Trump is on a mission to tear the heart and the humanity out of America …Read more…
Clarion UNISON newsletter on Staff Survey – Trade Union Recognition
Staff Survey – Trade Union Recognition On Tuesday 10 January, the head of HR confirmed to the unions that Clarion and Latimer staff would all receive a survey, via email, on the subject of trade union recognition.
All staff were sent a link to the survey…Read more…
Alborada: Latin America Uncovered Article
New Low Pay Rates in April:
Minimum wage rates go up in April The increase in national minimum wage rates – and the so-called national living wage – which will come into force on 1 April. The new rates are: 25 and over –…Read more…
Cabin Crew Strike:
BA cabin crew strike takes off Tim Lezard Banner, News Cabin crew working for British Airways’s ‘mixed fleet’ have begun a 48-hour strike over pay. More than 800 people joined Unite yesterday to…Read more…
Cap top bosses pay call
For years there has been an increasing level of anger about ‘fat cat’ pay. The wages of top bosses keep increasing while those of workers are at best stagnating. Twenty years ago the average…Read more…
Government’s claim to have ‘protected’ the NHS is a sham, says UNISON
Commenting on remarks made today (Wednesday) to the Commons Public Accounts Committee by NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “It’s…Read more…
‘Fantastic’ BA strike support
Unite hailed support for a 48-hour strike by British Airways’ ‘mixed fleet’ cabin crew as ‘fantastic’ today (January 11). It has emerged that the stoppage, which started yesterday (January…Read more…
Sleeping in their cars
When British Airways first introduced its Mixed Fleet in 2010, the airline advertised wages of £17,000 to £20,000 each year on its website. But by the time Rachel* was hired and received her…Read more…
UNISON NEC elections – nominate the candidates seeking positive change!
This is one of those blog posts prepared without using UNISON resources, because it addresses the important question of internal UNISON elections – to our National Executive Council (NEC) – and so UNISON resources cannot be used to campaign in the election (that can get people into…Read more…
Uphold union rights call
Scotland’s biggest construction union has hit out after the First Minister failed to back union rights during a visit to a new hospital in Dumfries. The hospital is being built by a consortium…Read more…
Liverpool port protest
Dock workers working for Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port operators, are to protest on Friday (January 13) over the lack of decent welfare facilities for workers and drivers visiting the port…Read more…
Commission says no to stronger protection on health and safety
The European Commission have finally released details of what they are proposing to do on health and safety regulation in the coming years. Yesterday they released a communication which contained…Read more…
‘Slap in the face’
Argos’ plans to transfer nearly 500 workers from its Lutterworth distribution hub in Leicestershire to Kettering, Northamptonshire are ‘a slap in the face’ for a loyal workforce. Unite said…Read more…
‘Modern feudalism’
Four workers at the ancient Port Eliot Estate in Cornwall, with a total of 70 years’ service, are set to lose their jobs by the end of March in a move branded as ‘modern feudalism’ by Unite. …Read more…
WHO: Info: Doctors (per 1,000 people)
Doctors (per 1,000 people) World Health Organization’s Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data. Overview per country (Those able to show consistent…Read more…
M&S: Happy with BA pay injustice?
Pictured are Unite British Airways ‘mixed fleet’ cabin crew members and supporters handing in a letter to Marks and Spencer at its headquarters today (January 11), calling on the retailer to demand…Read more…
Excuses, excuses
The worst excuses of bosses guilty of not paying staff the minimum wage – including “she only makes tea”, “I only pay them when customers are in the shop” and “they aren’t British so don’t have the…Read more…
Minimum wage rates go up in April
UNISON calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage
The article Minimum wage rates go up in April first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
NHS ‘nearing meltdown’
A Sheffield man died after it took an ambulance more than two and a half hours to reach him, it was revealed on Monday (January 9). The tragedy is just one of a growing litany of examples that…Read more…