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Last Guest post from John Walker from this years Local Authority Pension Fund Forum conference
Friday morning commenced with probably the most interesting session of the Conference – a session of an LGPS Pooling Panel with representation from the eight CIV’s currently forming to get in line with…Read more…
Volume 46 Number 25, December 17, 2016 ARCHIVE HOME JBCENTRE SUBSCRIBE The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty Against Interference of the Anglo-US Imperialists According to latest…Read more…
= Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and…Read more…
The TUC has joined other unions around Europe to mark International Migrants Day (18 December) by calling for undocumented migrants to have their rights respected. All too often undocumented workers suffer the humiliating and degrading experience of be…Read more…
This General Secretary election shouldn’t even be happening. Like a million other Unite members it came as a surprise to me and until it was announced I had no plans to stand. The election timetable makes it as hard as possible for any challenger – it …Read more…
Joint union press release
“Trade unions UNISON, Unite and GMB have taken the first steps towards possible strike action in the newly merged Clarion Housing group. All three unions are formally consulting members over taking industrial action in the fir…Read more…
A Greek pensioner at a protest against pension cuts in Athens last month The Greek parliament has defied the international creditors providing Athens’ bailout funds and voted through a one-off…Read more…
When I launched the campaign for General Secretary of Unite on Thursday evening, Len McCluskey’s backsliding on free movement of labour was one of the issues I raised. Little did I know how the issue would explode yesterday, with McCluskey and his supp…Read more…
Building solidarity between workers, no matter what passport or contract they hold, is a trade union priority after the Brexit vote. That was the message of the TUC event on ‘Organising migrant and…Read more…
This is the day 2 report of last weeks Local Authorities Pension Funds Forum (LAPFF) annual conference by John Walker, who is a UNISON member and sits on the Cambridgeshire Pension Fund Committee as a Member nominated representative. See Wednesday repo…Read more…
Trade unionism matters more than ever. With the economy still in a slump, the Tories in power and the shadow of Brexit hanging over millions of jobs, unions are the only line of defence for working…Read more…
General secretary Dave Prentis speaks at funeral, recalling Eric as ‘a man who inspired happiness, loyalty, good memories and love’
The article Remembering our president and friend Eric Roberts…Read more…
Worried about heating costs this winter? Looks like it will be worse for pensioners in Northern Ireland – the UK’s only region where older persons are unable to access the £140 discount towards home…Read more…
To most people the phase “pay at the pump” is associated with the necessary evil of petrol stations, where motorists use their bank cards at the pump to pay for their fuel. But now the phrase…Read more…
It’s short. It’s sharp. Fits a hashtag. A headline. It’s genius. And the remainers don’t have an equivalent to a single word that sums up the biggest decision we’ve undertaken – Brexit….Read more…
If you are struggling with the different interpretations of the Scottish Government’s draft budget, don’t panic, it is confusing!
My briefing for UNISON branches attempts to cut through the spin and…Read more…
Today sees the launch of a new TUC report mapping insecurity at work in Britain today, and how key risks associated with work have been transferred to working people, while the financial rewards from flexibility accrue to employers. We find that 3.2 mi…Read more…
While most people will spend time with their friends and family over the Christmas season, nearly a million workers will have to work. Among these are faith workers, many of whom do not have…Read more…
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