Unite, the UK’s biggest union representing cabin crew, has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling upholding earlier Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions that British Airways has…Read more…
‘Turning the tide’
Unite members at Cammell Laird have overwhelmingly voted to take strike action over plans by bosses to slash the workforce by 40 per cent, raising the prospect of industrial action hitting operations…Read more…
‘Piecemeal approach’
Unite has raised questions over supposed government proposals briefed to the media this week that would strengthen ‘gig economy’ workers’ rights. The Guardian reported on Thursday (November 8)…Read more…
Scotland’s local government members reject pay offer
Consultative ballot sees 79% vote against 3% offer and 67% vote in in favour of moving to industrial action
The article Scotland’s local government members reject pay offer first appeared on…Read more…
Living Wage Week
This is Living Wage Week, another opportunity to promote the benefits of the real living wage and fair work more widely.
The week traditionally starts with the announcement of the new Living Wage…Read more…
Blog: Celebrating the Stars in our Schools
Whether they’re catering staff or teaching assistants, cleaners or administrative workers, without them schools couldn’t open every morning. They deserve our thanks and to know just how valuable…Read more…
Blog: Proud to stand with the Sirona Care workers
This is completely unacceptable. Care workers should be able to focus on delivering compassionate care, and shouldn’t have to worry about losing pay or losing their jobs. Never mind pay cuts, they…Read more…
New stress toolkit a good starting point for tackling workplace stress
A new Health and Safety Executive toolkit on dealing with workplace stress could prove useful, but it shouldn’t be seen as the solution to preventing stressRead more…
How to be a great trans ally
Trade unionists have always been allies to the most oppressed in society, which is why being a trans ally is so central to our movementRead more…
Brexit and EU citizens – why ministers are playing poker with people's lives
With less than 6 months to go, 3.5 million EEA citizens in the UK still don’t know what will happen to their rights after BrexitRead more…
“UNISON celebrates becoming the UK’s biggest union”
“UNISON is marking becoming the UK’s biggest union by launching a month of recruitment activity today to reach out to every worker in the country providing public services.The union has now more than 1.3 million people in its membership who work in edu…Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Parents in austerity-hit Cornwall were faced with the threat of having to pay for children’s services such as health visiting. But at a crunch meeting in November, Cornwall Council decided to…Read more…
‘Grim and widening’ gap
The number of unfilled NHS nursing roles could hit 51,000 by the end of the planned Brexit transition period in 2021, according to a new report that warns action needs to be taken to prevent…Read more…
‘Short-sighted cuts’
Unite is seeking immediate assurances over UK jobs after Bombardier announced today (November 8) that it would be slashing up to 5,000 jobs globally. The Canadian plane and train manufacturer,…Read more…
Driving down pay threat
The National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters (NUBSLI), which is part of Unite, is writing to NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCG) in the north west of England after the interpreting…Read more…
‘Cruel blow’
The withdrawal of Toshiba from the Moorside nuclear power station project is ‘a cruel blow’ to the north west economy on which thousands of future jobs are depending, Unite said today (November 8)….Read more…
UNISON declares victory in Bradford redundancy row
University of Bradford climbs down on redundancy numbers the week after four-day strike
The article UNISON declares victory in Bradford redundancy row first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Three reasons why CDC pensions could mean a better retirement for workers
Thanks to the CWU union, the government has published plans for a new pension scheme that could mean more working people get the security in retirement they deserveRead more…
Happy 101st Birthday Bolshevik Revolution
Today is the 101st anniversary of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution. Who knew? and it is Trotsky’s birthday as well. Today I attended a Newham Council Audit meeting and 3 people present out of 15 or so also had their birthdays today. Spooky or what?
Ha…Read more…
‘Dangerous development’
Paramedics in the south of England will receive “restraint training” because there are not enough police to respond to dangerous callouts, as Tory cuts to the police numbers continue to be felt…Read more…