Dear Colleagues, As the military aggression against an independent country unfolds at an alarming pace there is overwhelming support being expressed throughout Unite to support the people of Ukraine….Read more…
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: 15-17th July 2022
Dear Colleagues,
Although I always promote Tolpuddle in the sidebar of this blog, as I am going to attend again this year I thought I would give the event an extra special plug – and as this year’s Festival is live/real – and not via Zoom.
All re…Read more…
Blog: International Women’s Day is more important than ever
After the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women, and as the war in Ukraine sees women and children flee – or stay to fight – we need to regain the progress toward equality
The article Blog:…Read more…
Yes to Nato
There is a saying that generals are always ready to fight the last war. The same may be said of political leaders. The difference is that they are ready to stop the last war, and…Read more…
Yes to Nato
There is a saying that generals are always ready to fight the last war. The same may be said of political leaders. The difference is that they are ready to stop the last war, and…Read more…
Solidarity with Ukraine, opposing Russian aggression and supporting public service workers
We’ve all watched the news with horror over the last few days, as Russian tanks, soldiers and airforce surged over the Ukrainian border. Many of us had hoped and expected that the horrors of war that plagued Europe for centuries were in thing o…Read more…
Forced academisation threat for schools is stopped
Education secretary withdraws order which would have affected 19 schools
The article Forced academisation threat for schools is stopped first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
International Women’s Day: Hold employers to account
Dear Colleagues,
Just a brief post to promote a new resource from the TUC to challenge employers who make a pretence on International Women’s Day of a commitment to sex and gender equality.
As was witnesses during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) res…Read more…
How to support Ukraine
UNISON is working with the international trade union movement to mobilise support for those affected by the war in Ukraine – and branches and members can help too
The article How to support Ukraine…Read more…
Lets get real about pay
Labour market figures have revealed this week that real wages are plummeting. While it is tempting to look ahead at early estimates of nominal pay growth, these experimental statistics should be…Read more…
Unions winning for working people across the world
Last week our HeartUnions international event welcomed some fantastic speakers. Here are the highlights on how unions are winning around the world – and the power of collective action to deliver…Read more…
Workers say no to increased surveillance since COVID-19
Three in five workers say they have experienced surveillance at work in the past year, with the monitoring of devices and phone calls surging during the pandemic, TUC polling has found.Read more…
We are worth more
Unite to stage targeted industrial action as council workers express disgust at 1.75% pay offer
The post We are worth more appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Newham Voices: Local Politics 2022
The article above is from our local community newspaper “Newham Voices”. I was interviewed as the elected Chair of Newham Councillors Labour Group, regarding local politics and the May 2022 council elections. However, my views on “first past the …Read more…
Time to end the use of “(un)affordable rent”
Read on below or dowload a PDF Recently I discovered that a tenant living in a 3 bedroomed house on … MoreRead more…
Thaxted Circular Walk (and return to the Church of the “Red Vicar”)
Gill and I returned today to Thaxted in Essex to follow this 6.5 mile circular walk from our old version of the local Pathfinder Guide. We did this walk previously in 2014.
Today was a lovely tramp through largely quiet countryside b…Read more…
Review: Guadalcanal Diary, by Richard Tregaskis
Dick Tregaskis was a legendary American war correspondent who covered the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam. When he was just 26 years old, he accompanied Marines who landed on the island of…Read more…
Review: Guadalcanal Diary, by Richard Tregaskis
Dick Tregaskis was a legendary American war correspondent who covered the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam. When he was just 26 years old, he accompanied Marines who landed on the island of…Read more…
Review: Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is a brilliant storyteller – and this is a brilliant story. The story is a relatively simple one: With an Allied invasion of Sicily imminent in 1943, the British decided to…Read more…
Review: Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is a brilliant storyteller – and this is a brilliant story. The story is a relatively simple one: With an Allied invasion of Sicily imminent in 1943, the British decided to…Read more…