One month on from UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) and UNISON is busy focusing on what matters to our members. In our largest Service Group, our largest bargaining unit has embarked upon a campaign to achieve a decent pay rise for local govern…Read more…
Newham Council Education, Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Commission
My first such Scrutiny tonight in East Ham Town Hall. Chaired by Cllr Elizabeth Booker. Our current Ofsted inspection was obviously a key issue. Check out agenda https://mgov.newham.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1510&MId=1398…Read more…
UIA Mutual and UNISON Living
UNISON is now seeking a new provider of home, travel and pet insurance
The article UIA Mutual and UNISON Living first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Review: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat, by Karl Kautsky
I am of two minds about this book. On the one hand, it hasn’t stood the test of time. Kautsky’s predictions from 1918 about what was going to happen next in Soviet Russia turned out…Read more…
Review: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat, by Karl Kautsky
I am of two minds about this book. On the one hand, it hasn’t stood the test of time. Kautsky’s predictions from 1918 about what was going to happen next in Soviet Russia turned out…Read more…
As Johnson leaves the stage, workers must resist the clampdown on trade union activity
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How to use social care to rebuild the economy
Whether it’s gender equality, green jobs or a more productive economy – social care should be a central part of a modern industrial strategy, Westminster event hears
The article How to use social care to rebuild the economy first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Facebook Community Standards (The Curse of Terry Paul?)
I have had a few bizarre messages from Facebook over the years. None stranger than today when I was informed that this post from 8 years ago, had in some way contravened “Facebook Community Standards”. The post is about my preparation the night b…Read more…
Bexley bin strikes extended
Strikes at Bexley council refuse contractor Countrystyle Recycling have been extended until August 7, Unite said today (July 13). More than 100 workers, responsible for loading and driving bin…Read more…
Norwich City Services strikes off
Strike action at Norwich City Services Ltd (NCSL) has been averted after workers agreed an improved pay and conditions package. The workers, who are members of Unite and Unison, had voted to take…Read more…
Isle of Wight MP sides with bad bosses
Responding to Bob Seeley’s calls for the upcoming Transport Bill to include restrictions on ferry strikes, Unite regional coordinating officer Scott Kemp said, “Mr Seeley knows that Red Funnel is…Read more…
Arriva Yorkshire bus strikes off
The bus strike affecting Arriva’s services in West and North Yorkshire will be suspended from Friday (July 15) as an act of good faith. All out strike action, involving members of Unite resumed today…Read more…
Isle of Wight ferry strikes latest
Around 120 Red Funnel staff working on the Isle of Wight route, the majority of whom are on the minimum wage, will take 24-hour strike actions on 27 July and 1, 3 and 5 August. The strikes will…Read more…
UNISON backs abortion rights and decriminalisation
Abortion is still illegal in the UK, with a recent report revealing that a woman was arrested straight after a stillbirth in Cornwall and remains under investigation
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Employment tribunal classes long COVID as a disability
‘Staff with long COVID need reasonable adjustments and support, not to be put on the scrap heap’
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Durham Miner’s Gala: ‘UNISON is strong and ready for a fight’
Over 200,000 people attended this summer’s event, which has been held annually in north east city since 1871
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MPs join UNISON in celebrating 20 years of the PCSO
Everyone agrees that the police community support officer is an ‘integral’ and much-loved part of the policing team – and we need more
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How to build inclusive construction – some lessons from Hinkley Point C
When we talk about the jobs of the future, it seems obvious that these should be good jobs that are open to all. But what does this mean in practice?Read more…
Is it too hot to work?
With temperatures set to rocket to highs of 32°C in parts of the UK this week the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert.Read more…
Standing up for ourselves – Our OCS dispute story
Domestic worker Joanne Thompson gives her experience of the industrial action taken by her and her colleagues at The Harbour in Blackpool recently.Read more…