This morning I had my Councillor surgery at Stratford Library and spoke to two residents about complex housing issues, then went and joined a canvass in Pond Road, West Ham E15. We made 59 contacts and had a overwhelming positive response but wha…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link London AGM – we want more UNISON activists, Councillors, Assembly Members & MPs
I was really pleased to have been re-elected unopposed yesterday as the Chair of Greater London UNISON Labour Link for the next two years. My good comrade, Yvonne Green, was also elected as Vice Chair.
We had a detailed report and Q&A …Read more…
ScotRail – the start of a new journey
Today is a special day for rail campaigners who have been making a case for bringing Scotland’s railways back into public ownership for the 25 years since privatisation. ScotRail is back as a public…Read more…
UNISON vows fightback after legal decision backs bosses over staff who strike
Application being made to Supreme Court
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Fair tips victory
Unite members working for Pizza Express have declared victory for fair tips after an internal Pizza Express committee scrapped a tips allocation plan that saw low-paid waiting staff lose up to £2000…Read more…
Shapps’ P&O response is far from adequate
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Supporting Muslim colleagues during Ramadan
Taking these few practical steps to support Muslim workers during Ramadan will help to create a workplace where everyone is respected and valued. Read more…
UK government must follow US’ ‘worker-centred’ approach on trade
A fair and sustainable global trade is possible.Read more…
We need an emergency budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
We’re calling for an emergency budget.Read more…
Government must get a grip of the cost-of-living crisis and increase public sector pay
Urgent action needed to stop further slide into poverty
The article Government must get a grip of the cost-of-living crisis and increase public sector pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Newham Rough Sleeping Count 31.3.22
Last night we met at Newham Council Dockside building just after 11pm for a briefing on tonight’s count. There was Council officers, volunteers, outreach workers and Councillors taking part. We were split into 5 mobile teams and given maps and di…Read more…
Infection rates will rise and care workers will abandon sector as financial lifeline ends
Abandoning infection control fund will stop people isolating
The article Infection rates will rise and care workers will abandon sector as financial lifeline ends first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
‘Pitiful and insulting’ police staff pay offer
Vital police staff, such as 999 call handlers, are being urged to reject a ‘pitiful and insulting’ 2.1 per cent pay offer over a 17-month period, as the country faces the biggest cost of living…Read more…
Winners of Our Health Heroes Awards 2022 announced
Our Health Heroes Awards celebrates the wider healthcare workforce that supports our NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline
The article Winners of Our Health Heroes Awards 2022 announced first…Read more…
“From UNISON to Ukraine, with love”
(I am so proud of UNISON London Ambulance branch and activists)
London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to UkraineParamedics are driving 1,000 miles to deliver 10 ambulances to Ukraine health workers and relief goods to refugeesEarly this…Read more…
Ending free Covid tests could threaten public services
Provision of tests needed to contain infection spread
The article Ending free Covid tests could threaten public services first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Ferry services are too important to leave to chance.
The scandal at P&O ferries makes clear that the industry needs an operator of last resort.Read more…
‘Another slap in the face for NHS staff’
Unite has slammed the government for ending free car parking for NHS staff in England this week, as it highlighted rock-bottom morale among health workers and a cost of living crisis that has hit so…Read more…
‘Tremendous result’
At a press conference held today (March 30) at the gates of Regina Coeli House, the centre of an eleven week occupation by workers, Unite has announced it has received assurances from the Department…Read more…
Strike looms at Royal Mail
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says today (March 30) is yet another case of ‘fire and…Read more…