Unite welcomed a new pledge from the Labour Party announced this week (April 19) that would establish an additional mandated health visit for babies 3-4 months – a time that experts say is critical…Read more…
Luton Airport strike ballot
Passengers using Luton Airport this summer could experience significant disruption as Unite announced a series of strike ballots over pay and zero hours’ contracts. Unite is balloting…Read more…
Van workers back deal
Vauxhall van workers have overwhelmingly backed a pay deal that secures investment in the Luton van plant and guarantees jobs for over a decade, Unite announced today (April 20). Just over 68…Read more…
‘We will not be ignored’
Workers at TGI Fridays Trafford Centre in Manchester and Haymarket in London are being balloted for strike action, as the second in a series of rolling strike ballot hits the American dining chain in…Read more…
The difference a Living Wage makes
One in five people working in the UK do not earn enough to live on – that’s about 5m people earning below the Living Wage, a rate calculated by an independent foundation to reflect the real cost of…Read more…
In Newham we are going to be a staggering £1337 worse off per household due to Tory cuts.
Check out this Tory cuts calculator to find out how your community has suffered (and due to suffer even more) from a decade of Tory cuts. Think about how much more housing or extra Police or healthcare,education and youth services could have been provi…Read more…
Nursery funding campaign goes to Westminster
Salford campaigners to the fore in launching national funding for nurseries campaign at Parliament on 25 April
The article Nursery funding campaign goes to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The Man And His Houses
Looks really interesting but will be knocking on doors next Thursday methinks! Read more…
Blog: A credit to their community
UNISON and our members need to be round the table and involved in the decisions about the future of public services in Northamptonshire. By ensuring that, we’ll achieve better outcomes for everyone –…Read more…
Labour’s housing plans give millions priced out of housing real hope, says UNISON
Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great…Read more…
‘Financially squeezed’
About 3,000 NHS workers at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn are facing swingeing hikes to their car parking charges that threaten to wipe out the proposed NHS pay rise. Unite said…Read more…
‘Ambitious plan’
Unite welcomed the Labour Party’s new housing policy review, which was launched today (April 19) by shadow housing secretary John Healy and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Housing for the…Read more…
Concrete maker row settled
The long running dispute at Essex concrete maker Tarmac Building Products Ltd has been resolved after a deal safeguarding against the creation of a two tier workforce was agreed. The…Read more…
‘We’ll continue to fight’
Unite has vowed to fight the announced closure of a 2 Sisters plant in Cambuslang, Scotland as the union now seeks legal advice to stop up to 450 job losses. In February, plans were first…Read more…
Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline – Theatre Royal Stratford
A far too rare night out to the theatre yesterday evening to watch the alternative comedian, Mark Thomas.
The performance was about “Dodging cultural and literal bullets, Israeli incursions and religion, Mark and his team set out to run a comedy…Read more…
No, Elliott is not Whitbread’s largest shareholder
With the Melrose bid for GKN almost complete, our old friends Elliott are back in the news again, this time targeting Whitbread, where it looks like they will be pushing for Costa to be spun off. Cue lots of headlines, many of them identifying Elliott’…Read more…
Blog: The Windrush generation served us all and made our country a better place
It’s time the legal status of the Windrush generation was confirmed once and for all – but the stain their treatment leaves on the already ugly record of this government will take a very long time to…Read more…
Overworked healthcare assistants not given proper training or supervision
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two…Read more…
The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference
UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’
The article The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says…Read more…
‘Duty of care is to patients’
Home Office immigration officers have asked an East London GP surgery to reveal a patient’s address in what Unite has described as an “appalling” attempt to co-opt health workers into monitoring…Read more…