‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’
The article English college review risks jobs and closures, warns union first…Read more…
STAFF FEEDING – SELECT SERVICE PARTNERS
Our Ref HC/1/1 Circular IR/38/16 19th February 2016 TO ALL BRANCHES, REGIONAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL…Read more…
The voluntary sector has become just another front in Cameron’s clampdown on free speech
Despite the government’s claims to the contrary, their plans are about gagging charities and charity workers from conducting necessary scrutiny.
The article The voluntary sector has become just…Read more…
Tories to block Public Sector boycotts of Israel
The Tory government announced on Monday (15/2/16) that from now on only government approved boycotts will be tolerated. So much for local democracy.
Through a guidance note published by the…Read more…
Mayor blows own trumpet
This is a little late but there are still tickets available for this event on Sunday. Hat tip top Musician union member and Redbridge Mayor, Barbara White. Read more…
Manufacturing takes a further blow
Unite Scotland has said today (February 18) that the imminent closure of Irvine-based mining and petro-chemical equipment manufacturer AMP Control UK, resulting in the loss of 60 jobs, is another…Read more…
Worst among equals
The government’s refusal to adopt an active industrial strategy and decisively support manufacturing industries such as steel is leaving the UK lagging behind in the productivity stakes warned Unite….Read more…
Brexit: who benefits?
David Cameron has been touring European cities negotiating for a so called reformed European Union and doesn’t it make you feel ashamed? The number one on his negotiating agenda is an…Read more…
Reps pay the price
Hull city council was under fire today (February 18) from Unite for axing two trade union convenor posts as part of a cost cutting exercise while at the same time committing to spending over £1.5m a…Read more…
‘Decline and stagnation’
The government hailed employment figures published yesterday (February 17) that showed the jobless rate hit an all-time low of 5.1 per cent. “At a time when we are seeing the number of…Read more…
TUC warns workers won’t vote for lopsided EU deal
Morning Star WORKERS won’t vote to stay in an EU weighted even further in favour of big business, TUC leader Frances O’Grady warned Brussels bosses last night. Ms O’Grady met with European…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill criticism keeps on coming
When even the person the government charged with reviewing industrial action has so much criticism for the Trade Union Bill – surely they must realise they have gone too far?
The article The Trade…Read more…
The Big Unison Prize Draw
Your chance to win big and make Unison stronger!! For your chance to win, all you need to do is make sure Unison has up to date contact details for you. If you we can easily contact you we can … Continue reading →Read more…
UNISON comments on figures on ‘never events’ in the NHS
Commenting on the latest figures showing the scale of never events in the NHS, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Never events really should never happen and it is hard to imagine the…Read more…
One in three commuter trains delayed
According to a survey published by Which? today, one in three commuter trains are delayed, and 7% of the 7,000 respondents were delayed by 30 minutes or more. Arriva Trains Wales came out worst with 31% of passengers being delayed. This was despite receiving around £331m in net subsidies from the…Read more…
We can’t allow the Tories to arrogantly flout international law
18 February 2016
By Carolyn Jones, Director, Institute of Employment Rights
It’s official! The Trade Union Bill currently being rushed through Parliament by the Conservative Government is in…Read more…
Extending the “Right to Buy” to Housing Associations and “Pay to Stay”.
“Pay to Stay” seems to be finally making the news. This is the speech I made at the UNISON London regional AGM this month, while moving my branches motion on this and “Right to buy”. The motion was passed unanimously and will go to the UNISON national …Read more…
Turning rage into hope: Reflections on brief time in two radical spaces
Colleagues,
I felt the need to get some thoughts onto paper – or least an electronic variant – as I transited between two different, but overlapping labour/social movement educational fora over the weekend. These were (and are), I argue, radical …Read more…
Smurfit Kappa Accused Of Union Busting In Poland
The giant multinational packaging corporation Smurfit Kappa is being accused of ‘blatant union busting’ by the global union confederation Union Network International (to which Unite in…Read more…
TUC General Secretary to meet European Commission President ahead of EU summit
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady will today (Wednesday) meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to warn that strengthening EU protections for workers and creating more decent jobs…Read more…