With FTSE 100 CEO pay now back at pre-pandemic levels at a median of £3.6 million, the leader of Unite the union has called out the governor of the Bank of England for failing to speak up on the need…Read more…
British Airways check-in staff in strike vote
Unite is balloting its members employed as check-in staff by British Airways at Heathrow airport for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The workers who are employed in the company’s ‘A scales…Read more…
Unite celebrates another Glasgow Airport pay win
Unite the union has secured an improved pay deal for ICTS hold baggage screeners based at Glasgow Airport, the UK’s leading aviation trade union, confirmed today (May 30). Up to 50 ICTS hold baggage…Read more…
FE unions reject pay offer
‘Appalling’ offer from Association of Colleges falls far short of the joint union pay claim
The article FE unions reject pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘I can’t find anything else to cut back on’
As the worst cost of living crisis in generations ravages the UK, hitting millions of ordinary families from all walks of life, Unite is preparing to take the streets at the TUC’s national…Read more…
“Heroism and Terror on the 4.34 from Barking”
What an incredible story about Joseph (Julius to his family) Stephen, a super brave public service worker who was murdered in West Ham station while challenging a IRA terrorist. Hat tip Newham VoicesRead more…
Review: The Journey of Humanity, by Oded Galor
What got my attention and led me to read this book was a citation that seemed to show that Oded Galor had discovered the writings of the forgotten German Communist Karl August Wittfogel. It turns…Read more…
Review: The Journey of Humanity, by Oded Galor
What got my attention and led me to read this book was a citation that seemed to show that Oded Galor had discovered the writings of the forgotten German Communist Karl August Wittfogel. It turns…Read more…
What makes a good job?
If I asked you what you like about your job, I hope you’d be able to come up with a few things. But if I asked you what you don’t like about your job, would that be a longer list?Read more…
Structural racism and the future for race equality
In recent months, the Runnymede Trust has been sounding the alarm about the situation facing Britain’s Black and ethnic minority communities.Read more…
Only good, well-paid work is a route out of poverty
Work should be a route out of poverty. But, especially under this government, it isn’t.Read more…
Newham Council Bi Monthly Street Count – Wednesday 26th May 2022
Picture of volunteers, Councillors and Council outreach staff before the latest bi monthly count of people sleeping “rough” in Newham.
We met at Newham Dockside building at 11pm. We had a briefing on the purpose of the count and how to make sur…Read more…
‘We are public service defenders, not immigration border guards’
Support for migrant members and Windrush survivors were key themes on the second day of Black members’ conference 2022
The article ‘We are public service defenders, not immigration border…Read more…
‘Now is the time to mobilise and organise for racial justice at work’
Institutional racism amplified by the pandemic was a strong theme of day one at UNISON’s national Black members’ conference
The article ‘Now is the time to mobilise and organise for racial…Read more…
‘Crisis of aviation industry’s own making’
Chronic staff shortages cannot be overcome as employers continue to offer low wages and poor terms and conditions to new staff. Aviation industry is “paying the price of mass sackings during the…Read more…
If you knew your history…
More than 31 years ago, in March 1991, Labour Briefing carried the report above about goings-on in what was then the single Brighton Constituency Labour Party, which had been suspended six months beforehand..
There is nothing new about the Labou…Read more…
Let’s march to demand better! TUC Demo 18 June 22
On Saturday, 18 June, hundreds of thousands of people will be taking to the streets and marching, and I hope you’ll be there with us, John.
We will be marching together for a real pay rise, decent sick pay, and a…Read more…
‘Another great deal won by Unite’
Unite the union has secured a basic pay increase of more than 20 per cent over two years for HGV drivers employed by McPherson Limited, raising the workers’ wages by at least £2200 this year. The…Read more…
Sun Chemical ink firm workers to strike
Pay strikes at the UK’s only ink manufacturer, Sun Chemical, will impact the printing of the Daily Mail as well as production for Amcor, Scheizwer and Multi-Colour Corp. Nearly 200 Sun Chemical…Read more…
Windfall tax not enough
As chancellor Rishi Sunak on Thursday (May 26) announced U-turn on a windfall tax on oil and gas companies’ profits to help pay for emergency relief to tackle the cost of living crisis, Unite has…Read more…