MPs grilled Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley at a select committee hearing today (June 7) following a campaign spearheaded by Unite which blew the lid off the retail giant’s shocking work practices….Read more…
After the hearing
Pictured is Sports Direct chief Mike Ashley, flanked by police and the press after today’s (June 6) select committee hearing where he was grilled by MPs. Pic by Mark Thomas
The post…Read more…
When bus services are axed, it can isolate communities
“We are living in isolation” – Michelle Wilkes describes the impact of bus service cuts on her community
The article When bus services are axed, it can isolate communities first appeared on the…Read more…
Not a normal day for NHS workers
On a normal Wednesday morning Emily Heron would be taking patients’ blood pressure or doing observations…
The article Not a normal day for NHS workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Pat McGinley – COHSE National Officer
UK government isolated at ILO on Trade Union Act
Not a single government spoke up in the UK government’s defence when the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards considered whether the Trade Union Act was out of line with ILO core…Read more…
COHSE Sponsored MP’s
Angela Eagle MP
John Cronin MP
Allan Rogers MP
Joan Walley MP and Mo Mowlan MP (with the General Secretary and a non sponsored MP)
COHSE staff and members who became MP’s include George Gibson, Charlotte Atkins, James Devine, Stephen Pound, Anne …Read more…
Mallinson – Dunn Ambulance Trophy 1991
Mallinson-Dunn Ambulance trophy 1991 Bob Abberley
Trophy named after Terry Mallinson – National Officer and Bill Dunn NEC MemberRead more…
COHSE Editor Journal 1992
Helen Findlay took over from Rowena Chapman in 1992 as Editor of the COHSE Journal
COHSE Region 8 Trophy 1992
Brian Lynch awarding the Region 8 South Thames & Wessex Region campaign trophy 1992 to nurse Jan Hambleton Deal & Dover District COHSE Branch (established 1988) at
Dover Buckland Hospital
Regional Secretary John Jaggon,
Ernie B…Read more…
Big Red Bike Ride BRBR 1988
P&O Dispute Dover – Cardiff Seamen’s banner
Cardiff branch of the National Union of Seamen banner (now RMT) on the P&O Dispute march Dover August 1988
Cardiff Boilermakers union banner unveiled September 1893Read more…
Police shouldn’t spy on unions – and now won’t be allowed to
Given the welcome scrutiny of police failings and cover ups in recent years – including Hillsborough, Orgreave and the scandal of undercover police officers infiltrating legitimate campaigning and…Read more…
23 June: five key questions on the EU referendum
When you’re considering how to vote in the EU referendum later this month, here are five key points to have in mind
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Migration and the EU referendum
UNISON produces two new factsheets on migration and an inclusive Europe as part of campaign for a Remain vote in the EU referendum on 23 June
The article Migration and the EU referendum first…Read more…
Before the hearing
Pictured is Sports Direct chief Mike Ashley, smiling outside the Red Lion pub on his way to the parliamentary BIS select committee hearing on workplace practices at the sports clothing firm. …Read more…
Fair tips fighter fired
The fight against unfair tripping practices continues, after Unite staged a protest outside the STK restaurant at the Melia Hotel last night (June 6) in support of a sacked worker. Robert…Read more…
UNISON rejects racist, bilious, hate-filled campaigns for Brexit
Latest Press release. “UNISON has taken a position – guided by our membership – to advise support for a Remain vote in the upcoming EU referendum.Of course there are those within our union who take a different view, and those views are respected but what unites us all is our condemnation of the…Read more…
Layer upon layer
As part of Carers Week, UNITElive is publishing a series of stories featuring Unite members who care for their relatives or work in the care sector. Today UNITElive speaks to Unite national…Read more…
Excluding the Disabled in the EU:
Disabled People and the European Union: equal citizens? While there may be a growing formal commitment at EU-level to extend full citizenship and its accompanying free movement rights to disabled…Read more…