GMB are calling on private contractor ISS to end the two tier workforce at the hospital.Read more…
Taboo subject
Walking into a room of Unite members – bus drivers working on the South East coast, I mention the upcoming general election. This raises a grunt, followed by a laugh, and then a nervous silence. Politics has become a taboo subject, many don’t think it’s their place and certainly don’t feel comfortable discussing it […]
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Saying it with flowers
Domestic workers are one step closer to getting the justice they deserve, as the House of Lords passed an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill last week which would free the migrant workers from being tied to one employer as a condition of their visa. Now, the bill must go through the House […]
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TUC publishes guide to improve equality for disabled people at work
Frances O’Grady says unions should lead by exampleRead more…
Unions help 185,000 members into learning
Union learning reps praised for their work in engaging new membersRead more…
“Where’s our Leveson Enquiry?” – Blacklist Support Group challenges election candidates
Blacklist Support Group calls for full investigation into human rights conspiracyRead more…
Union attacks university bosses over “secret” expenses claims
UCU report shows university bosses enjoyed an average salary of £260,000 and spent up to £60,000 on premium flights last yearRead more…
Argentinian teachers strike over pay and conditions
Teachers in Argentina are engaged in a two day strike, demanding increased pay and improved funding for schools.Read more…
Pay deal victory
Workers maintaining tens of thousands of miles of UK motorways secured a much improved pay deal today (March 3). The Unite members, working for Amey in four different depots in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire, accepted the two-year pay deal following the first day of an unprecedented week-long strike action. Amey’s workers, who grit […]
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The value of voting
The NoVoteNoVoice whistle stop bus tour is off to Brighton and Hove tomorrow (March 4) and then onwards to Southampton the following day (March 5), in an unprecedented voter registration drive that’s hoping to reverse the millions of people missing from the electoral roll. The bus tour, organised by a coalition of groups including […]
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Voting – more vital than ever
As the NoVoteNoVoice tour bus kicked off its whistle stop tour last weekend, it rolled into Rayleigh, Essex, with the cast of hit reality TV show TOWIE (The Only Way is Essex) lending a hand to encourage the nation to register to vote. As the Daily Mirror reported today (March 3), TOWIE’s stars, including […]
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Fifa’s real crime with Qatar 2022 is ignoring the workers’ plight
The Independent’s Chief Football Correspondent, Sam Wallace, keeps the focus on the most important of the 2022 World Cup’s issues. The BBC Newsnight team investigating the 1.5 million…Read more…
Fighting a ‘broken system’
Hundreds gathered outside US-based health service firm Maximus’ headquarters in London today (March 2) to protest the tick-box regime that robs disabled people of their rightful benefits entitlements. Unite community joined the Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC) demonstration in criticism against Work Capability Assessments (WCA), degrading tests carried out by profit-hungry firms on behalf […]
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Workers treated with contempt
Milk distribution to supermarkets could be disrupted in the north of England over the Easter holiday, if the pay and conditions of a group of drivers is not protected by their new employer. The 100 drivers are on the brink of taking strike action and/or industrial action short of strike, after Arla Foods, a […]
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Rachel Reeves, Maternity Leave and CWU Youth
The utterly appalling and reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeve’s maternity leave plans remind us that although we have come a long way, there is still just as far to go on when it comes…Read more…
Action to Save Care Now
Building on their petition for better enforcement of the minimum wage for care workers, care union UNISON have launched a new campaign. Save Care Now is pressing for change on the many problems in…Read more…
Next meeting: 24 March at the Eagle – Tim Ridgway from Latest TV
Latest TV’s News Editor Tim Ridgway has agreed to be guest speaker at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 24 March 2015.
http://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/category/watch-our-latest-shows/news/
Venue is once again the…Read more…
News roundup: Qatar under attack! Sort of.
It’s never reassuring when anyone, having been caught doing something bad, apologises, promises to fix things, but then starts telling everyone else that you’re being really unfair on…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: Tweet for fair pay?
It’s Fair Pay Fortnight from 16 February to 1 March – two weeks of campaigns and activities tackling our growing pay crisis.Read more…
Success for illegally paid home care workers!
UNISON’s campaign to end minimum wage non-payment in the home care sector has had a big boost this week.Read more…