is the warm, good-humoured Welsh miner who meets Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) in London and then, back home in Wales, hosts members of the group on his living-room floor. He’s undoubtedly…Read more…
When Wales TUC was established in 1974 we were still in the early days of the Equal Pay Act. LGBTQ+ rights were lacking, Disabled people were medicalised and racism was commonplace, with riots continuing throughout this decade and the next.
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The best way for councils to run efficient services is for them to be adequately resourced and staffed.
The article Councils need proper funding not further efficiency savings first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The best way for councils to run efficient services is for them to be adequately resourced and staffed.
The article Councils need proper funding not further efficiency savings first appeared on the UNISON National site.
If you are interested in what real levelling up means then go to Burford, Oxfordshire this Saturday (May 18) for an annual event celebrating the roots of democracy, suffrage and equality. Levellers Day commemorates the spirit and values of the Levellers, a group of radical thinkers within the Parliamentarian forces during, and after, the English […]
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UNISON will decide next steps over NJC pay
The article Council and school staff pay offer falls short first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON will decide next steps over NJC pay
The article Council and school staff pay offer falls short first appeared on the UNISON National site.