FBU officials hope David Johnson’s return might break the strike deadlockRead more…
Union buster Francis Maude accused of wasting time
MP tweets “Francis Maude calls a pointless statement with nothing new in a v poor attempt to get unions on to the agenda”Read more…
Report: vulnerable women still denied access to justice
Unite-backed ‘Magna Carta today?’ outlines a seven point plan to give greater access to justice to the thousands of people hit by government ‘reforms’Read more…
ONS now say that nominal pay growth is 2 not 4 per cent for those in continuous employment – with real pay stagnating
The Prime Minister recently claimed that everyone who had been in work for more than a year had had a 4.1 per cent pay rise (see: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2840753/Britain-gets-1-pay-rise-Weekly-earnings-just-0-1-unless-work-year.html) ON…Read more…
Real pay cuts since 2010 – even for workers in continuous employment
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the proportion of workers who have suffered a fall in the real value of their hourly pay (that is, after taking inflation into account) is higher than you would expect, still higher than it was …Read more…
“Stand Up For Labour” at Theatre Royal Stratford East: Laughter and Politics
Hat tip to West Ham Labour blog for most of the above pictures from last nights hugely successful “Stand Up For Labour” comedy fund raiser. The event was sponsored by Greater London UNISON Link and raised money for the Ilford North and West Ham General…Read more…
Pay gap revelations?
Despite the enormous strides women have made in gaining gender equality, the dream of equal pay for equal work is still far from becoming a reality. The pay gap between men and women remains stubbornly high at almost 20 per cent. And this average figure obscures more alarming gender pay gap trends among different […]
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Deeds not words
On International Women’s Day (March 8) women took to the streets around London Bridge, many in suffragette costume, to highlight the importance of women registering to vote. Participants and speakers include Emmeline Pankhurst’s granddaughter Helen and great granddaughter Laura, who at 19 is a first time voter; Made in Dagenham star Gemma Arterton, […]
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Women apprenticeships call
A new Unite guide aimed at encouraging women into engineering and science apprenticeships, Women apprentices, has been launched today (March 10) with the help of Labour MP, Gloria de Piero. As part of the pink bus ‘woman to woman’ tour of 70 key constituencies Labour’s shadow minister for women and equalities took time to speak […]
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Part-time work: Women get the raw end of a raw deal
Behind the ‘good news’ of falling unemployment, new TUC analysis points to a worrying trend of more and more women moving, without choice, into low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t pay a living wage….Read more…
French CGT members protest outside Weir Group in Glasgow
Members of the French trade union CGT demonstrated today outside the offices of the Weir Group in Glasgow, Scotland.Read more…
On the road to registering
Unite supported NoVoteNoVoice bus tour on film. Bus tour day 2 – Wembley Bus tour day 3 –Hastings Stagecoach Bus tour day 4 – Sussex Uni Bus tour day 5 – Southampton Find out more about #NoVoteNoVoice, Unite’s coalition campaign aiming to get everyone registered to vote, here.
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Remember the playground?
To find out more about #NoVoteNoVoice, Unite’s coalition campaign with the Mirror and other campaign groups, visit our website here.
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Cyber security tips for journalists
“Journalists face an increasing challenge to secure their communications in a digital world,” the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) warns. It has produced a list of Tips &…Read more…
Author’s rights fees for Belgian freelances
10/03/2015. 100% of publishers’ fees to freelances in Belgium can be treated as payment for “author’s rights”, Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt has confirmed. This can…Read more…
Time to take a closer look at your pension
There are some big changes in pensions next month and they are not all good news.
Today I am in Orkney on the latest stage of a pensions tour that has included training up our excellent new…Read more…
Songs of power
I left home aged 18 to go to polytechnic in London and never moved back to live at home with my parents yet every general election time my mum would always call me and remind me to vote and rightly castigate me if I ever tried to say it’s not worth it. I grew […]
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We need to tackle asbestos in schools
More than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos – but the government is still dragging its feet over a report on the scale of the problem due last springRead more…
Public Contracts Regulations: Government getting it badly wrong on public procurement
With around £230bn spent by the government on goods and services and with outsourcing increasing across the public sector, getting the commissioning and procurement framework right is of vital importance in shaping the future of our public services. So it is concerning to see the way the government…Read more…
WIN! NHS privatisation plan scrapped after union pressure
UNISON welcome news NHS Kernow is to scrap outsourcing plansRead more…