Brexit is fuelling the discrimination against migrant workers, delegates are told
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‘Cut to the bone’
A “double whammy” of cuts and rising demand are pushing legal aid and advice workers to the brink and threatening the integrity of the justice system, a new Unite survey has revealed. The…Read more…
Deeside construction site demo
Unite members and fellow trade unionists protested the £800 million energy to waste construction site at Parc Adfer in Deeside north Wales today (April 17) as part of a campaign to stop a ‘race to…Read more…
Windrush: Unite calls for ‘dignity and respect’
Paulette Wilson, 61, has lived in the UK for just over half a century. Part of the Windrush generation – Commonwealth citizens from the Caribbean who were invited by the UK government to settle in…Read more…
Ken Knapman speech in Isle of Wight Protest against the attack on Syria.
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Was the Syrian Chemical attack a hoax?
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Health conference agrees to back pay proposal
This is just the beginning of better pay for NHS staff, conference delegates hear as they vote in favour of ‘biggest pay rise in 15 years’ and Agenda for Change reform
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ISS and US pension funds vote against ICTSI directors
Proxy advisors and shareholders endorse voting against non-independent ICTSI Directors in line with ITF recommendationsGlobal proxy advisors and shareholders have recommended voting against the re-election of non-independent Directors of Filipino port …Read more…
HE unions and employers to meet again in May to talk about pay
Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
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Employers in the care sector are hiding behind complex and incomplete pay slips to break wage laws
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
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‘The NHS has always been there’
The first person born in the NHS says that it’s too easy to take the service for granted
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To boost living standards, we need to strengthen unions and reverse austerity
A case for ending austerity and raising public spending for the sake of growth, “a less flexible labour market is a strategy for income growth” .Read more…
Britain isn’t delivering for working people – join us and march for the alternative
On 12 May, I’ll be joining tens of thousands of others to march through London, demanding a new deal for working people.Read more…
The decline of UK manufacturing is devastating – it’s time to change course
What has happened to global manufacturing in the last half century? UK industrial decline; many new jobs in low skill, low pay sectors; and attacks on unions have left workers worse off. So what can…Read more…
Steep rise in reported assaults against NHS staff, says UNISON
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
Anti-war protest in St Thomas Square, Newport, Isle of Wight
Keynote speech at the anti-war protest in St Thomas Square, Newport, Isle of Wight at 7pm, Monday, April 16th, 2018. Not- in – our – Name The whole point is they did it, but we said “Not…Read more…
West Ham Labour Action Team – Putting People at the heart of all we do
FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW”The Canning Town North branch is having a joint street stall with West Ham branch outside West Ham tube Station at 5.00pm on Wednesday 18thApril”.
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Blog: I will always love our NHS
As your General Secretary, I always will always fight for the NHS because NHS workers fought for me – they never gave up. As UNISON General Secretary, neither will I.
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Buses stopped as attacks renewed
A bus route through an area of West Belfast has once again been cancelled following renewed attacks against drivers in recent days. The decision was made after a brick was thrown through the…Read more…
‘Hidden agenda’
The redundancy payments’ dispute at Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire, which has seen delays in the collection of dustbins, is set to escalate with more industrial action. Unite said…Read more…