Nobody expects they’ll have to use their right to strike. But when they do, it can make a huge differenceRead more…
UK surveillance Bill: Parliament swallowing an iceberg, says NO2ID
Brussels, 04/11/2015. The new draft surveillance bill is like an iceberg, with a vast bulk of technical change obscured beneath the surface, according to civil liberties organisation NO2ID[1]. UK…Read more…
What Is ISIS?
Developments Related to Syria – Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Ahead of a meeting scheduled between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and their speeches to the…Read more…
Citizens’ Assemblies:
Your Chance to Have a Say on Local Democracy Posted by Josiah Mortimer 4th November, 2015 4 Nov 2015 Citizens in South Yorkshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight are invited to take part…Read more…
Points start to tumble on political Trade Union Bill:
Government right to drop social media plans in Trade Union Bill, says TUC Responding to the announcement today (Monday), that the government is to drop plans in the Trade Union Bill to make unions…Read more…
Solent LEP Launches Call for Projects to Boost Economic Growth
The Solent LEP Chairman and Chief Executive have today sent an open letter to organisations across the Solent calling for transformational growth projects that will allow the area to compete for…Read more…
‘Fantastic victory’
Traffic wardens in Hackney in east London have won a major victory after Unite secured them the London living wage and a proper company sick pay policy after last ditch talks to avert strike action….Read more…
Jobs and communities come first
Below Unite’s Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty makes clear the union’s policy on Trident. Luke Akehurst has got it wrong on Unite, I’m afraid. Unite’s policy on Trident is…Read more…
Further Education support staff set to reject pay offer and join lecturing staff across Scotland in possible industrial action
Further Education support staff took a step closer today (5 November 2015) to industrial action across all Scottish Colleges (except Orkney and Shetland). UNISON Further Education members are being balloted on a 2015 pay rise, which was due on 1 April 2015.
Chris Greenshields
UNISON Scotland, the main union for the Sector, is recommending rejection of the employers 1% final offer. UNISON, inRead more…
‘Cruel blow’ for tyre workers
Unite is seeking to reverse the devastating announcement of a Michelin tyre factory closure in Northern Ireland, which could mean the loss of nearly 900 jobs. The announcement, made…Read more…
Vexing the government over tax credits
Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people
The article Vexing the government over tax credits first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
The article We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Still a fundamental attack
On the eve of the trade union Bill’s report stage, due to take place next week (November 10), the government suddenly climbed down on some of the legislation’s key elements. Controversial…Read more…
H&M signs union agreement promising rights to 1,6 million textile workers
H&M has signed a Global Framework Agreement with IndustriAll Global Union and the Swedish metalworkers’ union IF Metall, covering 1,6 million textile workers.Read more…
Timely call for stewards at Peoples’ March for Climate, Justice and Jobs
The brilliant team organising the national climate demonstration in London on 29/11 has issued an urgent appeal for more stewards here, just as the UN warns that government pledges ahead of the Paris Treaty negotiations cannot prevent dangerous climate…Read more…
Save our children’s centres
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
The article Save our children’s centres first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Is Britain fairer for black and minority ethnic workers?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report ‘Is Britain fairer?’ examines the extent to which equality and human rights are improving in Britain. It reveals that the systemic labour market discrimination suffered by black and minority ethnic (BME) workers is still a major feature of…Read more…
A New Age of Enlightenment:
The 21st Century, New Enlightenment is a movement to dominate the world of ideas in Europe. The principal goal of Enlightenment is progress. The context of the New Age of Enlightenment is the period…Read more…
Junior Doctors:
Jeremy Hunt makes pay offer in junior doctor row By Nick Triggle Health correspondent BBC Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is writing to all 50,000 junior doctors in England in a last ditch attempt to…Read more…
Token move
Late yesterday (Tuesday November 3) the Department for Business insisted the controls on posting to social media – forcing people to seek police approval before posting to social media – would not be…Read more…