Delegates commit union to campaign for quality youth services as part of broader fight to save local services
The article Cuts are destroying youth services across the country, local government…Read more…
When we stand together, we thrive
As this referendum campaign draws towards a close, I think everyone can agree on two things. First, it matters. As the moment of decision looms, this will be one of the most important…Read more…
Fathers Day
I lost my Dad 14 years ago so “Fathers Day” is always going to be a bit difficult.
But we have to move on in life and remember the good times and not just the sad times.
I was too young to actually remember this picture of me, my big sister Helen and…Read more…
Forest Gate Vigil for Jo Cox
Picture collage is from the vigil held yesterday morning (I was out of London this weekend) in Forest Gate for Jo Cox MP, who was murdered by an apparently mentally disturbed but committed Nazi and Fascist.
It was organised by West Ham Labour Wom…Read more…
UNISON keeping our members safe is at risk in the upcoming EU referendum
UNISON has been at the heart of developing and campaigning for European legislation – legislation such as European Sharps Directive, which has helped protect nurses, cleaners, ambulance and other NHS…Read more…
The British Marxist-Leninist Party makes statement on the killing of MP:
Statement on the Killing of Jo Cox MP The Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) was shocked to hear of the killing of Jo Cox MP on June 16, 2016, on the streets of Birstall in…Read more…
Shadow minister praises UNISON’s work for a living wage water industry
WET conference vows to keep up the pressure to ensure “the living wage for all in the water industry”
The article Shadow minister praises UNISON’s work for a living wage water industry first…Read more…
Campaign urged against meat inspection deregulation
Debate also hears calls for work to improve pay, terms and conditions for members
The article Campaign urged against meat inspection deregulation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Housing crisis is ‘a national disaster’, conference hears
Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’
The article Housing crisis is ‘a national disaster’, conference hears first…Read more…
Delegates call for action on NJC pay spines
Local government conference hears that pay has fallen behind that in other public services
The article Delegates call for action on NJC pay spines first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON pledges campaign for an end to school workers’ term-time contracts
‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear
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Delegates stress the need to build the union through organising
Raising the union’s profile is “like joining a gym: you don’t buy your ticket and then sit around waiting to get fit”
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Delegates remember murdered MP and Orlando club goers
UNISON president says people should ‘reflect on some of the language used’ in EU debate
The article Delegates remember murdered MP and Orlando club goers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Branch Poster
Health workers and charities unite to urge rethink on NHS bursaries
More than 20 health unions, charities and professional colleges sign open letter to prime minister
The article Health workers and charities unite to urge rethink on NHS bursaries first appeared on…Read more…
ETUC admits damage to “Social Europe”.
The ETUC has made a statement supporting “Remain” in the European Union of monopolies. Even so the second half admits the Cameron “deal” damages the concept of a “Social…Read more…
80th Anniversary of Dmitrov’s article equating fascism with war:
Georgi Dimitrov Fascism is War Written: July 18, 1936 Source: Dimitrov, Georgi Selected Works, volume 2, Sofia Press 1972, pp. 176-18 Two years ago, in August 1935, the Seventh Congress of the…Read more…
Trade unions in the Middle East: Opening remarks at the Svensson Prize panel
Last week the International Trade Union Confederation released its annual Global Rights Index. The Index reviews the state of workers rights in 141 countries. “The Middle East and North Africa,” it…Read more…
Global Union Warns Volkswagen To Stop Union Busting
For the first time in its history, IndustriALL Global Union (consisting of unions – including Unite – worldwide in manufacturing, energy and mining) has warned a transnational company…Read more…
Ford’s £80m EU loan boosts Turkey factory and Southampton closes
EU cash was made to Ford just before the company closed its Southampton plant – and it went to boost Transit production in Turkey. £10m of UK Government cash was approved to help British Ford…Read more…