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“The Boy’s Grave”
1949 Report
During the past 12 months or so I have twice a week had to travel by road between Cambridge and Newmarket.
But not until I had a sport of car trouble the other day and was forced to store and I noticed the lonely g…Read more…
Monday 2 November
“As you know the Trade Union Bill is the biggest assault on working people’s rights in living memory. We need as many branches and members as possible in Westminster on Monday to lobby MPs and ensure they are aware of the key issues, the impact it will have on our…Read more…
THE media has failed to convey a true picture of climate change and its implications, renowned environmentalist Jonathon Porritt told a Bristol audience of journalists and members of the public at…Read more…
These days trade union elections are fought also on social media. This includes the UNISON General Secretary election, where three of the candidates have a significant presence on twitter.John Burgess has more than 1,000 followers.Dave Prentis has a li…Read more…
Little more than a week ago, the steel community of Scunthorpe was devastated by the news that 1,200 jobs at Tata Steel would go, following a grim month for the industry as the SSI steel plant in…Read more…
A national commission on infrastructure, which will oversee spending on major projects such as road, rail and flood defence improvements, was launched by chancellor George Osborne today (October 30)…Read more…
This week, as TUC spokesperson on Europe, I handed in a petition to MEPs in the European Parliament from constituents asking them to reject the trade deal the EU is currently finalising with Canada, known as CETA. You may not have heard of CETA, but pe…Read more…
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Steel company Caparo Industries is cutting 452 jobs across its UK sites after going into administration earlier this month. More than 300 jobs are being lost at plants in the West Midlands, with…Read more…
Five years ago foodbanks were not something that everyone would necessarily have heard of and a decade ago they barely existed in the UK. Now there are over 1,000 foodbanks in the UK and in…Read more…
The tax credit cuts saga continued in Parliament yesterday (October 29) as Labour MP Frank Field urged the government through a cross-party motion to rethink its tax credit reforms that, if pushed…Read more…
Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill
The article Tricks but no treats first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Open University staff will get full support in their campaign against plans to close seven regional offices and axe 500 jobs, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis declared today when he visited the…Read more…
Graeme Ellis’s experience of homecare made him determined to improve the lives of others in his situation
The article When the cared for becomes the carer first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Ballot papers were dispatched on Wednesday, and have begun arriving on members’ doormats this morning. Please take a minute to fill in your ballot form, and return it: it’s YOUR union, make your…Read more…
The First May Day
Punch 3rd May 1890
A universal movement in favour of shorter hours would seem
best fitted to secure the amelioration of the labourer’s lot.
The Times.
Enthusiastic Operative to…Read more…
In our final installment to celebrate Black History Month this week on UNITElive, we meet Unite members Nikita Uddin and Joe Welch The slave trade is inextricably linked to Britain’s history. While…Read more…
In April 1949, The
John Lewis Partnership central council voted 60 to 34 to adopt a
recommendation that in future all employees should be asked to sign a declaration
that they are neither members…Read more…
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
Further demonstration planned today after Sandy Nicholl is suspended over claims he allowed students to occupy SOASRead more…