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“Prices are racing ahead, leaving wages far behind.”
The article Inflation rise means ministers must do more to support hard-up households, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Every year on the 28 April in 19 countries across the world, workers remember all those who have died in an accident at work or from occupational illnesses and diseases such as exposure to asbestos. Sadly, more people are killed at work each year…Read more…
Real wages have fallen by 1 per cent in the three months to February – the steepest drop since 2014 – according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The…Read more…
Unite, the union representing staff at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has today (April 12) announced the result of the industrial action vote at the FCA. The ballot closed with over 75 per…Read more…
Planned industrial action at Teesport this Easter by tugboat crews employed by Svitzer Marine have been called off after Unite the union secured an improved pay offer. The workers were due to strike…Read more…
The new fund will help branches that need additional support for local organising challenges
The article UNISON launches new branch support and organising fund first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Hat tip Greater London UNISON – Need at least 4 weeks membership before you can get advice
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Unite the Union and Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, have today (April 11) confirmed a new pay deal for the airline’s cabin crew across the UK, worth up to £3,000 over the next eighteen…Read more…
Croydon council grounds maintenance workers will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75 per cent pay offer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (April 11). More than 20 staff responsible for…Read more…
Four women internationalists working across civil society, unions and governments share their successes at the TUC Women’s International Panel 2022.Read more…
Here’s how to increase our energy independence as well as protect decent working class jobs.Read more…
Yesterday was busy for Labour activists in Newham. I went canvassing in West Ham in the morning (my colleague John Whitworth is unfortunately laid low but in good spirits with the dreaded lergie). It was nice to have residents wishing us “Good lu…Read more…
I was really pleased to be notified on Friday that I had been elected unopposed for the Greater London General seat on the UNISON Community National Service Group Executive.
This means I will represent all UNISON members in London who work…Read more…
If only! Productivity expert Cal Newport makes a compelling argument against the way we use email now, and anyone who struggles with overflowing inboxes will learn from what he writes. But he…Read more…
Yesterday was our Newham Labour 2022 campaign launch and I am now also officially nominated as a Labour and Co-operative Candidate for West Ham Ward.
While I wish that local ward members had made this decision (as they had overwhelmingly s…Read more…
I will pop along tomorrow to say hello.
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Seventy years ago at the height of the Cold War a book was published in the US entitled The Russian Menace to Europe. It made the case that “the major objective of Russian foreign policy…Read more…
More than 100 HGV drivers employed by DHL Tradeteam in Burton-on-Trent are celebrating a pay deal worth up to nearly £6,000 a year, negotiated by Unite. The drivers, who were due to begin strike…Read more…
I’ve been on very many demonstrations since the late 1970s.
In particular I have marched against war. I marched against war in Iraq in 2003 when we were in a majority and I marched against war in the Falklands in 1982 when we were in a minority.
Unfort…Read more…