Unite hosted a Migrant Workers Conference on Wednesday (February 22), which was held at the union’s central office in London and hosted a wide range of speakers including Unite executive…Read more…
Unions: discovering a hidden part in LGBT+ history
Most LGBT+ people aren’t in a union and have little or no idea what unions do. Most LGBT+ people don’t think too much about how we got the rights we now enjoy. And most LGBT+ people (even those…Read more…
Why decommissioning nuclear workers’ pensions could be hazardous to us all
Government plans to bail on a pension promise to 11,000 nuclear decommissioning workers could end up establishing a dangerous precedent for pensions that many more of us rely on. There are many different ways of looking at the pension scheme your emplo…Read more…
‘Line in the sand’
A line in the sand over further privatisation of the NHS in London needs to be drawn, Unite has said. The latest cause for controversy is at King’s College Hospital (KCH) NHS Foundation…Read more…
Bus journeys plummet
Unite the union says new figures show that Scotland’s free-for-all privatised bus services are in chaos – with passengers getting a worse service despite increased public subsidy. New Scottish…Read more…
Undermining workers’ rights
Members of Unite at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases on the Clyde are to vote on industrial action, accusing their employer of attacking worker rights. Unite says that Babcock Marine is…Read more…
Branch Annual Report 2016
The annual report reflects the work undertaken by the branch January – December 2016. It is well worth a read – 2016Read more…
Buy a stake in our future
Unite is calling on the Scottish government to back a Holyrood motion calling for public investment in the oil and gas industry. A motion from North East Scotland Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald is…Read more…
Scotland needs economic as well as political power
While political structures are important, what really matters is the distribution of wealth and power.
The Scottish Labour Party conference tomorrow will debate a motion on federalism that takes…Read more…
The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution 1918-1921
This speech was given on 22 February 2017 at the Georgian Embassy in London. I want to thank the British Georgian Society for inviting me to give this talk, and to the Georgian Embassy for hosting…Read more…
Proud to stand up for UNISON members today at the Certification Officer hearing
Regular readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Blogger) will probably be aware that today saw the final session of the hearing of the various complaints made to the Certification Officer arising from the last UNISON General Secretary election.
Today we ha…Read more…
‘Systematic undermining’
The NHS ethos is being further undermined in Yorkshire’s East Riding with the ‘whitewash’ awarding of a community health services contract to a ‘better profit business’, Unite said today (February…Read more…
Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race
Figures show Black workers to be under-represented in higher education workforce
The article Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Police staff vote to accept contract changes, says UNISON
Unions have cut a deal to improve the work-life balance of thousands of police staff as cuts to forces mean smaller workforces, UNISON has announced today (Thursday). As a result, police support…Read more…
Police staff agree to terms and conditions changes
Members in England and Wales vote in favour of changes to the Police Staff Handbook, which will come into effect on 1 April
The article Police staff agree to terms and conditions changes first…Read more…
Fallon – speak to us call
Unite members who work at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (Aldermaston and Burghfield) took their campaign for pension justice to the MoD in Whitehall yesterday (February 21). On the ninth…Read more…
Investment decline + reliance on consumers = bad news for the economy
The new official GDP figures out today paint a worrying picture for the longer term, despite many of the headlines. Our economy is severely imbalanced – totally reliant on consumer spending to stay afloat, with no sign of the Chancellor’s promised rally in investment. That’s…Read more…
Bargaining table power
A study conducted by Unite across 50 of its biggest private sector workplaces throughout London and the East of England reveals that in 96 per cent of workplaces where Unite negotiates pay, the union…Read more…
Only Labour will fight for NHS and local services in Stoke, says UNISON
Commenting on the Stoke-on-Trent by-election tomorrow (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Local services in Stoke are under real pressure thanks to mismanagement by the local…Read more…
Savings gulf
Low income families had just £95 of savings and investments to fall back on this winter, a shocking new report by insurance firm Aviva shows. The report laid bare the growing gulf between rich…Read more…