08 July 2016
By Sabrina Colombo and Ida Regalia, Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche, Università degli studi di Milano
In the fourth piece from our EU Comparative Series, Italian academics…Read more…
Members mark NHS’s 68th birthday in Newcastle
Public get birthday cake and sign birthday card – and petition to protect the NHS bursary
The article Members mark NHS’s 68th birthday in Newcastle first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
£150bn new lending is a tall order, even for Mark Carney
Since the referendum vote, the Bank of England have been working tirelessly to protect the economy. But the announcement the other day of an increase in banks “capacity for lending to UK households and businesses by up to £150 billion” needs to be taken with a big pinch of salt (hence ‘up to’). The…Read more…
South Korean assaults on trade unions continues
Unfortunately South Korea’s appalling record on the rights of workers and trade unions is being added to. Han Sang-gyun, the President of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has been…Read more…
Women’s Labour and Trade Unionism – A Dangerous Combination?
By Rebecca Zahn and Nicole Busby
06 July 2016
Women have played a key role in the British trade union movement since its inception. After all, the first strike for equal pay was organised by…Read more…
Give guarantees call
Unite called on Tata Steel to give binding commitments on the future of Port Talbot and its UK steel strips business following reports today (July 7) that the steelmaker was planning to pause its…Read more…
Sports Direct profits plummet
Unite warned that the ‘shameful’ work practices of employment agencies, Transline and The Best Connection, were causing irreparable harm to the reputation of Sports Direct and lasting damage to its…Read more…
Blame the victims
“Too many housing associations do not support the victims of workplace violence, says John Gray” Below is an opinion piece I wrote for Inside Housing last week (it is behind a paywall). I think you will find the same thing in many other sectors.
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‘Woefully inadequate’
Unite warned that the government’s Oil and Gas Workforce Plan, published today (July 6) was ‘woefully inadequate’ and fell short of arresting a decline in the industry which had led to over 120,000…Read more…
GLI Summer School 2016: The Politics of the International Labour Movement
Dear Colleagues,
Just a brief post from the 2016 Summer School of the Global Labour Institute (GLI). Please follow the fascinating, thought-provoking programme via Twitter or Facebook or live…Read more…
Piper Alpha victims remembered
Nearly three decades ago today, the deadliest offshore disaster in history unfolded as the Piper Alpha platform burst into flames, killing 167 of the 228 people either working on the rig or…Read more…
France: Unions protest as anti-worker Bill forced through
FRENCH unions staged a last-ditch protest yesterday as the government forced an EU-dictated attack on workers’ rights through a hostile parliament. “This is a counter-productive law socially and…Read more…
Fair tips: Stop scamming staff call
A new survey has revealed that nearly nine out of 10 people want the government to introduce legislation preventing rip-off restaurant bosses scamming staff out of their tips. Around 600…Read more…
Defend dockers’ rights
Liverpool dock workers at Seaforth container terminal will be taking part in an international day of action tomorrow (July 7). The day of action has been called by the International Transport…Read more…
Why cutting corporation tax would make things worse, not better
Before the Referendum – which seems like another era! – George Osborne said that post-Brexit he would introduce an emergency budget containing £30 billion of extra tax rises or spending cuts. Such a move would sharply escalate the austerity already shrouding much of the country, the impact of which…Read more…
Chilcot response
Responding to the publication of the Chilcot report into the Iraq invasion, issued today (July 6) after seven years of deliberations, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “Chilcot confirms…Read more…
Chilcot report: UNISON statement
Joint statement from general secretary Dave Prentis and president Eric Roberts
The article Chilcot report: UNISON statement first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The families of British soldiers and Iraqi civilians deserve nothing less than justice
UNISON expects that those who took the decision to invade, while failing to adequately plan for the future, should be held accountable for their actions.
The article The families of British soldiers…Read more…
Journalists at BBC to hold 24-hour strike:
BBC World News to hold 24-hour walkout over rota row © nuj 4 July 2016 Staff at BBC World News are planning a walkout as part of a 24-hour strike on Thursday 7 July over rota changes which require…Read more…
Job security assurances sought as Carlsberg announces plans to outsource 1,000 distribution staff
30 June 2016 Assurances on job security will be key when talks begin over plans by brewery giant Carlsberg to outsource 1,000 jobs in its distribution operation across the UK. Unite, the country’s…Read more…