More than 300 bus drivers employed by First West Yorkshire in Bradford are ready to announce strike dates, unless the bosses up their ‘truly pathetic’ two-year pay deal, Unite the union warned today…Read more…
‘Inflation has not been caused by working people’
Unite has condemned comments by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, who has said workers should not ask for pay rises to avoid a so-called ‘wage-price spiral’ – a theoretical scenario dismissed…Read more…
UNISON social work survey is open for responses
Tell us your experiences of the social work sector and your priorities going forward, with a chance to win £100 in shopping vouchers
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Eric Hobsbawm Memorial Lecture: Racial Capitalism. What’s in a Name?
Dear Colleagues,
One of the (few) benefits of the pandemic is the increased volume of events and activity that you can engage with online. And with this in mind I am keen to promote your attendance at this year’s Eric Hobsbawn Memorial Lecture.
Squeezing wages won’t halt soaring living costs, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government must deliver the cash for above-inflation wage rises
The article Squeezing wages won’t halt soaring living costs, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Complete overhaul of sick pay needed, says UNISON
Proper pay rate for those sick or isolating.
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No to Trade Union Victimisation: Support the Kirklees 14 – A safe place for woman
No one should should ignore women reporting male aggression and harassment against them. Full Stop.
Build real lay control and local organisation, not power-play at the top
With the division, and what looks like organising stagnation, in UNISON’s lay national executive (NEC) following the election of a majority running under the Time for Real Change (TFRC) ticket, it is…Read more…
Staff shortages bite in colleges across the UK
Results of a new UNISON survey show the depth and impact of staff shortages in the further education sector
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Inadequate energy support does nothing to ease misery, says UNISON
It’s likely consumers will be paying back their £200 loans when energy bills are still sky-high.
The article Inadequate energy support does nothing to ease misery, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Blog: Levelling up – far too little, way too late
We will make our own judgements on whether there is genuine levelling up for all workers
The article Blog: Levelling up – far too little, way too late first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Catastrophe for millions of people’
The cost of living crisis facing households across the UK is set to intensify drastically after the energy regulator Ofgem today (February 3) confirmed a unprecedented 54 per cent increase in the…Read more…
Levelling Up White Paper leaves low paid workers behind
Creating new and better jobs is important; but this Levelling Up White Paper has left those in low paid, insecure work behind.Read more…
Review: Guilty Men, by ‘Cato’
Every time I think that the news is awful, that things cannot be worse, I try to imagine what it was like in the spring of 1940. The Germans took basically all of western Europe…Read more…
Review: Guilty Men, by ‘Cato’
Every time I think that the news is awful, that things cannot be worse, I try to imagine what it was like in the spring of 1940. The Germans took basically all of western Europe…Read more…
InUNISON – Personal reflections of a first time delegate – LGBT+ conference 2021
Check out this personal report at the new website https://www.in-unison.org/
“The main message from it is the unequivocal and unanimous support for Trans rights. This was showed through the motions we passed which included support for Stonewall…Read more…
Construction workers pursue pay rise
Unions, led by Unite, the UK’s leading construction union, have submitted a pay claim to the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) seeking a 10 per cent pay increase in a bid to redress pay cuts…Read more…
Skills, schools and levelling up
Today the Department for Education trailed some of the major measures on education and skills that will be announced in the levelling up white paper imminently. There is little disagreement on the…Read more…
Government must step up and deliver the public transport system the North East deserves
There is a real link between public transport and a person’s ability to get on in life. But our local buses and trains are failing the communities they are supposed to serve.Read more…
‘It’s about time somebody took a stand’
This week refuse collection drivers employed by Coventry council have embarked on a new round of all-out strike action after council leaders went back on their pledge to make a fresh offer in the…Read more…