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Hat tip Country Standard. A fantastic historical clipping from “Labour Leader” newspaper Thursday 9 January 1913. The “Socialist and Labour Movement in West Ham” (now Newham) had set up a co-operative bakery not only to provide quality food and…Read more…
Despite the continuing pandemic, evidence mounts of hospitals starting to charge staff to park once more
The article Push for free hospital parking continues first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Striking Securitas first responders at Airbus Filton have secured a victory in their fight against fire and rehire changes that would have seen their pay plummet, Unite said today (December 2). The…Read more…
It is good to see that Labour CND are launching a campaign to try to influence our Party leadership in the direction of opposition to Tory plans to increase expenditure on “defence” (which actually means expenditure on ever more advanced means o…Read more…
On December 1, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) workers took strike action for the first time in more than 40 years to defend their livelihoods. They’re standing up against the imposition of fire…Read more…
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union remains at £10.63 an hour
The article Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2021 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite has vowed to fiercely resist Thurrock Council’s plans to brutally cut the pay and conditions of workers who have been providing essential services during the pandemic. The very workers who have…Read more…
Employment practices at some of the UK’s vet surgeries are ‘a dog’s dinner’ where bullying and poor morale are widespread, according to a new survey by the British Veterinary Union in Unite (BVU)….Read more…
Another print from a calendar published by National Library of Wales featuring the works of Welsh Artist, Kyffin Williams.I have been posting the paintings each month. This is Rhagfyr December 2020 and of course today December 1 is World Aids Da…Read more…
The Home Office yesterday went to the extent of publishing a blog post seeking to justify its forthcoming Deportation Charter Flight to Jamaica.This is, of course, the same Home Office that has been responsible for the scandalous treatment of the Windr…Read more…
Is the Labour apparatus really going to war against its members rather than the Tory government? “Article 10 (of the … MoreRead more…
Heathrow workers proudly stood on the picket lines today (December 1) on their first day of strike action over savage permanent pay cuts that will leave them £8,000 a year worse off each year. The…Read more…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a public sector pay freeze in the government’s spending review last week, backed up by some claims that need further analysis
The article Reality check: public…Read more…
Security staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading who are currently locked in a pay battle with their employer, will be striking for five days this month. The 20 low paid security guards are…Read more…
Stars in Our Schools was a bit different this year but it was still a glorious celebration of all that school support staff do for our children
The article Highlights: Stars in Our Schools 2020…Read more…
Unite members employed by Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) began strike action today (December 1) in a dispute over savage wage cuts imposed on the workforce through a brutal fire and rehire programme….Read more…
Please share and support this campaign by a local Newham head teacher. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555718/signatures/new
Hat tip my Labour Councillor & trade union comrade Sasha Das Gupta. Read more…
Workers at aerospace parts firm SPS Technologies are being balloted for strike action over the company’s ‘opportunistic’ attempt to attack pay rates by as much as £3,000 a year, Unite said today…Read more…
Luxury car maker Aston Martin is being urged to provide cast iron guarantees that its factory at Gaydon in Warwickshire will remain the centre for the UK and world-wide manufacturing and production…Read more…
Unite members employed at Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) will be on picket lines tomorrow (December 1) in the dispute over the savage wage cuts imposed on the workforce through a brutal fire and…Read more…