“As we witness shocking reports today of more suffering in Ukraine, we think of the public service workers – the first responders to devastating scenes, doing all they can to save lives.
We stand in solidarity with our sister trade unions and all…Read more…
Solidarity to the People of Ukraine by Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, against Putin’s gross lies and murderous aggression
Putin is killing innocent Ukraine civilians and soldiers from both sides to satisfy his ego and protect his fascistic regime. He has shamed the reputation of Russia.
“Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, today gave a televised addres…Read more…
Disable Inequality: How to challenge disability discrimination
This is UNISON’s year of the disabled worker and the union is launching a new campaign to help members challenge disability discrimination in the NHS
The article Disable Inequality: How to challenge…Read more…
Staff ‘work-in’ at Regina Coeli women’s hostel enters seventh week
A work-in occupation by staff working at Regina Coeli House in Belfast enters its seventh week. As UniteLIVE highlighted in a feature last month, the workers launched their action to prevent the…Read more…
GE Aviation workers to strike over pay
Workers employed by GE Aviation Systems Limited’s subsidiary Dowty Propellers are to begin strike action next week in a dispute over pay. The 90-plus workers, who are based at the company’s factory…Read more…
Give Peace a Chance
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a disgraceful and murderous breach of international law.
I agree with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that this invasion must be opposed not least because it raises the spectre of nuclear war with all that would ent…Read more…
NHS privatisation fight continues
The campaign against the relentless tide of NHS privatisation will continue, despite a judicial review dismissing the campaigners’ case that there was a lack of patient consultation when GP practices…Read more…
‘Our NHS is under threat and time is running out’
The NHS is under threat and time is running out, Unite has warned. The Health and Care Bill is now being pushed through Parliament, and will have disastrous consequences for the health service if the…Read more…
UNISON slates government plans for English university education
Union warns that increasing the length of time graduates will have to pay back loans will disproportionately affect lower earners and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
The article UNISON slates…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Region Labour Link Elections recommendations 2022
It is election time for London Regional Labour Link. Please consider voting for this slate. Obviously a lot of compromises and horse bargaining has gone on and there are good candidates missing from some or all positions in my strictly personal …Read more…
Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON
Pay proposal is a wage cut in all but name
The article Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bus strike during Cheltenham Festival looms
Over 380 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach West and based throughout Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have announced a month long strike in a dispute over chronic low pay. Strike action, which was…Read more…
Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination
The higher education virtual national conference addressed the issues faced by its Black and trans members
The article Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination first appeared on…Read more…
For Lithuania’s workers, enough is finally enough
When the Soviet Union came crashing down three decades ago, among the very first republics to declare independence were the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This made sense…Read more…
For Lithuania’s workers, enough is finally enough
When the Soviet Union came crashing down three decades ago, among the very first republics to declare independence were the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This made sense…Read more…
in-UNISON – A wake up call on our SGE elections: Gordon McKay
(This is a really important post by a current UNISON NEC member, our former President and front line NHS hospital worker. Please share).
“The way in which UNISON moves forward as the largest trade union in the UK will take a significant, but not …Read more…
Swindon bus drivers ‘won’t accept low pay any longer’
Over 80 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach West in Swindon have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action, joining their colleagues in Gloucestershire in a dispute over low pay. The drivers…Read more…
‘Time to pay the rate for the job’
Unite has demolished Coventry council’s claims that its refuse drivers are paid the same as others in the region. The union reveals today (February 22) that workers doing the same job in neighbouring…Read more…
UNISON urges employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’
‘We can and we will stand up for better pay,’ higher eduction delegates are told
The article UNISON urges employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Higher education staff have ‘yet again kept the sector going’
HE national conference hears that members’ COVID sacrifices were ‘in stark contrast’ to the behaviour of government
The article Higher education staff have ‘yet again kept the sector going’ first…Read more…