Sunday 22 October; 11am; Stratford Station (Westfield entrance); Political Education & Social; Daniel Blaney and juliannemarriott@me.com ; CLP (Everyone is welcome including friends and family.) London Docklands Museum visit E14 4AL. either bi…Read more…
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm to 8pm (followed by social).Guest Speaker – John Healey MP Shadow Minister for Housing & PlanningAll Branch Labour Link (APF) members invited.Strictly RSVP to C.Thompson@un…Read more…
Unite constitutional timetable 2017-2023
The detailed timetable of windows for the various meetings for the coming year is below.
For explanation of jargon and acronyms, see my glossary. For more information on Unite’s structures, see my structures page.
20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 and 10-14 Dec 201…Read more…
100 public service workers assaulted every day in Scotland
42,400 recorded incidents of violence towards public sector workers in Scotland last year is a shocking figure – over 100 incidents every day. What’s even more shocking is that this is just the tip…Read more…
Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted
Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene
The article Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The insanity of a no deal Brexit
Gavin Robinson, the DUP MP for East Belfast, didn’t go as far as was trailed by his local media when he asked in parliament whether business secretary Greg Clark had made any approach on the…Read more…
‘Fit for the future’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the conference of Unite, Scotland’s biggest union as delegates debate motions on the big issues facing Scotland’s working people, from the rising…Read more…
‘Unprecedented’
Wages have fallen for the sixth month in a row even as unemployment has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, the latest figures from this week have shown. Wages dropped 0.4 per…Read more…
Refunds for tribunal fees is welcome news
Responding to the government’s announcement that the first people eligible for employment tribunal fee refunds will be able to apply for them from today (Friday), UNISON head of legal services…Read more…
A bitter sweet Brexit?
A radical new vision for food and farming was warmly welcomed by the guest speakers and audience who attended the launch this week of a new book that has been published by Unite Education and Pluto…Read more…
Review: Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder is an internationally-recognised expert on tyranny. His previous books have included studies of both right-wing and left-wing tyrannical regimes, focussing on Stalinism and Nazism. So…Read more…
Evidence of life in UNISON…
For anyone else contemplating stepping aside from onerous trade union responsibilities after a quarter of a century, my advice is to give yourself some space and not to try to pay too much detailed attention to what is going on in relation to matters w…Read more…
Pay Up Now! – a serious campaign and it’s working, NEC hears
NEC report 18.10.17″People are getting angry, seeing how much they have lost through seven years of the pay cap, UNISON’s national executive council heard at its meeting in London today.And that is because of the campaign being run by the union, general secretary Dave Prentis told the meeting.And…Read more…
Rebooting the rank and file: why there’s still hope for the Unions
interesting article about unions on Labourlist recently. I will post on a related fringe at this years Labour Party Conference.
“Throughout the 20th century, whether you were friend or foe of organised labour, there was no doubting it mattered. Un…Read more…
‘Scrooge boss of the year’
Unite has accused 3M of being a Scrooge employer after the company’s management decided that workers will have to work between Christmas and New Year for the first time in decades. The…Read more…
Firework fight on bus
Unite has renewed its calls for better protection of bus drivers after Youtube footage emerged of a driver being attacked with a firework. The attack occurred last weekend on the 390 route in…Read more…
Credit where it’s due
In a symbolic victory against the government’s cruel and botched rollout of Universal Credit (UC) – which has seen thousands of families fall through the cracks, facing eviction and hunger as their…Read more…
Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place
It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared
The article Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools
From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse
The article Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools…Read more…
Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end, says UNISON
Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end, says UNISON Almost half the staff (47%) working for charities and housing associations have experienced violence or aggression,…Read more…