Well that was different! Kez Dugdale’s speech to STUC Congress today broke the mould. Past Scottish Labour leaders have come to Congress and launched into a lengthy attach on their political…Read more…
Zero hours contracts and casualisation – bad for workers, services and the economy
#STUC16 The STUC will press the Scottish Government to work with trade unions to tackle the rise in zero hours contracts and casualised labour which undermine workers’ rights and their ability to organise. See all reports on the website
UNISON young member, Bernadette Lafferty brought a young workers’ perspective to the debate, telling delegates that she herself had personal experience ofRead more…
Panama? Only this hat
Marching shoulder to shoulder with steel workers and anti-austerity campaigners from across the UK, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey made it clear Unite refused to accept there was no…Read more…
Mental health support: Not rocket science, it’s medical science
#stuc16 The STUC has condemned the ‘climate of fear’ in workplaces, which discourages workers from disclosing mental health issues or seeking reasonable adjustments at work. See all reports on the website
“We need better provision to tackle mental health problems in the workplace”, said John Nisbet, chair of UNISON Scotland’s Disabled Members’ Committee, backing the STUC Disabled Members’Read more…
Violence at work is unacceptable and must be tackled
#STUC16 No worker should accept violence as part of their job. Whether they work in schools, colleges or other public and public facing services, staff should be able to work without fear of threat, abuse or intimidation. See all STUC reports on the website.
That was the clear message from delegates to the STUC as they backed a NASUWT call for proper resources from the Scottish Government toRead more…
The power is in our hands
Tens of thousands of protestors descended on central London on Saturday (April 16) for the People’s Assembly March to demand better jobs, health, homes and education. A large delegation of…Read more…
Wakefield invited to join commission on women and local government
Head of local government will ask women across the union to contribute ideas on what should be discussed
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UNISON Cymru/Wales celebrates mental health champions
New training will help further pioneering work on mental health in the workplace
The article UNISON Cymru/Wales celebrates mental health champions first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Climate Day – Trade Unions line up for a low carbon Scotland
#stuc16 Trade unionists line up for a ‘just transition’ on Climate Day at the UNISON Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Fringe Meeting at the STUC Congress in Dundee today. See also the SCCS Holyrood Election Online Debate, 7-8.30pm tonight. It will see the five political parties represented in the current Scottish Parliament questioned on their climate policies and plans for the nextRead more…
STUC backs UNISON’s call for Fair Work, Equalities and Human Rights
#STUC2016 UNISON Scotland convener Lilian Macer won STUC Congress support for UNISON’s call for a campaign against the repeal of the Human Rights Act. See all STUC reports here
The motion condemned the UK Government for its many direct and indirect attacks on human rights, including the Trade Union Bill, the proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act and its failure to implement its equality andRead more…
Defending rights won by sacrifice and hardship
#STUC2016 UNISON’s Rakiya Suleiman has called on trade unions to unite in fighting the Anti-Union Bill and defend rights won over decades, ‘involving sacrifices and hardships that we find difficult to imagine.’
See all STUC reports on the website
She said: “Our movement did not arise out of a spirit of benevolence and partnership on the part of employers. The rights we have were won overRead more…
Scottish Parliament elections – Grahame Smith’s speech to Congress
Congress, the election on 5 May is the most important to take place since the Scottish Parliament was re-established. The next Scottish Government will wield new powers on tax, welfare,…Read more…
Trade Union Bill – Pauline Rourke, CWU speech to Congress on behalf of STUC General Council
Congress, Scotland’s trade union movement meets this week here in my home city of Dundee to discuss and constructively debate a huge range of issues that affect the lives of ordinary working people….Read more…
Trade unions call for a low carbon Scotland
NOTE TO PICTURE DESKS: Photocall 12.30pm Monday. Details below.Embargo: 00:01 Monday 18 April Trade unions call for a low carbon Scotland Trade unions are today (Monday 18 April) calling for strong action on climate change, with policies to support workers affected in the switch to a low carbon economy.
On ‘Climate Day’, ahead of a Holyrood election online debate, trade unions say there must beRead more…
Register to vote by Monday 18 April – last chance for May 5th elections
If you haven’t registered to vote Click on https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. It will take about 5 minutes and all you need is your national insurance number (on a pay or pension slip, tax form, or plastic card).
“Register by 18 April to vote in the…Read more…
TUC backs Brazilian unions, no to the coup
TUC backs Brazilian unions in opposing elite coup attempt 15 Apr 2016, By Owen Tudor TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady has joined 120 other global and national trade union leaders from 34…Read more…
Fitness for work test is illegal:
Judges find DWP ‘fitness for work’ test breaches the Equality Act and is illegal 2013 A judicial review ruled that the test used to decide whether people are fit for work actively discriminates…Read more…
Sadiq Kahn – the boy from a council estate who will fix the Tory housing crisis.
Picture is from the launch this month of Mayoral candidate, Sadiq Khan, policy on Housing for London.
The launch took place in a church hall in Earlsfield, South London. On the way to the launch from the station I walked past the Henry Price Council …Read more…
7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
Proceedings of the 7th Congress Opening session of the 7th Congress, April 16, 2016. The 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba opened at 10 am on Saturday, April 16 with the presentation of the…Read more…
Parents Defending Education: Meeting 23 April 2016
It is shocking that for bigoted political dogma the Tories are going to attack top performing Local Authority schools. Check out Anti Academies Alliance. Hat tip NUT Bob Archer. Read more…