This, the eighth book in the legendary 87th Precinct series, was written over the course of just nine days, according to author Ed McBain. It’s a concise, tense account of just a few hours in…Read more…
5 ways to integrate employment charters into public procurement
Not a penny of public money should go to bad bosses. Around the country, innovative devolved authorities and trade unions are working together to hard-wire good work into public contacts.
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Consistent support for human rights includes Palestinian rights
The theme of the 2022 UN International Day of Peace is End Racism. Build Peace. The situation in Palestine shows clearly how racism and conflict are fundamentally interrelated.
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Todays’ mini-budget delivered Robin Hood in reverse: tax cuts for the rich – pay cuts for working people
Kwasi Kwarteng, the latest Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, followed the pattern set by George Osborne: tax cuts for the rich and big business, pay cuts for everyone else.
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Urgent action needed to support bi workers
Bi Visibility Day is a chance to learn more about bi workers’ experiences and to call for change in our workplaces.
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West Ham Labour informal social with Lyn Brown MP
Just back form a very pleasant evening with comrades from West Ham at the Black Lion pub in Plaistow (one of the oldest in Newham). Our local MP Lyn Brown was there and a wide mix of members enjoying drinks and pre Labour Party conference gossip. …Read more…
Even Living Wage Foundation rate is not enough, say UNISON members
The real living wage is now £10.90 across the UK and £11.95 in London
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Woolwich Ferry workers vote to strike
The actions of TfL (Transport for London) managers running the Woolwich Ferry service will once again lead to industrial action on the Thames. TfL managers are refusing to discuss pay in the midst of a cost of living crisis. 87% of the workers who took part in the ballot voted for strike action. The workers’ […]
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Hull Stagecoach bus workers to strike
A huge industrial action mandate will see more than 250 Hull Stagecoach bus drivers, cleaners, engineers and commercial assistants take all out strike action from 7 October until 29 December. Hull Fair runs from 7 October to 15 October. ‘Palpable anger’ at a below inflation pay offer, lack of pay parity compared to other areas […]
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Unite’s Network Rail workers to join latest strikes
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has confirmed that its members employed in electric control rooms will join other rail unions in taking strike action next month on Saturday 1 October, Wednesday 5 October and Saturday 8 October. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Our members at Network Rail play a crucial and demanding role in […]
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GXO delivery workers in strike vote
The workers, who are responsible for about 40 per cent of the beer deliveries to UK pubs and venues, are being balloted for strike action until 6 October over a five per cent offer. The offer, which comes with a caveat that sick pay is reduced, is far below the 12.3 RPI rate of inflation, […]
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Stop seeing unions as the enemy, says UNISON
Ministers are showing a blatant disregard for working people
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‘A budget for the rich’
New chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, announced today (September 23) was widely slammed as a handout for the wealthy amid a slew of unfunded tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the already well-off. Following a long-discredited ideology of ‘trickle down’ economics, Kwarteng announced a £45bn tax giveaway to the wealthiest and big businesses. Commenting on the announcements, […]
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UNISON condemns the death of Mahsa Amini
Kurdish woman died after three days in a police cell in Iran
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Blog: The £60bn gamble with the future of our country
Today’s budget is proof the money exists. But the political will to help working people doesn’t
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Fee rise for stretched NHS workers is unfair and misjudged, says UNISON
Compulsory annual registration fee could rise from £98.12 to £117.74.
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Government is making rich richer while leaving struggling families in despair
Teetering public services deserve much better
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‘If we don’t vote then nothing will change’
Unite’s consultative ballot on industrial action over NHS pay in England closes on September 30. Each day this week, we’ll hear from a different member from our Unite health sector who explains why it’s so important to have your say on pay. Unite senior rep Laura has a unique, bird’s eye view of the huge challenges facing […]
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The Gresford Colliery Disaster – 22 September 1934
Today is the 88th anniversary of the Gresford Disaster which killed 266 Men (and boys). I was brought up in another former coal mining town about 10 miles away and remember learning as a child, the poem below. It is telling that I can still …Read more…
‘When we act together, we win’
It was only the second full day of strike action for Liverpool dock workers on Wednesday (September 21), but the atmosphere was already jubilant. Hundreds of dock workers were joined on the picket line by general secretary Sharon Graham, confident that their ironclad solidarity will, in the end, triumph. The more than 500 striking workers, […]
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