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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Black History Month: health workers making history now
This month, UNISON is celebrating the Black health workers who are making history right now
The article Black History Month: health workers making history now first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Unite Statement on ACC Arms Fair
Unite acknowledges the concerns which have been raised by many in Liverpool and beyond in relation to the Arms Fair being held at ACC, shortly before Unite’s own conference takes place there. We have…Read more…
Norwich Miners Gala 1984 – Miners Strike Norfolk
What does the new normal look like for union online learning?
I work in TUC Education digital learning, part of the team that runs rep training programs and designs training materials that are traditionally delivered by our network of tutors, attached to…Read more…
Social care charity goes beyond the real living wage for frontline staff
Move follows in-house trial that showed the positive impact of enhanced pay on recruitment and retention
The article Social care charity goes beyond the real living wage for frontline staff first…Read more…
The Battle of Ridley Road 1947
The Battle of Ridley RoadChallenge September 13th 1947- By Mick Noble – Recently de-mobbed from the forcesRIDLEY ROAD—Saturday.Thousands of East London house-wives fill this famous market, buying…Read more…
Why haven’t the UK “top” Companies report on their workers deaths from Covid? PIRC report
A shocking report from PIRC. Does anyone really believe that no shop workers in major UK supermarkets caught Covid while at work?
It is surely clear that thousands of workers caught Covid at their workplace (and many died) but hardly any U…Read more…
‘True meaning of solidarity’
Unite heritage union hero Robert Somerville, who sadly passed on Thursday, September 30 at the age of 85, was among the Rolls-Royce workers who took a brave stand against Pinochet’s regime, as…Read more…
How solidarity saved lives
This week UniteLive pays tribute to Robert ‘Bobby’ Somerville (pictured above, left), a Unite heritage union hero who was among the Rolls-Royce workers who took a brave stand against Pinochet’s…Read more…
Improve local government pay offer or face strike action, says UNISON
Ballot on action expected to begin next month
The article Improve local government pay offer or face strike action, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…