The government needs to hit pause and think again on pay
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The government needs to hit pause and think again on pay
The article It’s in all our interests that the chancellor invests in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite sends solidarity as Indian farmers protests pass 100 days
The post ‘Largest strikes in Labour history’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Please join us for a public online meeting on Zoom about the campaign on Tuesday 9 March from 7-8pm. All welcome – we will be discussing the campaign and the advantages of the committee structure. Register here!…Read more…
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“Think of the working-class “women of Glasgow leading rent strikes in 1915. The machinists at Ford, downing tools …Read more…
In 1966, the first transatlantic container ship arrived into the Port of Grangemouth. The ship’s 226 containers were loaded with Scotch whisky for return sailing to the United States. In 2020, HMM…Read more…
Unite members seeking employment opportunities in the post-Brexit, post-Covid economy will be strongly considering moving into engineering and manufacturing, as well as health and education, new…Read more…
Ealing residents could face parking chaos if civil enforcement officers employed by Serco vote to strike over attempts at union busting by the company, Unite said today (March 8). Nearly 40 civil…Read more…
Pandemic has highlighted need for new arrangements
The article Government policies failing women on flexible working, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The global coronavirus pandemic has spared no one – even for those who have not had the virus, every single one of us has been touched by the pandemic’s wider social and economic effects. But in a…Read more…
UNISON is backing a campaign group for a proper memorial for the women and girls who joined together in London’s East End to fight for a better working life
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This week’s budget sent a clear message – the government think households don’t need support to start spending again. This is a big risk, and it completely ignores the millions struggling due to the…Read more…
On International Women’s Day, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj argues that women deserve a feminist, intersectional recovery. But it will only be achieved if women workers are at the heart of…Read more…
It couldn’t be clearer. The Tories are completely out of touch with the realities for women of the impact of the pandemic and have failed them at every turn. In fact, we need to recognise that…Read more…
The post Women: At the heart of the Covid fight, and now fighting the discrimination that came with it appeared first on IER.Read more…
The post Uber and beyond: clamping down on the gig economy appeared first on IER.Read more…
Insulting 1% pay offer doesn’t recognise efforts of those fighting COVID for over a year, and will lead to an exodus of loyal staff while doing nothing to attract new recruits
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The post A personal perspective from behind the PPE appeared first on IER.Read more…
The post How we won against Uber appeared first on IER.Read more…
Today Gill and I went for a glorious 6 mile walk in Epping Forest. We started from Jack’s Hill carpark which was only 21 minutes drive from Forest Gate (the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, drove for at least 27 minutes from Downing Street to the O…Read more…
Staff shouldn’t pay price for pandemic costs
The article Prime Minister should admit the government’s made a big mistake on NHS pay, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…