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On 7 February 2017 the Government issued a white paper on the future of housing in England. The paper had been trailed beforehand as being the blueprint to fix the housing crisis and “as having affordability at its heart”.
The actual white paper has been dismissed by many commentators as being a…Read more…
It will soon be UNISON National Executive Committee elections. This morning I was outside Bournemouth Conference Centre with Greater London NEC Candidate, Mitsy Harmon-Russell, handing out these leaflets to delegates arriving for the UNISON Community S…Read more…
UNISON members that work for Housing Associations and the voluntary sector have an annual 2 day National Seminar and Conference.
This years seminar is in Bournemouth and started for me this morning with a meeting of the Service Group Executive t…Read more…
The government is standing by proposals to cut £3.7bn in disability benefits, even as it plans to implement a £1bn tax break that will predominately benefit the very wealthy. Downing Street…Read more…
Unite said it would be seeking guarantees over no compulsory redundancies at the supermarket giant Sainsbury’s today (March 3) after the retailer announced plans which put over 4,000 workers at risk…Read more…
Unite has today (March 3) called for urgent talks next week over the threat to about 300 jobs at Welcome Foods in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire. The union said that the planned closure of the…Read more…
Unite announced today (March 3) that it would be balloting members who make the iconic Mini and Rolls-Royce motor cars for BMW after the carmaker refused to lift its threat to close the final salary…Read more…
A South Yorkshire firm has been accused of ‘backsliding’ in appealing against an award of £426,600 to 56 Unite members, after bosses by-passed their recognised union and put a pay offer directly to…Read more…
The number of people on zero hours contracts – who are not guaranteed set hours of work and have very few rights and protections – has spiked to a record level of 910,000. But the figures show…Read more…
Two bits of news caught my eye today. The first was new figures showing the number of workers on zero hour contacts has hit an all time high – with over 900,000 people now working on contracts which leave them wondering how much they will be earning from day to day, week to week. This…
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Unite echoed concerns voiced today (March 3) by the influential House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee, which warned that the government’s industrial strategy lacks…Read more…
Bosses at 2 Sisters Food Group in the West Midlands have been behaving like ‘tin pot dictators’ when it comes to workers’ rights, Unite said today (March 3). The union said that in the last…Read more…
Striking members of Unite working as cabin crew for British Airways mixed fleet will be taking their battle against low pay to Brighton tomorrow (March 4) with a protest at the British Airways…Read more…
With prime minister Theresa May set, within weeks, to trigger the process by which the UK begins its exit from the European Union, Unite, has today (March 3) urged working people to ‘sound the alarm’…Read more…
Earlier this week the Employment Committee of the European Parliament voted 38 to 6 in favour of calling for important changes to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive. This is a major step forward….Read more…
One of the UK’s largest low-pay employers is planning to appoint a worker representative to its board. Outsource firm Mitie, which provides care-taking and cleaning services, is considering…Read more…
Pushing the retirement age up in the coming years would mean men in certain areas of the country could die before claiming their state pension. A Commons Work and Pensions Committee debating…Read more…
This week the government published the findings of the McGregor-Smith review. The aim of the review is to report on the barriers BME people face when in work. This report is seen as an opportunity for the government to finally take action and tackle th…Read more…
Thousands will march through the streets of London on Saturday, raising their banners and their voices to oppose cuts, closures and privatisation – and to save our NHS.
The article Blog: The NHS is…Read more…
Spring is in the air, the blossom is on the trees, and we’re nearly a fifth of the way through 2017. So you might be surprised to learn that the average woman still hasn’t been paid for her work this year. Yes, you read that right. New analysis we’re publishing today shows that the average…Read more…