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…
Luton Airport pay win
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…
Let’s extend collective solidarity to all
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…
No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
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…
Bank of England are raising interest rates because of imagined wages growth
The Bank of England offered an increasingly bleak view of the economy.Read more…
The government’s levelling up plan offers little hope to the North East
Last week we finally got to understand what the government really means by levelling up. Turns out, it’s not a lot.Read more…
It’s 2022 and the fight against racism continues in full force
We are highlighting some of the issues affecting Black workers, and the opportunities 2022 might afford to address them.Read more…
NAAS scrapped after hard UNISON campaigning
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up
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InUNISON – What have the Trade Unions done for us? #LoveUnions
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…
‘We should not be made to pay for the cost of living crisis’
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…
University members to take action on pay and pensions
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…
Welsh leisure centre workers claim insourcing victory
After a UNISON-led campaign, a Welsh council has announced that its leisure services will be brought back in house
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A breath of fresh air: a CWU reps campaign against air pollution
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.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN UNISON’S NEC?
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…
The Metaverse is workplace and a labour issue
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…
Lula seeks to bring Left back to power in Brazil as Bolsonaro’s presidency crumbles
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…
Paddington Radical Nurses Group – 1988 – St Mary’s Hospital
Corporation Street, West Ham doorstep Surgery: Boris, Planning, Cats & Parrot
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…
A purely personal view
In the last post on this blog I expressed my solidarity with my friend and comrade, Paul Holmes, president of UNISON, following his dismissal by Kirklees Council.Those involved in the campaign of solidarity with Paul are rightly focusing on positive me…Read more…
Defend Paul Holmes!
This is the speech I was proud to give at today’s online rally in solidarity with UNISON President Paul Holmes, following his disgraceful dismissal by Kirklees Council;
My name is Jon Rogers. Now I am a retired UNISON member but between 1992 and 2017 I…Read more…