UNISON president rebuts claims that the union is dominated by men
The article ‘UNISON has always stood up for women’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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UNISON president rebuts claims that the union is dominated by men
The article ‘UNISON has always stood up for women’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Mandy Robinson explains how UNISON members in Bristol have launched a campaign to keep children’s community and mental health services within the NHSRead more…
Much of the home care industry in Ireland is unregulated and is rapidly expanding – resulting in exploitation of workers and varying standards of care for older people.Read more…
Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the…Read more…
As we all know George Osborne came into office promising to rebalance the economy, and to reduce reliance on public and private debts. With no progress on the former and only very limited gains on the latter, one area of severe deterioration has been the UK’s financial relations with the rest of…Read more…
Unite says public sector workers can smash Osborne’s 1% pay capRead more…
The Tory Government’s consultation on the proposed cap on public sector exit payments had illustrated the approach to consultation of which trade unionists often complain.
They told us what they were going to do and now they tell us that they are going to do it. This in spite of the overwhelming…Read more…
Martyrs’ Tree makes shortlist of Woodland Trust competitionRead more…
This week we look at the work of Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) together with Unite in fighting racism. Today we continue with some footballers’ own stories If football is a microcosm of…Read more…
Mick Whelan says rail privatisation has not workedRead more…
Proposal comes as latest figures show soaring number of homeless familiesRead more…
General secretary takes a swipe at CameronRead more…
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The threat of strike action by refuse workers in the London borough of Bromley has led to a ‘double your money’ pay offer which sets an example for other firms providing outsourced local government…Read more…
The Woodland Trust is asking people to vote for England’s first Tree of the Year from a list of 10 unique English trees that have significant cultural or ecological value. Unite is urging…Read more…
Chinese investment in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has “laid the financial building blocks” for the project to go-ahead according to Unite. But the country’s largest…Read more…
The TUC had mixed feelings about the new higher National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for workers aged 25 and above announced in the July Budget. This will effectively create a new NMW band for older adults – £7.20 from April 2016, rising to more than £9.00 by 2020. We were of course pleased that…Read more…
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This year’s TUC saw members of Unite’s delegation speak on the gender pension’s gap, blacklisting, discrimination against pregnant women, the EU referendum, the NHS and the Trade Union Bill to name a…Read more…