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…
UNISON National Labour Link Forum 2022
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…
Telling fibs at UNISON Conference?
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…
Review: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, by Harald Jähner
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…
Review: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, by Harald Jähner
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…
My guide to organising at work is coming soon from Pluto Press
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…
‘We will continue to stand with striking workers’
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…
Stagecoach Merseyside bus strikes latest
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…
Ministers must act now as Covid infection rates rise
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…
HSGE will reconvene if NHS pay outcome is delayed
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 cause further delays on NHS pay
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…
Greater Manchester care workers win Living Wage award
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…
Who are the opponents of real change in UNISON?
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…
Country needs a new government, not just a change of PM
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…
Improving inclusivity in online union meetings
Many unions found that the number of people attending union events and meetings rose during the pandemic, as events moved online. Also the diversity of members attending grew, as many of those who…Read more…
What comes around, goes around. Karma
Karma What comes around, goes around. Hat tip @nec_sonya
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The Isle of Harty Walk
Off message but on Saturday Gill and I went on this marvellous 8 mile Pathfinder walk around the “Isle” of Harty in Kent (now part of the Isle of Sheppey but once separate). Definite “Big Sky” country with panoramic views. Very quiet and remote walking…Read more…
Thirteen Housing Group strikes off
Strikes at housing association Thirteen Housing Group, which has over 35,000 properties in the North East and Yorkshire, have been averted after Unite the union secured an improved pay deal. More…Read more…
Petrol pump service engineers to strike
Problems at petrol pumps throughout the UK will be left unattended as service engineers employed by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Ltd take strike action tomorrow (July 7) in a dispute over pay. The service…Read more…
Cadbury workers secure ‘sweet’ pay deal
Unite has secured a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5 per cent for more than 1,000 Cadbury workers. The union has also delivered a separate 25 per cent boost in holiday pay. Unite’s members at…Read more…