Over 200,000 people attended this summer’s event, which has been held annually in north east city since 1871
The article Durham Miner’s Gala: ‘UNISON is strong and ready for a fight’…Read more…
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Over 200,000 people attended this summer’s event, which has been held annually in north east city since 1871
The article Durham Miner’s Gala: ‘UNISON is strong and ready for a fight’…Read more…
Everyone agrees that the police community support officer is an ‘integral’ and much-loved part of the policing team – and we need more
The article MPs join UNISON in celebrating 20 years of the…Read more…
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…
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…
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…
In a court in Ankara, I saw first-hand how the Turkish state is determined to deny justice to trade unionists accused of ‘terrorism’ for doing their union duties
The article Blog: UNISON is standing…Read more…
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an impassioned speech at the 136th Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday (July 9). She highlighted the more than 60,000 Unite members now out on strike and…Read more…
Picture collage from UNISON Labour Link National Forum which took place on Friday in York. This was the first “in person” Forum since 2019 due to Covid. “Labour Link” is the (voluntary) political fund in UNISON that is affiliated to the Labour Party.&n…Read more…
Critics of the left-wing majority on UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) were cock-a-hoop when National Delegate Conference (NDC) agreed Motion 10 criticising the NEC for some decisions it had taken and instructing them to rescind them.
That moti…Read more…
This is a long, detailed and quite interesting account of the first years of Germany following the defeat of the Nazi regime in 1945. But it is not comprehensive. There are many topics that Jähner has…Read more…
This is a long, detailed and quite interesting account of the first years of Germany following the defeat of the Nazi regime in 1945. But it is not comprehensive. There are many topics that…Read more…
I’ve written a book, Workers Can Win! A Guide to Organising At Work, which Pluto are publishing soon.
There’s lots more information about it on a new website, workers-can-win.info, including Chapter 1 which you can read for free, and details of ho…Read more…
UNISON’s Labour Link Forum hears strong rebuke of Labour leadership over its lack of solidarity during RMT strike
The article ‘We will continue to stand with striking workers’ first…Read more…
Members of Unite employed by Stagecoach Merseyside have announced all-out strike action in their pay dispute, due to the employer’s failure to make an improved offer. The 370 bus workers, who are…Read more…
Wishing Covid away is dangerous, we must get ahead of the next wave
The article Ministers must act now as Covid infection rates rise first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In the light of the current political chaos, UNISON’s health service group executive has agreed to step up calls for the Westminster government to release its decision on NHS pay and publish the PRB…Read more…
Government chaos must not stop health workers getting immediate and fair wage increase
The article Government chaos must not cause further delays on NHS pay first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON members have secured the Living Wage for care workers in six out of ten Manchester councils
The article Greater Manchester care workers win Living Wage award first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Whilst the country has been gripped by the drama of the decline and fall of Boris Johnson, my trade union UNISON has continued to witness its own little drama.
Opponents of the left-wing majority of NEC members elected last summer are energetically per…Read more…
Cabinet shares responsibility with Boris Johnson for state of the UK
The article Country needs a new government, not just a change of PM first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…