To celebrate Black History Month this week on UNITElive, every day we meet a Unite member who tells us of their own experiences. Today we meet Majid Rahman Majid Rahman’s great grandfather,…Read more…
Class Distinctions and the War – WW1
Article – November 1914
Class Distinctions and The WarEver since the outbreak of the war the press and politicians have been telling us that all sections of the community have dropped their…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story
My name is Graeme Matheson and I work as a building services engineer
The article The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The productivity challenge: what goes on in the workplace and a strong employee voice
Earlier this week I participated in an ACAS seminar on ‘Building Productivity in the UK’. I have written previously on the so-called ‘productivity puzzle’ and the critical importance of investment, skills and an active industrial strategy. But I have also highlighted the importance of better work…Read more…
Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill
Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
The article Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill first appeared on…Read more…
Episode 13: ‘But what about the money?’
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…
The People’s advent’s coming – Gerald Massey
Room! for the men of mind make way!
Ye robber Rulers, Pause no longer;
Ye cannot stay the opening day;
The World rolls on, the light grows stronger;
The People’s advent’s coming.
Poem by Gerald…Read more…
Protect young workers’ right to strike
When you’re just starting out in a career, the idea you might one day be going out on strike is hardly likely to cross your mind. The right to strike is a last resort, and one you often don’t think…Read more…
International Brigaders Pledge to Fight Nazi Germany August 1939
Brigaders will fight fascismThe men of the International Brigade, Britons who fought for peace and democracy in Spain, applied himself to continue the struggle against fascist aggression. A statement…Read more…
Stand up for Sandy
http://johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/stand-up-for-sandy.html?m=1
I took a detour on my way to work this morning to stand in solidarity with Sandy Nicoll, UNISON Branch Secretary at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), and with…Read more…
CPGB Speakers – Meetings – Meeting places September 1939
Communist Party of Great Britain speakers, meetings and meeting places for September 1939 (soon after the beginning of WW2) published in the Daily Worker
Weekend 30th September 1939 and Sunday 31st…Read more…
Socialist League Branches and Meetings April 1892
The Socialist League, was an offshoot from the more famous Social Democratic Federation (Britain’s first socialist party).
The break from the Social Democratic Federation occurred in in 1884 by…Read more…
DVSA workers ballot for strike action
PCS and Prospect members angry at attacks on their working conditionsRead more…
Low-paid UNISON members celebrate equal pay victory
More than 1,400 mainly low-paid women members in Fife will be better off after UNISON reached a multi-million pound settlement with the council over their equal pay claims. This means that UNISON…Read more…
RMT members announce DLR strike dates
Union members to take action next weekRead more…
GMB launches legal action against Uber
Union brings ET claims on behalf of drivers who do not receive the National Minimum WageRead more…
Save the steel industry – build more trains
TSSA calls for new trains as report says passengers are travelling on carriages that are 20 years oldRead more…
Trade union ‘no more cuts’ demonstrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh
Trade Unions including UNISON, community groups and anti-cuts organisations are gearing up for twin demonstrations in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 29 against another ‘savage’ round of council cuts.
The Edinburgh lobby will be from 08.45 to 09.45 on Thursday 29 October at the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh.
The Glasgow lobby will be from 12 noon on Thursday 29th October at the CityRead more…
Support the future for UNISON – donate to Barnet John
http://johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/at-last-supporters-can-now-donate.html?m=1
Rank and file candidate John Burgess is mounting the most serious left wing candidacy for General Secretary in the history of UNISON.
A serious campaign needs s…Read more…
London members mark Black History Month
Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration
The article London members mark Black History Month first…Read more…