Usually stories about online abuse are – as in this week’s case concerning Labour MP Luciana Berger – about threatening public figures. But in today’s topsy-turvy world, the…Read more…
International Human Rights Day: stop corporate abuse of Thailand’s courts
To mark International Human Rights Day today, 10 December, the TUC has joined 109 other civil society organisations from around the world to call on the government of Thailand to stop businesses…Read more…
First European Parliament NO vote to CETA from the employment committee
Yesterday the Employment and Social Affairs committee of the European Parliament voted to reject the notorious EU-Canada (CETA) trade deal because of the negative impact it would have on workers. While this vote was not binding – the vote on whether to accept the deal will ultimately be made in the…Read more…
Nicaragua dances to South Korean tune as union protest is criminalised
Nicaragua’s good recent reputation on union freedom and workers’ rights has taken a massive blow as twelve workers, including young union activists, face gaol after riot police stormed their protest…Read more…
Brexit economics update: the economy remains sluggish
The economy has been slow to grow, a trend that predates the referendum, and there are signs it will get worse. The latest round of economic data from the Office of National Statistics gives us a more robust picture of the third quarter of 2016 and the…Read more…
Fujitsu strike continues
About 300 workers at IT giant Fujitsu in Manchester will strike for 72 hours, starting tomorrow (December 10), in the long-running dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The strike,…Read more…
Wot, no Tories?
Dozens of Labour MPs came out to support Unite’s foodbank Christmas appeal in conjunction with the Mirror’s Real Britain and the Trussell Trust on Wednesday (December 7) just outside Parliament….Read more…
‘People deserve better’
At Unite’s ‘pop-up’ foodbank outside Parliament this week (December 7), we spoke to Labour MPs Ian Mearns and Lisa Nandy (pictured), as well as foodbank manager Nathan Jones. …Read more…
Making a difference
Unite has teamed up with the Trussell Trust and the Mirror’s Real Britain in a Christmas appeal in support of foodbanks. On Wednesday (December 7), Labour MPs came to support the appeal…Read more…
When work doesn’t pay
More than 7m people from working families are living in poverty with high rents and insecure tenancies often to blame, a damning new study has found. The report, carried out by the New Policy…Read more…
Trans equality debated in parliament for first time is slow but sure progress
On December 1st, Transgender Equality was debated on the Floor of the House of Commons for the very first time. Maria Miller MP moved the motion calling on the Government to review its response to the recommendations of the Women and Equalities Committ…Read more…
Women, crime and inequality
Official statistics show that you’re more likely to be a victim of violent crime or domestic abuse if you are a woman and if you live in a poorer part of the country. A woman living in one of the most deprived parts of the country is nearly four times as likely as a man…
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Get Glasgow moving
Campaigners are to lobby councillors at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport demanding affordable, joined-up public transport in Glasgow. And the Get Glasgow Moving campaign is also taking…Read more…
‘Tis the season… for the work Christmas party
For many of us, the annual Christmas party is a highlight of the work social calendar. A chance to pop on a little black dress or dust off our dancing shoes. A chance to catch up with colleagues – or…Read more…
Legal action threat
Unite has threatened to take legal action after staff working on Glasgow’s new waste power plant were locked out of the the site and paid off with just a week’s notice. Glasgow City Council…Read more…
People before profit
Campaigners for better buses took to the streets of Dundee today (December 8) calling on Holyrood to bring services back under public control. Members of Unite Community’s Dundee branch set up…Read more…
Step in the right direction
Unite along with other steel unions have yesterday (December 7) secured a commitment from Tata Steel to secure the future of jobs and production at Port Talbot and other steelworks across the UK….Read more…
Justice for Colombia
Theresa May should use her freshly renewed ties with Colombia’s president to aid the fragile peace process and help secure the release of political prisoners in the South American nation, said a…Read more…
‘Lots of work to do’
Karen Debouze (pictured, right), who has used foodbanks, on her experience of having her benefits stopped for five months: “What most people don’t realise about people whose benefits are…Read more…
‘We must help each other’
Unable to work, Karen’s only lifeline has been Employment Support Allowance (ESA), the disability and illness benefit which allowed her to get by. But her life suddenly turned upside down when her…Read more…