Howls of protest have met plans to cut staff at the long-established Mayhew animal charity in North West London, as Unite the union holds a consultative ballot on whether its members wish to proceed…Read more…
Bumper pay deal for lorry drivers on Sainsbury’s contract
Unite has secured a ‘significant’ pay rise for more than 200 DHL lorry drivers employed at the Sainsbury’s regional distribution centre in Dartford. The increase, worth 6.2 per cent, equates to at…Read more…
Italy: It’s time to complete the anti-fascist revolution
Of the three aggressor nations that made up the Axis during the Second World War, only one saw its population rise up and topple a dictatorship. While the populations of Germany and Japan remained…Read more…
Government action on pay holds the key to care staffing emergency
Care is in crisis but there’s a simple solution. A proper pay rise for staff.
The article Government action on pay holds the key to care staffing emergency first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Our First Latin American Day Celebration in Newham
This evening in the Old Town Hall Stratford I attended the celebration of Latin American Day. There was speeches and poetry then delicious foods and great live music.
Everyone from our local Latin American Community I spoke to were so happ…Read more…
Solidarity with GMB members on strike in Brighton and Hove
It is not often that Brighton and Hove gets a mention on the national evening news, but this evening – as industrial action (now set to escalate) by GMB members in refuse collection enters its second week we were mentioned by the BBC.It’s not difficult…Read more…
Kinchbus drivers in strike vote
A pay dispute at Kinchbus could lead to serious disruption to bus services in Loughborough and the East Midlands, Unite said today (October 12). Around 50 Kinchbus drivers, who are amongst the lowest…Read more…
‘When workers stick together’
Unite has secured an agreement to gain formal recognition and end the two-tier workforce on the Heinz distribution contract in Wigan, resulting in many drivers seeing their earnings increase by over…Read more…
Stagecoach Chesterfield bus drivers to strike
Bus services in Chesterfield face severe disruption this autumn and winter as drivers employed by the Yorkshire Traction Company, part of the Stagecoach group, take strike action over low pay. Unite…Read more…
The future is railfreight
In July, I was asked to write an overview of rail policy in the UK for a European think tank. An absolute pleasure for a rail buff like me after working for a union with no railway members. They…Read more…
What does the new normal look like for digital change in unions?
In my role at ASLEF I’m a campaigns and communications advisor, which includes digital comms. It will be familiar to colleagues that having digital in your job often means you’re seen as the…Read more…
FCA staff in union recognition fight
Unite, the union for finance sector staff, has called on the City regulator to hear the concerns of its workforce as the union sees a significant growth in membership at the regulator, the Financial…Read more…
Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay
Wholesale reform of social care also key
The article Pandemic report shows public inquiry is needed without delay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Daws Heath Woods Walk (& its Welsh Connection due to the “traitor” Henry of Essex)
Yesterday Gill and went on this walk around Daws Health, detailed in “Wild Essex Walks” book. It was a largely interesting 6 mile walk thorough ancient forests, but not that “Wild”. It was a little busy in parts and there was road noise fro…Read more…
NEC backs mobilisation for climate day of action
Government must deliver ‘a fair and just’ response to the climate emergency
The article NEC backs mobilisation for climate day of action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Review: How to Stop Fascism, by Paul Mason
Journalist and author Paul Mason turns to the past to see what worked — and what didn’t work — in the fight against fascism in the twentieth century. He confronts head-on the…Read more…
Arriva Guildford bus depot to close
The flawed nature of bus privatisation has been vividly exposed by the announcement that Arriva is closing its depot in Guildford, leaving the travel arrangements of thousands of Surrey residents in…Read more…
PM told to ‘get a grip’ on energy crisis
The leader of the UK’s main manufacturing and energy union, Unite, on Sunday (October 10) called upon the prime minister to ‘get a grip and bang heads together’ to avert job or wage…Read more…
Blog: Help us stand with HOPE not hate against the far right
After attacks on HOPE not hate’s new website, UNISON is encouraging branches to help raise the funds to protect the organisation from such acts
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Last Chance to vote in UNISON National Labour Link elections 2021 – Ballot closes Wed 13 October 5pm
If you are a UNISON member who is affiliated to the Labour Party, you should have received a ballot paper to your home address and an email (If UNISON have an email address for you and if there is a contested election in your region).
You…Read more…