Strike action which would have hit Sainsbury’s stores across South West England and into west Wales has been averted after the workers’ employer DHL made a much improved pay offer. Over 250 warehouse…Read more…
‘Protect construction workers’ demand
Construction union Unite is demanding that leading construction clients and principal contractors ensure that all workers on their projects are fully protected by death and injury insurance – or be…Read more…
Workers deserve to get home safely
Unite is calling on councils and employers to mark today’s (April 28) International Workers’ Memorial Day by backing the union’s Get Me Home Safely campaign. Unite wants the hundreds of councils and…Read more…
‘We need to fight for ourselves’
On International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), Doctors in Unite (DiU) held a special event at the Covid Memorial Wall in London to call for all health and social care workers (HSCWs) to be issued with…Read more…
NASUWT Conference 2022: Going back to physical events, without going backwards
Last year we wrote here about the experience of running a fully democratic and participative virtual NASUWT Annual Conference. A year later and the Union has just held its 2022 Annual Conference at…Read more…
Covid respiratory protective equipment call
The call for all health and social care workers (HSCWs) to be issued with special equipment – respiratory protective equipment (RPE) – as the Covid crisis continues will be highlighted tomorrow…Read more…
Blog: Let’s remember those who have died because of their work
On International Workers’ Memorial Day, let us all take a minute to remember how precious life is and the cost that many workers pay every year, around the globe
The article Blog: Let’s…Read more…
‘Fight for the living’
When my great uncle died at work in the mines in 1933, he left behind three children and a family to feed. The employer paid out a paltry sum and that was that. But for those left behind, the failure…Read more…
Penycoddiau & Moel Arthur Walk Easter 2022
Off message – During Easter Gill and I went to North Wales to see my Mum and our family. We went on some wonderful walks.
This 7.5 mile circular orange walk “Penycoddiau & Moel Arthur” from our ancient (make sure you buy the modern ver…Read more…
UNISON Health Conference: Day 2 PM – “inflation busting pay award”
Check out this report in https://www.in-unison.org/
“The afternoon session of Day 2 of UNISON Health Conference concentrated on pay, terms and conditions. Conference agreed motions on moving to a 35 hour week and to campaign for an increase …Read more…
Unite Chep members celebrate victory
Unite members at Chep based in Trafford Park in Manchester are celebrating today (April 27) after voting to accept an inflation-beating pay deal and to end their long running strike. The workers will…Read more…
Health conference takes on a packed final morning
Business ranges from support for migrant healthcare workers to ambulance uniforms
The article Health conference takes on a packed final morning first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Ministers must adopt Migration Advisory Committee recommendations to beef-up care staff numbers, says UNISON
Care employers are losing people in droves to warehouses, supermarkets and online retailers able to pay more for less stressful work
The article Ministers must adopt Migration Advisory Committee…Read more…
High Court rules that government orders to discharge untested Covid patients into care homes was illegal, says UNISON
Covid spread like wildfire as untested but positive patients were discharged from hospitals.
The article High Court rules that government orders to discharge untested Covid patients into care homes…Read more…
Staff with long Covid will feel forced out of the health service if managers don’t treat them fairly, warns UNISON
Workers with the condition are returning to work early because they’re afraid of losing their jobs
The article Staff with long Covid will feel forced out of the health service if managers don’t…Read more…
Ambulance uniforms not fit for purpose and may put staff at risk, says UNISON
Ambulance employees work in all sorts of situations and weathers.
The article Ambulance uniforms not fit for purpose and may put staff at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Pay tops the agenda at health conference
Flexible working and a 35-hour work week were debated in Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon
The article Pay tops the agenda at health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Review: Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel
I love a good time travel story – and I loved this one so much that I finished it in two days. (To be fair, it’s a short book.). The author works with two well-worn…Read more…
Review: Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel
I love a good time travel story – and I loved this one so much that I finished it in two days. (To be fair, it’s a short book.). The author works with two well-worn…Read more…
UNISON Health Conference: Day 2 AM “This is what solidarity looks like” ONEUNISON.ORG
Health Group Conference began its second day with an emotional and powerful speech from Iryna Shvets of the Ukrainian Health Workers Union of Ukraine describing the attacks on bombing of over fifty hospitals in Ukraine, including maternity and children…Read more…