Grants available to support members studying in further and higher education
The article Learning and Open University grants for UNISON members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Bursary or Bust’ is the cry as NHS students rally across England
Rallies and marches back the NHS bursary in London, Manchester and Newcastle
The article ‘Bursary or Bust’ is the cry as NHS students rally across England first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Wake up call to support manufacturing
Today’s (Monday January 11) annual survey by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF shows that Britain is becoming less competitive as a base for manufacturers. “The EEF’s survey is yet another wake…Read more…
Branch Meeting Dates 2016
Don’t just give something up for new year – give blood
The NHS Blood and Transplant service needs new donors – particularly if they are young, Black or of South Asia origin
The article Don’t just give something up for new year – give blood…Read more…
Next meeting: 12 January at 7.30 at the Craft Beer Company
Next meeting
Tuesday 12 January at 7.30 at the Craft Beer Company, Upper North Street, Brighton
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NI minister imposes NHS pay award
UNISON refutes minister Simon Hamilton’s claim for trade union non-engagment on NHS pay
The article NI minister imposes NHS pay award first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON says local government pension scheme is safe and sustainable
Dismissing the Centre for Policy Studies report on the local government pensions scheme (LGPS) published today (Sunday), UNISON head of pensions Glyn Jenkins said: “UNISON fundamentally disagrees…Read more…
Opposition Peers will do all we can to stop the #TUbill attack on our unions and our democracy
The Trade Union Bill is an unacceptable attack on Britain’s unions. Unions are a part of the body politic in this country and for Labour Party peers like myself, many of whom are lifelong trade unionists, it is an attack on us and the people we believe we should be supporting. Unions have…Read more…
Heads urged to support library fight
Head teachers in Greenwich are being urged to support the campaign to save the council’s mobile library service which deliveries at least 22,000 books a year to children and those with mobility…Read more…
EEF Manufacturing Survey – Another ‘Wake-Up’ Call For Government Says Unite
Today’s (Monday 11th January) annual survey by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF is yet another a wake-up call for the government said Britain’s largest union, Unite as it warned manufacturers…Read more…
Trade Union Bill and the Labour Party
On Thursday evening I was invited to speak to a joint meeting of both Forest Gate Labour Party branches on the Trade Union Bill. It started off with a quiz on trade unions, which was an excellent ice breaker and introduction. I then spoke about trade u…Read more…
Bursary or Bust!
Picture from demonstration yesterday in London by 5000 NHS nurses and supporters against Tory plans to scrap their bursaries.There was also demonstrations in Manchester and Newcastle.
From UNISON “The government plans to force nurses into debt of at least £51,600 by making them pay the…Read more…
Custom House Labour Branch New Year Social – 14 January 2016
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Unite The Isle of Wight – November 28th 2015 Rally Highlights
Axing NHS bursaries will saddle nurses with debt until retirement, warns UNISON
Nurses and other healthcare workers will be paying off their student loans almost until the day they retire UNISON is warning today (Saturday), as student nurses prepare to take part in protests…Read more…
West Ham Ward Councillor Report
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2016 service group executive elections – a chance for UNISON to step forward?
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2016/01/2016-service-group-executive-elections/
Next Tuesday nominations open in the biennial elections for the directly elected seats on UNISON’s Service Group Executives (SGEs), the bodies which direct our Union…Read more…
Recycling strike over rubbish pay
Strike action by recycling collectors at Kier Ltd in Bath and North East Somerset will continue after Unite members rejected the company’s latest paltry pay offer in an ongoing £2 an hour pay…Read more…
Blocking brain inflammation ‘halts Alzheimer’s disease’
Blocking the production of new immune cells in the brain could reduce memory problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. University of Southampton researchers said their findings…Read more…