Trying to force through mass changes to academy status is not only wrong-headed, it’s a complete distraction.
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Trying to force through mass changes to academy status is not only wrong-headed, it’s a complete distraction.
The article Academy orders issued to schools in Hallam Diocese ‘unlawfully’, say…Read more…
Unite has blasted the energy regulator Ofgem as ‘useless’ after it admitted allowing the energy market to be flooded with financially precarious companies, 30 of which have since collapsed due to the…Read more…
The Duke of Edinburgh Award’s (DofE) ‘fire and rehire’ plans to scrap its car fleet and force regional operations workers to buy their own has been slammed by Unite. The Royal charity has told…Read more…
Workers employed by Luton airport have secured a substantial pay increase following negotiations led by Unite. The pay deal is worth £1,800 per worker and will be paid to the 600 strong workforce who…Read more…
As a cost of living crisis engulfs the UK, with food and energy prices soaring and the government failing to take any meaningful action, public anger is building. On Saturday (February 12),…Read more…
Demoralised, overworked, underpaid staff are quitting the NHS every day.
The article No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Bank of England offered an increasingly bleak view of the economy.Read more…
Last week we finally got to understand what the government really means by levelling up. Turns out, it’s not a lot.Read more…
We are highlighting some of the issues affecting Black workers, and the opportunities 2022 might afford to address them.Read more…
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up
The article NAAS scrapped after hard UNISON campaigning first appeared on…Read more…
Check out this modern remake of an old classic at https://www.in-unison.org/post/what-have-unions-ever-done-for-us
All of next week is https://www.tuc.org.uk/heartunions Share this video and all the other eventsRead more…
Households across the UK are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis that has left virtually no family unscathed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that one in five people in…Read more…
Dates announced as ballots at 10 institutions pass the legal threshold for turnout
The article University members to take action on pay and pensions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
The article Welsh leisure centre workers claim insourcing victory first appeared on…Read more…
In a drive to boost decarbonisation efforts and fight for clean air, reps from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are taking action at Royal Mail workplaces across the Northwest of England.
A great post by UNISON NEC member Stephen Smellie. We still have pragmatic and committed NEC members such as Stephen, a great General Secretary, branches, staff and activists. But what a complete and utter mess our union is in due to these “incom…Read more…
By VALERIO DE STEFANO, ANTONIO ALOISI and NICOLA COUNTOURIS First published at https://socialeurope.eu on 1st February 2022 The Metaverse has been talked about only in terms of gee-whiz technologies…Read more…
By Tim Young, Brazil Solidarity Initiative. As Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s domestic and international status continues to decline sharply, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…Read more…
Interesting morning carrying out a doorstep surgery in Corporation Street, West Ham, E15. This is reputed to be the longest residential street in Newham. The four of us managed to cover around half of the properties.
I had a conversation with a …Read more…