BBC Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said the firm is planning to make pilots delay a week’s holiday as it wrestles with massive flight cancellations. His comments came at the…Read more…
National Demonstration Manchester 1 October 2017
March for decent health, homes, jobs and education – national demonstration Sunday 1 October 2017 12:00pm–6:00pm Castlefield Arena, Rice Street, Manchester M3 4JR This is a national demonstration as part of the week-long Take Back Manchester Festival organised by the … Continue reading →Read more…
September 2017 Branch Newsletter
The latest branch newsletter is now available. Featuring: Introducing Key Branch Officers TUC National Inspection Day 25 October 2017 Unison’s Landmark Legal Victory For All Workers A Call To Action For Black Members Of The Branch Workplace Representatives A First Time Delegate’s…Read more…
BMW steps up warning on threat to UK Mini production
Alan Tovey, industry editor , Telegraph 11 MAY 2017 • 4:29PM Production of Minis could be moved out of Britain if Brexit talks do not deliver a favourable result, the boss of the German car giant…Read more…
Stuart Monro: Video tribute
Video titled Dawn in honour of Stuart Monro:Read more…
In Memoriam, Stuart Monro.
Stuart Monro June 15, 1938 – September 7, 2017 Stuart Monro passed away on the evening of Thursday, September 7. He collapsed suddenly after having suffered from heart problems.His passing came as a…Read more…
Three things UNISON members can do about climate change today/this weekend! #ScotPfG
You may have
spotted some good news about climate action in yesterday’s Programme for
Government, including action on phasing out new fossil fuel cars, investment in
active travel, drink deposit schemes and low carbon infrastructure. (UNISON
briefing here).
We particularly
welcome news of the Just Transition Commission, although we still need to hear
the details of it and some otherRead more…
STRIKE WAVE:
Actions by workers started recently, in 2016 and developed in quantity in 2017. Summer wave of strike action. This summer has seen a real wave of strike action, the last two weeks in particular by…Read more…
Socialism, the New Beginning
Socialism has been called the first phase of Communism; “From each according to their ability, to each according to their work” and the second phase, or higher stage of Communism it changes “… to…Read more…
National Shop Stewards’ Network:
NSSN 354: Support #Sept4 strike day! John McDonnell to speak at Sept10 NSSN TUC Rally! NSSN TUC Congress Rally in Brighton: ‘Fight together to scrap the 1% pay cap and get the Tories out!’ – 1pm…Read more…
Education unions merge to form new organisation
The creation of a new education union has become a reality in the UK following the amalgamation of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers, creating the National…Read more…
Birmingham bin strike:
Redundancy notices for refuse workers Rubbish piled up on the streets of Alum Rock in Birmingham during the dispute Refuse workers in Birmingham will be issued with redundancy notices after the…Read more…
Union to visit classrooms to highlight employment rights to pupils:
Union reps prepare to go back to school to teach pupils about workers rights Union will train members to visit classrooms throughout Scotland to highlight employment rights to pupils TRAINING for…Read more…
McDonald’s workers to coordinate strike with allies around world
Workers at two McDonald’s restaurants in the UK will go on strike on 4 September, the US Labor Day holiday, in an attempt to coordinate action against the fast food giant with allies around the…Read more…
Unison 2018 Diaries
(image shown is 2017 diary – 2018 version will have a different cover) The branch is now receiving orders for 2018 Unison Diaries. All orders and payments must be received at the branch office by Friday 6 October 2017. Requests … Continue reading →Read more…
100 years ago, Lenin returned to Russia from exile to lead the Revolution:
In the centenary of the Soviet Revolution we look back at Lenin returning to Russia in the Spring. The masses were making the revolution and they needed their General Staff, which was the…Read more…
International Newsletter Autumn 2017
Interesting features include: Peace for Colombia Global unions call for release of union leader in Belarus Kazakhstan – stop repression against trade union leaders Cambodia – support abandoned workers in their struggle for lost wages and benefits Human Rights in … Continue reading…Read more…
Glasgow Janitors Strike ends in Victory
Delight for Glasgow janitors as 20-month strike ends in victory After a near two-year battle for a pay rise – led by Unison and dubbed locally as #Justice4Jannies – janitors finally won a six per…Read more…
What Kind of Education do we Want?
Many people interested in education are involved in teaching or support, some are parents and students. It has become a major political issue of our time and is under siege from Austerity. We need to…Read more…
In the News:
International US Charlotte Town attack on demonstrators. Trump caught out on support for riight wing supremacist, neo-nazi and KKK. Pragmatic approach in essence equating “Left” in same boat….Read more…