Following UNISON’s legal challenge, the Supreme Court has, today, ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful because they price workers out of accessing justice and discriminate against women. This means that from today, employment tribunal fees will no longer apply and that all previous fees…Read more…
A massive win for our union and a massive win for all workers
Today’s result should bring to an end the cruel employment tribunal fees regime, and ensure that no-one else is ever forced to pay crippling fees just to access basic justice. But it is also a…Read more…
UNISON’s tribunal fee verdict is a victory for everyone in work
UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Wednesday) against the government, which means that employment tribunal fees will now be scrapped. The Supreme Court – the UK’s highest court – has…Read more…
UNISON legal victory sees employment tribunal fees scrapped
Anyone who has been treated illegally or unfairly at work will no longer have to pay to take their employers to court – as a direct result of UNISON’s legal challenge
The article UNISON legal…Read more…
Low paid care workers told to wait for back pay
Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today
The article Low…Read more…
Iranian sugar workers still fighting for their rights ten years on
Workers are routinely harassed, dismissed and kept under constant surveillance…Read more…
UNISON criticises government announcement for social care providers
Commenting on the government’s announcement of additional support for social care providers, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This announcement is a huge blow for low-paid…Read more…
Medical Aid for Greece – Garden Fundraiser Saturday July 29th 5pm
“What a strange device man is: you fill him with wine, fish and radishes and out come sighs, laughter and dreams”! (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Let us see what comes out when we fill a bunch of nice, caring and interesting people with all kinds of drinks a…Read more…
British Monopoly Interests behind Electric Cars:
Car production is among the leading manufacturing industries in Britain. This is why it features highly in the growth targets in the Conservatives proposals put forward both in its manifesto and…Read more…
Oxford and the Mini:
Electric Mini to be built in Oxford BBC 2nd July, 2017 The electric vehicle will be based on the 3-door hatchback model A fully electric version of the Mini will be built at the Cowley plant in…Read more…
Sit down to talks plea
Unite has warned that the management of HTC Wolffkran is unnecessarily increasing industrial tensions, after the company issued a press release which distorted the information concerning the ongoing…Read more…
‘Perfect storm’
A perfect storm of pay austerity, Brexit and constant reorganisation has caused the ‘very disturbing’ rise in the number of vacancies in the NHS in England, Unite, the country’s largest union, said…Read more…
‘Totally deserved boost’
Unite hailed the skills and efficiency of BMW’s UK workforce as the car maker today (Tuesday July 25) announced that the next generation electric Mini will be built in the UK – at Cowley,…Read more…
Campaigners and staff wish the NHS Happy birthday
On 5th July 2017 the NHS was 69. The TUC, health unions and Health Campaign Together activists joined forces outside hospitals around the country to raise awareness about the impact of the squeeze on…Read more…
Clear our names
This week (July 24) marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between men aged over 21. While the 1967 sexual offences act was a momentous step forward for LGBT…Read more…
2017 Labour Link committee – notice of ballots
Ballots for four seats on the Labour Link national committee – Greater London, North West, South East and South West – open on 9 August and close on 15 September.
The article 2017 Labour Link…Read more…
A right to request fixed hours is no right at all
The Taylor Review wants those on zero hours contracts to have a legal right to request a contract that guarantees hours that better reflect the actual hours they work. A right to request fixed hours, however, is no right at all. It’s more of a vague hope. To see why, we just need to…Read more…
Council and school workers deserve a pay rise!
As a Councillor I was sent this motion by UNISON which I support and will send to our Council Labour Group, Newham School Governors and West Ham Labour Party Branch and General Committee.
(Please note that workers in local government and sc…Read more…
Why don’t companies recognise that unions are essential in the fight against modern slavery?
Everyone, it seems, is now committed to ending forced labour and child labour. Governments, international institutions, NGOs and businesses have come under enormous pressure to do something — and to be seen to be doing something. A good example of this is a resolution on forced labour passed…Read more…
Merseyrail strike over driver-only trains has ‘rock solid’ support
The row is over plans for driver-only operation of new trains. Similar disputes have broken out across the rail industry. A strike by workers on Merseyrail in a dispute over driver-only trains was…Read more…