Obviously, I’ve not been blogging much lately, but something I’ve been spending a bit of time looking at is dividend arbitrage. In it its most well-known version, this is the practice of shifting stock around the ex dividend in order minimise tax payab…Read more…
Cancelled shift compensation won't end the injustice of life on a zero-hours contract
Government plans to compensate zero-hours workers who lose out on work will do nothing to reform a jobs market that allows bosses to treat workers like disposable labour.Read more…
Out of touch, out of mind
Something I’ve been thinking about a bit lately is how disconnected responsible investment is from the rest of the world. There is a tidal wave of marketing for ESG products and services currently storming through the financial services industry, yet i…Read more…
Calling all Newham Council tenants & Leaseholders
We want to hear about where you live and how we can improve these areas. Book at your local forum
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Latest offer rejected
About 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire will hold two 24 hour strikes after pay talks broke down today (July 18), Unite said. Unite said that its members, employed by First South Yorkshire…Read more…
‘Up against the biggest’
As the longest strike in Australia’s modern history carried on month after agonisingly-long month, the number of workers on the picket line dwindled. Although almost broken, AMWU union rep…Read more…
Tahir’s youth mission
Peterborough youth worker is a Local Service Champion and has been honoured by the Queen
The article Tahir’s youth mission first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Playing with fire’
Unite accused the government of ‘playing with fire’ over the privatisation of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced today (Thursday 18 July) that…Read more…
Local Service Champions – making our communities safer
We don’t always see what council workers do in our communities, but they’re there, making our lives better
The article Local Service Champions – making our communities safer first appeared on the…Read more…
Crunch pay talks
Crunch pay talks are due to be held tomorrow (July 18) in a bid to avert strike action by about 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire, Unite said today (July 17). Unite said that its members,…Read more…
Future pensioner homelessness crisis?
Millennials are facing a homelessness crisis once they retire as the shortage in affordable housing reaches breaking point. More than half a million people under 40 who are unable to afford to…Read more…
Birmingham university members strike
Noisy, colourful and good humoured pickets call for fair pay
The article Birmingham university members strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Guarded welcome’
Unite has given a guarded welcome to a commitment made today (July 17) by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to provide funding to ensure workers at its former site in Avonmouth, Bristol, receive their…Read more…
North West hospital staff to strike for pay equality
Members at three NHS trusts deliver 100% vote for strikes to win NHS rates for all staff
The article North West hospital staff to strike for pay equality first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Communicating our cause
Campaigning is vital to UNISON’s cause
The article Communicating our cause first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Victory At ExxonMobil In Aussie After Two Year Picket
Oil and gas workers in Longford, Victoria, Australia, have dismantled their picket line after a mammouth 742 days, following an agreement ending a long-running dispute with ExxonMobil and its…Read more…
When we also murdered Jews…
Last week I was in York for a UNISON Labour Party conference. In the centre of York there is castle called Clifford’s Tower.
In March 1190 the entire Jewish population of York estimated to be 150 men, women and children had fled to the Tower for prote…Read more…
‘Insulting’ pay offer
Unite has today (July 16) confirmed that it will move to ballot its members at Diageo for strike action following the overwhelming rejection of a derisory pay offer of 2.5 per cent made to the…Read more…
‘Latest victims of bandit capitalism’
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is facing pressure from MPs to handover £12m in promised redundancy payments to staff who worked at its former Avonmouth site. The calls came as Unite called…Read more…
Blog: Durham shows that our movement remains vital
Like Tolpuddle, Burston and other fantastic labour movement events, Durham is about both our movement’s past and our future. As the Durham Miners’ motto says “the past we inherit, the future we…Read more…