With much of the printed media in the UK and USA already describing the Venezuelan elections being held this weekend as being ‘flawed’, or worse, and stating that even if elected by…Read more…
Post-Grenfell report falls short
While the report makes a number of good recommendations, it falls short of providing the kind of safety regime that is needed.Read more…
Greater London UNISON Labour Link backs Janet Danby for Lewisham East
Greater London UNISON Labour Link has made a supportive nomination for our union member (and former social worker) Janet Daby in the Lewisham East by election.
She is also the Lewisham Deputy Mayor and will make an excellent Parliamentary candidate.
Carillion: shareholder primacy plus shareholder inaction
As most people will be aware, the Work and Pensions and BEIS committee have published their joint report on the Carillion collapse today. I won’t bother rehashing much better summaries of what it says that you can read elsewhere, rather I want to focus…Read more…
Care integration – lessons from Wales
Delivering better health and care integration is a challenge in all parts of the U.K. and internationally. We should try and learn from experiences elsewhere, and I was in Cardiff today contributing…Read more…
Nursery campaigners meet minister to call for better funding
Salford UNISON, parents and mayor put the case to Nadhim Zahawi
The article Nursery campaigners meet minister to call for better funding first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
A brutal massacre in Gaza
We condemn the government of Israel for its actions that have brought fresh pain to the Palestinian people and we pledge to redouble our efforts to campaign for the rights of Palestinians, peace and…Read more…
Revisit CITB plans call
Unite is warning that the groundbreaking Constructionarium project is at risk of closure as a direct result of the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) plans to close their headquarters at…Read more…
Inflation-busting deal
Unite has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for this year…Read more…
‘Hubris and greed’
Carillion’s “shyster” bosses bear responsibility for the outsourcing giant’s devastating collapse, but the Tories lacked “the decisiveness or bravery” to reign in the corporate excess that allowed…Read more…
Blog: All too often, early years services are a poor relation
Thanks to UNISON, the government have agreed to meet with UNISON members tomorrow. Yet the person they’re sending to the meeting is Nadhim Zahawi – the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department…Read more…
Why is the TUC asking you to opt back onto mailing lists?
Have you recently been asked to opt back into an email mailing list you were already subscribed to? If so, you’re not alone. It’s all to do with the changes to Data Protection regulations that come…Read more…
Keep jobs public call
NHS staff employed by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are set to take strike action over plans to move their jobs to a subsidiary company WWL Solutions Limited, Unite, announced…Read more…
‘Silent epidemic’
Unite is running a series of mental health awareness courses as well as training members in mental health first aid throughout the UK to coincide with mental health awareness week (May 14 to 18)….Read more…
Unable to cope
Almost a third of people have experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of stress during the last year, according to a disturbing new survey. The shocking findings led to calls for…Read more…
“Mayor unveils first members of Cabinet”
The last 8 years as a backbench Newham Councillor has been a fantastic experience and a real honour to serve my constituents. It has been “difficult” at times but I have enjoyed nearly all of it.
Yesterday evening it was officially confirmed that I ha…Read more…
Work related stress is at record levels and this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is focusing on stress.
This week is Mental Health Awareness week and it is a good to time for union members and reps to improve their understanding of how mental health issues can affect their workplace.Read more…
Dodgy trade deals aren’t working for working people
Unions and businesses are demanding a seat at the negotiating tableRead more…
UNISON “there for you” helping out our low paid members with the cost of school uniforms 2018
One of the many things that I am proud of in my trade union UNISON is its charitable arm “There for you” (which I am one of its trustees). Every year we hold a campaign to help low paid UNISON members pay for school uniforms for their children.
We mus…Read more…
Blog: If the Tories want a hostile environment, we will give them one
On Saturday, thousands of UNISON members took to the streets and made our voices heard. UNISON was by far the biggest, noisiest presence on the march – and swamped Hyde Park for the rally…Read more…