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This government has run out of road, says UNISON
Chancellor’s sacking and economic chaos mean government must go
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Labour Party Conference 2022: Day 3 Tuesday
I have just realised that I still have 2 more days to post on this year’s Labour Conference. So Tuesday started off with another short run along the Mersey and back from my hotel. Weather was kind compared to Monday. The UNISON delegation started…Read more…
Arrow home deliveries facing strikes
Members of Unite, employed by Arrow XL, will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over pay. Unite represents 350 workers who undertake two-person deliveries for major retailers including Amazon, Very Group, LG Electronics, Richer Sounds and Buy it Direct. While the highest paid director in Arrow XL received £539,000 in 2021, an […]
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Stansted Airport pay win
The threat of strike action at Stansted Airport has ended after workers agreed a dramatically improved pay offer. Over 1,000 members of Unite, who are employed by Stansted Airport, had overwhelmingly voted for strike action having rejected an offer of 7.5 per cent and a one-off payment of £250. A strike by the workers, who […]
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Government must act urgently on NHS pay to bring record waiting times down
Rethink on wage award is only way to stop staff leaving
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Liz Truss’ Record
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NEC hears that building for the NHS strike ballots is the ‘priority’
October meeting is also addressed by the international officer of Atomprofspilka, the Nuclear Power and Industry Workers Union in Ukraine
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Football fans and Unite team up to tackle food poverty in Glasgow
Unite is teaming up with Fans Supporting Foodbanks who will travel to Glasgow from Liverpool ahead of the Rangers vs Liverpool Champions’ League group game today (October 12). They will team up with fans from a number of clubs including Rangers and Celtic to deliver food to foodbanks in the City of Glasgow. Research conducted […]
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Luton Airport ground staff in strike vote
Around 80 staff employed by GH London Ground Handling at Luton airport are being balloted for strike action over the delay of a £500 recruitment and retention bonus until February 2023. The workers, who are members of Unite the union, are being balloted for strike action, which would impact services leading up to Christmas, particularly […]
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Pickle and vinegar shortages threat
Branston and Sarsons among big-name brands that could be missing from supermarket shelves. The UK is facing a shortage of pickles and vinegar as workers at Mizkan Euro in Middleton, Rochdale, announce strike action following a derisory pay offer. The 50-plus workers who are members of Unite produce well-known brands including Branston Pickle, Sarsons Vinegar […]
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The Retained EU Law Bill: An attack on working women
“Jacob Rees-Mogg is determined to throw women back to the 50s – without any maternity or pregnancy rights, without equal pay, and without any right to remain in the workplace”
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Employment Injury Insurance for Garment Workers in Bangladesh – Social Protection in Action
Next week I am moderating this virtual webinar for investors on “Social protection for garment workers”. If you are involved in pensions please ask your trustees/pension committee/board members, fund managers and financial advisors to attend. “Em…Read more…
Heathrow braced for World Cup flight delays
Heathrow Airport is facing severe disruption and delays beginning next month, November, as workers employed by Dnata and Menzies are balloted over pay. Over 700 workers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are involved in the dispute, which has been prompted by offers on pay that amount to real pay cuts, according […]
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American Airlines pay win
Pay strikes by more than 50 American Airlines aircraft maintenance technicians and crew chiefs have been called off after an improved offer was secured. During negotiations, Unite, the UK’s leading union, secured a three-year pay deal worth 19 per cent. The deal will see pay increase by seven per cent for 2022, backdated to January, […]
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Pay squeeze continues
An unprecedented pay squeeze continues after new figures published today (October 11) show that real-terms pay has fallen by nearly 3 per cent in the three months to August. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that real-terms wages had dropped 2.9 per cent between June and August, only slightly less […]
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Blog: Taking our cost of living campaign to a wider audience
From the picket line to the heart of government, help to make sure that our members’ voices are heard
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Unless wages rise in social care, the sector’s problems will never be fixed, says UNISON
The prime minister and the health secretary must make social care a priority.
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Let’s rise up in Westminster on 2 November – in UNISON
Get ready for next month’s lobby of Parliament as UNISON and the TUC build the campaign on the cost of living crisis and building a better future
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“I’m Proud To Be Backed by: UNISON – Mete Coban For Kensington”
There was a number of excellent candidates who applied for the UNISON Labour Link nomination and Mete was successful following an application form and interview process. He is a superb candidate and I wish him all the luck in the forthcoming contest to…Read more…