Picture collage from last weeks reception in the Jubilee Room in Westminster Hall. Many, many thanks to Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP and his staff for hosting this event and for David giving a passionate speech and Parliamentary report…Read more…
Strike vote is loud wake-up call to the government, says UNISON
A strike across the NHS this winter isn’t inevitable.
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World Cup travellers facing Heathrow flight woe
Unite members employed by Dnata and Menzies at Heathrow will take three days of strike action beginning on Friday November 18, in a dispute over pay. The strike action will begin in the early hours of Friday and it will be completed in the early hours of Monday November 21. It will lead to disruption, cancellations and delays at […]
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Retained EU Law Bill: UNISON gives expert evidence in Parliament
Head of legal services, Shantha David, presented UNISON’s submission, telling the committee that the bill “will strip out some very basic employment rights.”
The article Retained EU Law Bill: UNISON gives expert evidence in Parliament first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite leader to join Muller Stonehouse picket
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham will be joining striking Muller workers at the firm’s Stonehouse site from 10.30 am this Saturday, November 12. Nearly 70 HGV drivers and shunters employed by the German dairy giant and who are responsible for delivering milk products to supermarkets nationwide have been on strike since August. The dispute is over imposed […]
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Profiteering risks empty Morrisons supermarket shelves
It looks like shoppers in the north of England face empty Morrisons supermarket shelves over the holiday season – as the offer of a real terms pay cut has prompted hundreds of drivers employed by Wincanton PLC on the Morrisons contract, to begin voting on strike action. The supermarket chain across the north now faces […]
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Coffin strikes on as Acas talks breakdown
Unite confirmed on November 4 that further strike action will take place at Coop Funeralcare in Govan, from Monday November 14 concluding at 07.54 on Monday November 21 – after talks at Acas to resolve the current Co-op coffin factory dispute failed. The meeting broke up without agreement and with no further talks planned continued […]
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Blog: It is within their power to give NHS workers the pay they deserve
“This government let frontline workers take responsibility when times were at their toughest, but now it refuses to take responsibility for the things that are in its control”
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Princes food workers’ 11.5 per cent pay win
Unite has secured a pay rise worth 11.5 per cent for around 700 Princes Group food workers. The workers at four sites, located in Glasgow, Bradford, Cardiff and Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, will receive a 7 per cent pay rise backdated to April 2022 plus a £750 one off payment. The deal was negotiated without the […]
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UNISON’s first general secretary has died, aged 88
Alan Jinkinson was the former general secretary of NALGO and, when that merged with COHSE and NUPE in 1993, became the first leader of the new union
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UNISON’s reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2023
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £11.80 an hour.
The article UNISON’s reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2023 first appeared on the UNISON National site.
John at 60
I am amazed at being 60. I still don’t feel at all “old” (whatever that means nowadays) but how on earth did this happen – 60??? I have my London + 60 free travel card and I am also now due to receive a small pension from a past employment, so I w…Read more…
Action on health inequalities
As the UK and Scottish Governments start the process towards another round of Austerity, we need to remember the impact this will have on health inequalities. Those in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 3.9 times more likely to die from an avoidable de…Read more…
UNISON ambulance workers share heartbreaking stories of wait times
“The guilt you feel, the anger, the frustration. I can’t put it into words, it’s heartbreaking”
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We need root and branch repeal of Britain’s anti-union laws
The post We need root and branch repeal of Britain’s anti-union laws appeared first on IER.
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‘Another world is possible – together we can rise!’
Clare Williams tells TUC rally the Conservatives ‘ have no democratic mandate for their policies. We need a general election now’
The article ‘Another world is possible – together we can rise!’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Newham Voices – November 2022 & Congratulations to our Young Cllr of the Year!
Congratulations to my Newham Councillor colleague, Mariam Dawood, who has been given this national award. Subscribe and check out latest editions of “Newham Voices” here https://newhamvoices.co.uk/Read more…
Hundreds of workers lobby Parliament for better pay
UNISON members join the TUC’s ‘We Demand Better’ lobby and rally, urging MPs to do the right thing over the cost of living crisis
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Young Workers Month
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Why join UNISON
(hat tip our number one recruiter Joseph and his standard email to potential members)”Hi Fellow WorkerFurther to our discussion, you can join UNISON online via the link below:https://join.unison.org.uk/Signing up is very straight forward. On…Read more…