The NHS needs to value and recognise all its staff and the work they do
The article Count all staff and their roles, UNISON tells NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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The NHS needs to value and recognise all its staff and the work they do
The article Count all staff and their roles, UNISON tells NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Union says that the Bill is designed to ‘stop union reps from carrying out their duties’
The article Trade Union Bill is bad for democracy and for working people, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Class action law suit against 30 mining companies enters its third day.Read more…
I’ve blogged on an off over the years about behavioural economics and what lefties can usefully learn from it. It seems like the surge of interest on the Left in the UK in this area has subsided a bit compared to a few years back. But I’m sure the same…Read more…
House prices soared by 3.8 per cent for first-time buyers in August, according to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The surge in prices pushed the value of a…Read more…
The challenge can be put simply: how do we provide enough affordable homes to buy and rent where they are needed? Not by the dog’s breakfast of Tory housing plans. The Tory housing Bill now…Read more…
South African trade union confederation says “SABMiller was built on the back and by the hard work of the South African workers”.Read more…
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on the announcement that nurses will be temporarily added to the government’s Shortage Occupation list.
The article UNISON welcomes addition of nurses…Read more…
On the 50th anniversary of the opening of Cruachan Power Station, we should remember not just the amazing engineering achievement, but also the 36 men who died building it and many others who…Read more…
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
At its 13th Congress held in Paris earlier this month, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) launched an initiative for greater workplace democracy. In addition to promoting a better framework for worker information and consultation, the ETUC r…Read more…
Earlier this week I posted a blog about an EU evaluation of the European occupational safety and health directives. I complained that the Commission had not published the report, although a joint…Read more…
Firefighters accuse Lord Tebbit of being patronising and insulting after comments in lobbyRead more…
Managers rejected all our proposals, say unionsRead more…
NUT members say new schedule will reduce the time they can teach studentsRead more…
Assembly Members discuss controversial Trade Union BillRead more…
NUJ says accounts show hypocrisy of Newsquest directors and shine a light into truth behind payRead more…
Frances O’Grady says it’s time for a change at the top of retail firmRead more…
Last week trade union affiliates and activists to West Ham Labour Party were invited to a meeting organised by Kim Silver, who is its trade union liaison officer. At the meeting was also Peter Smith, who is secretary to the Newham joint trade union committee.
West Ham trade union activists…Read more…
Unite has said today (October 14) it will oppose any compulsory redundancies in ongoing redundancy consultations with the iconic luxury sports car manufacturer, Aston Martin, over proposed job…Read more…