Speech to International Workers Action / Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Anti-Racist and Anti-Imperialist Freedom Fighters. Webinar February 2nd I’m Tony Burke the former Assistant General Secretary of…Read more…
Cambodia: Union busting sparks world-wide outrage
Chutzpah. There is no other word to describe the actions of the Naga World company, which runs hotel casinos in Cambodia. In a recent statement, the company boasted of its pro-union credentials:…Read more…
1st anniversary of the coup in Myanmar – TUC Statement
Picture from this BBC report on young people training to fight the vile military dictatorship in Myanmar. Below is TUC statement. It is good to see that Total are withdrawing their operations in Myanmar. Not so 14 years ago. I must find out which…Read more…
GB Terminals staff beat back fire and rehire
Strikes by Sheerness dock workers employed by GB Terminals have ended after the company backed down over fire and rehire plans, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (February 1). More than 30…Read more…
Bus strikes on cards over ‘pitiful’ pay offer
Bus passengers across London, Essex and Kent are facing severe disruption this spring, as bus drivers employed by Arriva ballot for industrial action following a ‘pitiful’ pay offer. Over 1,300…Read more…
UNISONActive has risen from the grave!
As a retired person suffering from fatigue as a result of advanced cancer, cancer medication and lymphoedema, I watch rather more television than I should.
I particularly enjoy Hammer horror films. I always like the way in which Dracula can be brought …Read more…
Gov’t mandatory NHS jab U-turn welcomed
Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said NHS staff can breathe a sigh of relief for the moment with the confirmation that health and social care secretary Sajid Javid was now…Read more…
Government must apologise to care staff over ‘no jab, no job’ rule, says UNISON
Thousands of dedicated and experienced staff have been lost to the sector.
The article Government must apologise to care staff over ‘no jab, no job’ rule, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
End-of-year accounts for 2021 – branch audits
Information for honorary branch auditors, from UNISON head of audit John Nagle
The article End-of-year accounts for 2021 – branch audits first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON NEC: Damaging action behind TFRC rhetoric
Kate Ramsden is a respected member of the UNISON NEC and is known for being fair and independent minded. This is what she thinks about the present NEC “leadership” who call themselves the “TFRC”.
“This is my piece on the UNISON Activ…Read more…
Ford cleaners pay win
Cleaners at Ford Dagenham and the Ford Dunton Technical Centre in Essex have accepted a 5.1 per cent pay rise for 2022, Unite the union announced today (January 31). Over 150 cleaners, employed by…Read more…
Coventry bin strikes begin
An all-out continuous bin strike began today (January 31) in Coventry after council leaders reneged on a commitment to make a fresh offer in the dispute over pay. Representatives from Unite met with…Read more…
User research with union reps
Over the last few months, the TUC Digital Lab has been collaborating with Accord to research how the union’s reps feel about technology, and to get pointers on where the union could best invest its…Read more…
Unite leads fight against health and social care bill
Unite has joined with Your NHS Needs You to force a debate in parliament, after over 135,000 people signed a petition calling for the health service to be renationalised. It also demands that…Read more…
Jab exodus in healthcare is a crisis entirely of the government’s making, says UNISON
It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.
The article Jab exodus in healthcare is a crisis entirely of the government’s making, says UNISON first…Read more…
Winter fuel grant programme opens for applications
Find out if you might be eligible for a grant of up to £200 to help cover the rising cost of gas and electricity this winter
The article Winter fuel grant programme opens for applications first…Read more…
Outsourced Serco workers at Barts begin two-week strike
Hundreds of key NHS workers, employed by the giant outsourcing company Serco, began a two week strike across Barts Health NHS Trust today (January 31). Meanwhile, a rally coinciding with the…Read more…
Damaging action behind TFRC rhetoric
View from my seat: Hollingbourne & Thurnham Pathfinder Walk
Gill and I went on this amazing walk today in the North Downs. Hollingbourne is about 1 hour drive from Newham (also accessible by train). It is a 8 mile circularly walk from the “Kent Walks” Pathfinder Guide.
I would get the latest version…Read more…
LoveE15 Community planters & West Ham Ward Labour Street Surgery
This morning West Ham Ward Councillors (myself, Charlene and John W) met with local residents and Newham Council officers to support and help out with filling Community planter boxes.
It was brilliant to see so many residents giving up their Sat…Read more…