Unite, which represents more than 300 Parliamentary staff, has called on political parties to make staff protection from sexual harassment and misconduct a top priority. The call comes amid the…Read more…
Rishi Sunak’s resignation letter
Rishi Sunak’s resignation letterDear Prime Minister,It is with deep sadness that I am writing to you to resign from the Government.It has been an enormous privilege to serve our country as Chancellor of the Exchequer and I will always be proud o…Read more…
Heathrow refuelling firm face strikes
Major airlines – including Virgin Atlantic Delta and KLM – could be hit as workers act against wage cuts of more than 15 per cent. Members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, employed by…Read more…
North West facing Arriva bus strikes over ‘pitiful’ pay offer
Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite, the workers’ union, says that all-out continuous strike action will begin…Read more…
Royal Mail managers announce strike dates
Royal Mail managers across the UK are set to take industrial action in a dispute over further attacks on jobs and pay. Unite, the managers’ trade union, says that 2,400 managers will work to rule on…Read more…
Harlow refuse workers call off strikes after improved pay offer
The offer, worth around 9%, comes alongside a commitment to a new collective agreement
The article Harlow refuse workers call off strikes after improved pay offer first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON out in force at London Pride
50 years of pride in London celebrated on Saturday
The article UNISON out in force at London Pride first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Happy 4th July & 130th anniversary of the election of Keir Hardie as MP for West Ham South
“I was really pleased that I was recently able to respond to a request by the Keir Hardie Society (via a former UNISON colleague) for a pdf copy of the booklet issued in 2012 to mark the 120th anniversary of Keir Hardie’s election. He w…Read more…
The Last British Revolution – Happy Birthday America
Hat tip “Harry’s Place” 2008 “Today is the day when the British freed themselves from a despotic monarchy and declared independence.
Unfortunately, they were unable to liberate their homeland of the British Isles, but those Britons will…Read more…
Staff changes will create risks to children and drive staff out of early years education
Instead of trying to provide education on the cheap, the government must improve funding for the sector
The article Staff changes will create risks to children and drive staff out of early years…Read more…
Enjoy our 5-star holiday resort this summer
UNISON’s very own holiday resort wins 5* rating and celebrates with an increased member discount
The article Enjoy our 5-star holiday resort this summer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
LGBT staff need more support
TUC calls for more support for LGBT staff on the first day of the union body’s annual LGBT+ conference.Read more…
Warning from history: On the 50th anniversary of the jailing of the Pentonville Five
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Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety
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Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?
Over the past couple of years, the Labour Party, of which I have been a member for more than four decades, has been brought into disrepute by the blatant abuse of its disciplinary processes to settle political differences.
I have generally refrained fr…Read more…
Driving real world activity through distributed digital event campaigns
In the run up to the We Demand Better rally on 18 June, the TUC tested new ways to spread the word amongst union activists and potential marchers. As well as a series of local “road show” events, we…Read more…
Baker Hughes accused of fire and rehire
A giant US business, Baker Hughes, is being accused of `laying waste to Scottish jobs’ through fire and rehire by Unite. Baker Hughes, which is one of the world’s biggest oil field services company,…Read more…
Public tells BA to restore staff pay
In the first test of public opinion since British Airways check-in staff announced that they will take strike action to have their pay restored to the pre-pandemic rate, more than seven in ten (73…Read more…
Takeovers versus turnout
At the back end of 2020 I wrote something about the impact of the merger arbitrage trade and some of the stewardship issues related to it. Looking back, one rather fundamental stewardship issue that I hadn’t considered was the impact on voting tur…Read more…
Barclays staff in pay win
Unite the union representing staff at Barclays has today (Thursday 30) won a ‘cost of living’ increase for staff from 1st August. Following calls from the Union and discussions with management to…Read more…