A big welcome back to colleagues who returned to school this week after the summer break. It’s always great to see the young people again, but every September, we face new challenges and threats to…Read more…
Pay – doing nothing is not an option
On Thursday a national pay summit was held at UNISON head office with representatives in attendance from all regions and service groups. Co-chaired by President Wendy Nichols and NEC Policy Chair…Read more…
UNISON on latest workforce stats showing women in UK universities mostly in low-paid jobs
Unison has condemned the latest workforce statistics published by Universities UK that show that women make up 54 per cent of the total higher education workforce, but despite this 63 per cent of…Read more…
Refugees Welcome! say Scottish UNISON delegates
As the world faces its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, UNISON delegates from local government branches across Scotland say “Refugees welcome here”.Read more…
Refugees welcome here say UNISON delegates
UNISON delegates from local government branches across Scotland took time out from their conference in Glasgow today to say "Refugees welcome here".
UNISON Scottish Secretary Mike Kirby welcomed the leadership shown by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and opposition leader Kezia Dugdale as they united in the Scottish Parliament to pledge humanitarian support.
Mike had issued a stark warningRead more…
Unison Branch Secretary Newsletter September 2015
In this comprehensive and informative bulletin: So What’s A Branch? What We Do & What We Don’t Do Who Should I Contact & How? Where Else Can I Find Out About Unison Stoke? How Do I Get Involved? What’s Occurring? … Continue reading →Read more…
Thinking of your DIssertation as a Story
Colleagues,
This post is aimed at MA ILTUS students (an amazing bunch of trade unionists!) coming to Ruskin College 12-13 September for the additional weekend prior to the start of the 2015-16 academic year.
The image below is taken from Hart (2005),…Read more…
UNISON urges the government to show compassion and accept more refugees
‘The daily images of desperate men, women and children fleeing the escalating violence have shocked the world’
The article UNISON urges the government to show compassion and accept more refugees…Read more…
Join The Branch At The No To Austerity, Yes To Worker’s Rights Demo In Manchester 4 October 2015
The Proposed Trade Union Bill Is the Government’s latest attempt to undermine your rights at work. If it becomes law it will: Make it almost impossible for YOU to take strike action Fundamentally undermine YOUR right to protest Remove YOUR … Continue reading →Read more…
Refugee solidarity
Unite is backing delegations by Stand Up To Racism the first of which will travel to Calais on Saturday (5 September). The group is calling for “concrete solidarity” with migrants and refugees…Read more…
No energy delays
A decision is ‘desperately’ needed on the financing of the building of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, if the lights are to remain on in the years ahead. The French energy giant –…Read more…
ONS show just how hard ‘well-being’ is hit by low incomes and wealth
The ONS report ‘Relationship between Wealth, Income and Personal Well-being, July 2011 to June 2012’ may not be hugely surprising , but vividly shows the how dependent personal well-being is on a decent standard of living. For the ONS, well being has four aspects, ‘life satisfaction’, ‘sense of…Read more…
Refugee Crisis in Europe – What you can do
In April 2015 we said: Migrant rescue cut ‘indefensible in its inhumanity’.
“We must also seek to change the approach of the UK to immigration, creating a better more humane system that recognises our responsibilities in the world,” said Mike, adding that the UK is not doing enough to provide refuge to people who are displaced by conflict.
“In Syria, alone, close to four million refugees haveRead more…
Dots on the map?
We have come to the Harry Lime moment in the latest refugee crisis. In the film, The Third Man, Harry Lime – played by Orson Welles – has been brutally exploiting a post-war drug shortage resulting…Read more…
Tear gas – an everyday experience for Palestinian children
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from PalestineRead more…
UNISON General Secretary election gets serious
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Leading challenger in the contest for UNISON General Secretary, Barnet activist John Burgess, has today launched a detailed and practical pledge to increase fund…Read more…
Teachers in Scotland ballot over pay
EIS urges members to accept offerRead more…
WIN! Unite celebrates after Pizza Express workers receive dough
Union turns “fair tip” campaign to other restaurantsRead more…
Poland: Stop sackings and union busting!
“Maciek Konopka has been sacked from his job at Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) in Gdansk. Why? Ostensibly because he’s a committed and active trade union leader. It’s the latest in a line of union-busting actions by management including intimida…Read more…
“Newham mayor overrules council committee to push ahead with SPV spending”
Check out this report in yesterdays “Professional Pensions”about Newham Mayor, Robin Wales, overturning the recommendation of the Overview & Scrunity Committee, that no money should be spent on a proposed “Special Purpose Vehicle” (SPV) until it ha…Read more…