The UK’s bus industry has been placed on notice by the union representing the country’s bus workers that it must address the terrible working conditions or face the obvious consequences. Sharon…Read more…
New toolkit highlights positive impact of teaching assistants
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
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Legal advice on attempt by ultra left extremists to destroy the democracy of our union & use members money to employ their mates
Watch this space at this outrageous attempt to subvert the democratic sovereignty of our National Delegate Conference and to illegally spend our members subscriptions on their mates.
At the very same date of the Tory Conference, instead of t…Read more…
Pay ballots continue to dominate
Today’s NEC heard updates on a series of pay disputes and impressive personal injury wins for members
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‘Bad faith’ BA
Responding to the news that British Airways is to embark on yet another attempt to drive down pay and conditions for workers at the airline, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The creation…Read more…
Council workers reject ‘insulting’ pay offer
Unite’s local government staff have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot to reject the ‘insulting’ pay offer of 1.75 per cent and are supportive of taking industrial action for pay justice….Read more…
“Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON
Public sector staff mustn’t see their pay slip further behind
The article “Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Coca Cola and Britvic bottle shortage warning
Pay strikes at Wigan plastic manufacturer Alpla UK could lead to bottle shortages for Coca Cola and Britvic, Unite warned on Tuesday (October 6). Nearly 150 factory workers, who are members of Unite,…Read more…
Workers need action to avert living costs crisis
Responding to prime minister Boris Johnson’s conference speech on Wednesday (October 6), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “For decades boardrooms have got away with ripping off…Read more…
‘Biggest cut to social security ever’
As nearly 6m people face from today (October 6) a £20 a week cut to Universal Credit, just an hour before it was due to go into effect, the Tory welfare chief overseeing the cut was filmed…Read more…
Different from the rest of us
Johnson appears incapable of recognising a real world event if it contradicts his opinion Many years ago Prime Minister Ted … MoreRead more…
Is Fairphone fair for workers?
If you own a smartphone, you’re almost certainly contributing to several big problems in the world. These include a negative environmental impact, the production of mountains of e-waste as perfectly…Read more…
Conservative Party Conference 2021 Schedule
Country Standard – September 2021 Editorial
Country Standard Editorial
Lewisham leisure workers in strike threat
Social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has been given ‘a reasonable timeframe’ to sort out the pay issues of its Lewisham leisure staff, such as failure to pay wages owed and redundancy…Read more…
Safety fears over extended lorry driver hours
The government has failed to conduct an impact assessment on the road safety implications of extending HGV driving hours, despite pushing through yet another extension to the daily limit for drivers….Read more…
NHS pay justice campaign continues
Unite members in health sent a clear and unequivocal message that they will not accept the government’s ‘grossly inadequate’ pay offer, with 90 per cent voting to reject the government’s three…Read more…
Clarion Cafe Manchester – An Ideal Cafe
Hastings SDF – Clarion Cycling Club
Ragged Trouser Philanthropist
Social Democratic Federation (SDF) cycling into town to spread the gospel of socialism
A tactic pioneered and used wildly by the Clarion Cycling Club
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