This is a superb book – well-written and compelling. It tells the little-known (or little-remembered) story of the relationship between the man known as the ‘Pope of Marxism’ and the Russian revolutionaries. Karl Kautsky was…Read more…
Unions must fight ‘abhorrent fire and rehire tactics’
Unite delegate Arsalan Ghani spoke out against fire and rehire tactics in support of a motion at TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). He slammed the “abhorrent tactics of fire and rehire” which, he said, has “spread like a black mould into every industry across the country”. Arsalan hailed the “working class who are running […]
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Government gamble means working people are the losers, says UNISON
Christina McAnea tells TUC that co-ordination with other unions will deliver results on pay
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‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress
General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
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‘If we want to win, we must be prepared to strike’
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told TUC conference that industrial action was the key to tackling the cost of living crisis on Tuesday (October 18). Speaking in support of a composite on the current crisis, Ruth explained how it is “profits – not our wages – which are fuelling the cost of living crisis”. She highlighted […]
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Blog: The menopause really is a workplace issue
UNISON is marking World Menopause Day by stressing that just a few changes in the working environment can make the world of difference to working women
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Food Standards Agency strike ballot could mean Christmas meat shortages, says UNISON
The FSA needs to come up with a significantly higher offer to avoid any disruption.
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‘Defend our pensions’
Unite delegate Bridie McCreesh seconded a motion on pensions and auto-enrolment reforms on the first day of TUC conference on Tuesday (October 18). Addressing conference, Bridie hailed the fact that motions on pensions were at the top of the TUC agenda “because they are a neglected part of the cost of living crisis”. Bridie explained […]
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Trade unions are changing the way we think about menopause in the workplace
In the past few years trade unions in Wales have helped make some big, and small, improvements in the workplace for women going through the menopause.Read more…
A gamble with pensioners’ lives: retired members confront the cost of living crisis
Chair of UNISON’s national retired members’ committee, Rosie MacGregor, outlines the most pressing concerns for retired people
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School staff face violent attacks from pupils, with some receiving death threats, new research finds
UNISON contributed to academic study leading to new guidance
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Tories ‘cannot be trusted’, after screeching economic U-turn
UNISON general secretary says there must be a general election now, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverses many of the measures in his predecessor’s mini-budget
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Government can’t be trusted and must go, says UNISON
Promises to help with soaring energy bills are in tatters
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Running CRM projects in unions
In September, the TUC Digital Lab ran a workshop for unions working on or considering CRM migration projects. This is the second time we’ve covered CRM in the Digital Lab and, for the second time, it was very popular, with more than 40 union staff from over 30 unions of all sizes attending, ensuring we … Continue reading Running CRM projects in unions
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“We need grown ups in charge of the country. We need a general election”
“Not only did Truss trash the economy, she trashed the Tories’ own economic record of the last 12 years. But this isn’t about the Conservative party, this is about the country. We need grown ups in charge of the country. We need a general electio…Read more…
Review: Knots and Crosses, by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is universally considered to be one of Britain’s greatest living writers of crime fiction. He has been called “the Scottish Ed McBain”, and as an admirer of McBain’s work, I was keen to…Read more…
Darkness at Steadfast Noon – war games make the case against NATO
In Belgium this week NATO will be testing and exercising its procedures with regard to the dropping of nuclear bombs. Fighter-jets from at least ten NATO nations will carry out flights and exercises from the air force base at Kleine Brogel i…Read more…
The continuing shame of Labour racism
As a Labour movement activist in Lambeth in the late 80s, I remember the controversy around the party’s shameful refusal to permit a Black candidate to contest the Vauxhall by-election in 1989. This condemned the electorate of a safe Labour seat in the…Read more…
“Thank you to: UNISON – Johnson Situ for Camberwell & Peckham
“As a member and vice-chair of my workplace branch, I’m proud to have the backing of the UK’s largest union, @unisontheunion, for C&P. From a national care service to fair pay for public service workers, as MP, I will continue to stand with U…Read more…
The IWGB and strategic litigation: using the law within the strategies and tactics of work organising
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