Share: Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Barnet UNISON earlier this week wrote to the Council expressing concern that the public’s access to the Library Review Consultation documents in the…Read more…
Dennis Skinner blasts latest UKIP Bigot
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Not too late to abandon austerity
‘If Labour now repudiated austerity in favour of the far more effective way of cutting the deficit through public investment to expand the economy out of stagnation, generate real jobs, increase…Read more…
Aiberdeen Street by Alastair Mackie
Ye were hyne awa fae Nuremberg o the flags,
the death-crap o the purges; Il Duce’s
black-sarked legions heistin eagles…
Woolie’s guns and gairden canes airmed oor wars
focht on your cassies, oor…Read more…
On the practical benefits of defending the conditions of service of the local government workforce
I have a very long period of continuous local government service (I am not young).
As I have more than ten years such service, with my employer, according to the conditions of service negotiated with the local trade unions, I have 34 days paid leave each year in addition to public holidays.
It was…Read more…
INTERSERVE MEMBERS DEMO AT INTERSERVE HQ
RMT Members of Interserve based at Waterloo were on strike for the second day against racism and bullying.
The strike action was solid which started with a leaflet campaign at Waterloo, followed by a…Read more…
Beyond Satire, It’s Sick Charity
Who will save the children of Falluja?
SATIRICAL song writer Tom Lehrer remarked that when US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize, satire became obsolete….Read more…
MPs vote to #BackTheBill for our NHS
Great news from Parliament today, where Clive Efford’s private members’ bill passed on a significant vote.Read more…
Coalition against Ineos fracking plans
Fracking is back in the news with the announcement that Ineos, the owners of the Grangemouth plant, has £640 million plans for shale gas exploration and appraisal. It already has two licences for…Read more…
Barnet UNISON e NEWS 21 November 2014
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UNIFIED PAY ALERT FOR SCHOOL STAFF
Share: Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Please find attached a revised schedule for the school focus groups. The groups are looking at job descriptions for all school support staff. It is really…Read more…
Waterloo Branch News/Poster
Branch poster ahead of the meeting on the 27th November 2014.
Mick Cash (RMT General Secretary) will be in attendance to address the branch.
If you can please try to attend.Read more…
Interserve Cleaners News
Half measures will not stop TTIP from destroying the NHS
Today the Commons will debate Labour MP Clive Efford’s worthy bill to save the NHS from irreversible privatisation, which will aim to reverse the Health & Social Care Act 2012 and seek to exempt…Read more…
Local government pay – is there an alternative to national pay bargaining?
As I observed yesterday, the Special Conference (which informed sources in the Euston Road now confidently predict) will consider how we should go about getting a decent pay increase for local government workers.
Some will understandably question the v…Read more…
When Christmas is a choice between eating and heating
We have had soup kitchens and shelters for the homeless for decades. But I despair that we live in a society that hundreds of thousands of UK children are dependent on personal charity to stop being hungry.
The cuts are getting worse, the safety net …Read more…
What should the education landscape look like in 2020?
What should the education landscape look like in 2020? This is what we’ll be asking in our five, pre-election debates. These debates expand on key themes identified by our members and which shaped…Read more…
STAFF AT WATERLOO STATION TO STRIKE AGAIN ON FRIDAY
STAFF AT WATERLOO STATION TO STRIKE AGAIN ON FRIDAY
20 November 2014RMT Press OfficeFollowing a first phase of rock solid action on monday and tuesday this week, cleaners employed by Interserve,…Read more…
Nominations Invited For Election Of Officers/Stewards 2015-2016
Nominations are now being invited for officers and stewards to serve for 2015-2016. Information, how to apply and deadlines for responses – annual elections exec Nomination form to become a branch officer – nominationforofficer Nomination form to become a steward … Continue…Read more…
Gaping gaps in Labour’s proposals for enhanced workers’ rights
#workplacepledge As next May’s General Election draws closer, the outlines are emerging of Labour’s proposals on workers’ rights. Announcements on raising the minimum wage and the banning…Read more…