The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue
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The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue
The article Energy bills see schools pull back on ventilation and CO2 monitoring first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Yesterday I helped organise a Labour campaign session in the ward that I represent as a Councillor in Newham, West Ham with my colleague Cllr John Whitworth. It was great that we had a number of Party members joining us including Plastow Co…Read more…
Ministers must find the money
The article Ministers must give proper public sector wage rises or services will be beyond saving first appeared on the UNISON National site.
I have just booked a place. Usually an excellent pension conference for trade unionists. Not sure why on St David’s Day? Hope they have Cawl for lunch!”Sign up for TUC Pensions Conference 2023 Congress Centre, London | 09:30 to 16:30 |1 March…Read more…
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Survey findings published to coincide with Stars In Our Schools
The article Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to survive first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Thousands more NHS workers across London, Merseyside and Manchester have begun balloting for strike action, Unite, which represents some 100,000 NHS workers, said on Friday (November 25). Unite said its healthcare members are warning the NHS is on ‘life support’ and that without serious investment to stem the recruitment and retention crisis and save failing […]
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The event gave MPs the chance to celebrate support staff, as well as talk to UNISON members about the issues being faced in schools
The article MPs celebrate Stars in our Schools at parliamentary drop-in first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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Another great local newspaper edition from Newham Voices. This article celebrates amazing two women (one very local) who made a difference in local politics and in art. Read more…
Many unions are currently considering the future of their membership databases. For some, products are being retired or contracts coming to an end. For others, a run of high pressure large ballot campaigns has highlighted a need for greater accuracy and agility. In some, there are fewer developers with the expertise to support an older … Continue reading How to start a CRM change project in your union
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This is the first of a series of sci-fi thrillers starring Travis Chase, ex-con and ex-cop. It is unimaginably silly, with a death count to rival actual wars, and yet … I was somewhat intrigued….Read more…
Workers land up to 10.5% pay boost after action
The article Pay victory for museum staff following five-day strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Yesterday, I was speaking at the book launch of ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’. I have previously written about the themes in the book, which I picked up in my Afterword. These go beyond traditional economic thinking …Read more…
Roger speaking in 2016Our movement has lost a bright star. Roger Lewis, secretary of Lambeth Council’s joint trade unions has died an untimely death at the age of only 60. Roger’s loss will be felt not only amongst the workforce of Lambeth Council but …Read more…
Long running strike action on the West Midlands Metro has ended after workers agreed an improved pay offer. The 170 members of Unite began strike action in mid-October. The new pay deal was offered after Unite announced that the workers would take all-out industrial action from the end of November. Under the pay deal, which […]
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Discussions between NHS leaders in Scotland on abandoning the health service’s founding principles by having wealthy patients pay for treatment are ‘sickening’, Unite said on Monday (November 21). The discussions, revealed by the BBC, were recorded in draft minutes of a meeting held by NHS Scotland health board chief executives in September. Unite general secretary […]
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Stephen Smellie, NEC member from Scotland, attended COP27 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation. Here he reflects on the outcome.
The article Blog: COP27 – One step forward… first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The leader of Unite has slammed the automotive industry and the government for failing to prepare for the green transition. Joint research from the University of Birmingham and Unite reveals that almost a third (29.2%) of auto workers are ‘not confident’ that their workplace will survive the transition to electrification. Unite is calling for an […]
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