Abolishing the Human Rights Act would diminish the UK’s standing in the eyes of the world, and Scotland should use every means at its disposal to resist these Tory plans.
I was at yesterday’s…Read more…
Don’t let your capital cut your own throat
Across the world we can see conservative political parties engaged in an attempt to destroy the power of unions in the workplace, weaken their resources and squeeze their financial support reformist political parties. This is a concerted attempt to des…Read more…
Levelling the playing field
This week we look at the work of Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) together with Unite in fighting racism. Today we discuss the findings of Unite’s survey Unite’s recent survey of black,…Read more…
Jonathon Porritt to give NUJ”s Benn Lecture: “Climate Confusion: Let’s Blame the Media!”
JONATHON Porritt, one of the best-known environmentalists in the UK, is to give Bristol NUJ’s Benn Lecture 2015. Appropriately in Bristol’s year as European Green Capital he has…Read more…
Support steel workers – attend this evening’s Redcar rally
Community says government must step in to save jobs in TeesideRead more…
Swaziland Ministers come to Brussels
A ministerial delegation from Swaziland travelled to Brussels this week to respond to demands made by the European Parliament to improve the human and workers’ rights situation in the country….Read more…
Parking mad: Camden wardens angry at earning less than London Living Wage
Striking UNISON members also call for privatised service to be taken back in-houseRead more…
UCU to fight alongside Bradford bosses against Tory job cuts
Union says it is short-sighted to cut funding for English coursesRead more…
TUC Congress 2015: Monday
Apologies for lateness but this is a snapshot of day 2 of last weeks TUC Congress (Monday) from a UNISON delegates point of view.
Our first Congress guest speaker was John Bercow MP, the Speaker of the House of Commons (and of course a Conservat…Read more…
We Need an Approach to Manufacturing That Is Less ‘Arthur Daley’
Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader and Angela Eagle’s appointment as the new shadow secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills heralds in new political times. Up…Read more…
TUC Protest at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday 04 October 2015.
Leeds Trades Union Council is organising free coach travel to the TUC Protest at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday 04 October 2015.
Book a place on our coaches to the TUC demo in…Read more…
Room for Refugees Scotland and UK-wide Online Refugee Hosting Scheme
@PositiveActionH From Positive Action in Housing www.roomforrefugees.com Make a donation here Yes we have room. Over 1,750 households across Scotland and the UK have registered with Positive Action in Housing to host refugees – and growing.
From the Outer Hebrides, to Shetland, to Edinburgh’s Morningside to Glasgow’s Easterhouse to Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Devon,Read more…
What’s it like to be a healthcare student?
UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family
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The North/South divide in healthy old age
In 1979 pop singer Debbie Harry suggested her preferred life pattern was “Die Young, Stay Pretty”. Ms Harry, as part of the band Blondie, has blithely ignored her own advice and is pumping out records and touring more than three decades later. However, her focus on healthy life expectancy, rather…Read more…
Holiday pay result
Unite has won compensation for cabin crew for underpayment on all elements of holiday pay at easyJet. The ground-breaking deal covers basic pay, sector pay and commission. Cabin crew’s holiday pay…Read more…
Scottish public bodies must mitigate austerity, says UNISON
Date: Wednesday 23 September 2015
UNISON Scotland is launching a campaign today (23 September 2015) calling on the Scottish Government, local authorities and public bodies to do all they can to mitigate UK government austerity.The public services trade union is calling for a range of financial and industrial policies to create investment in Scottish infrastructure, green energy production andRead more…
Government cuts make a mockery of new NICE homecare guidelines, says UNISON
New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits…Read more…
New career framework for TAs – but professional standards still delayed by DfE
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
The article New career framework for TAs…Read more…
Personal Injury Settlements July & August 2015
For July 2015, members in the region received £296,955.60 in compensation for personal injury payments. Unfortuantely, nothing for members of this branch. During August, members in the region received £147,522.12 and members of this branch £5,081. It always pays to … Continue reading →Read more…
Norfolk-ing way – GMB members fight tip closures
County Council plans to reduce recycling centres from 20 to sevenRead more…