The OfS report demonstrates the inequality and injustice at the heart of higher education pay
The article Reduce vice chancellor pay and reward staff fairly across the university sector first…Read more…
UNISON calls for overhaul of England’s private housing system
Plans for a new Housing Complaints Resolution Service welcomed
The article UNISON calls for overhaul of England’s private housing system first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bin dispute talks collapse
Birmingham council was accused of acting in a deceitful and deliberately misleading manner by Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, after peace talks aimed at preventing next week’s bin strikes…Read more…
Consider steel workers call
Any sale by Tata Steel of its steel packaging plants must be done responsibly and in full consultation with trade unions Unite said today (February 12). The call follows reports that the…Read more…
Valentine’s Day demo
Unite is to submit a complaint to HMRC in the coming days, outlining a list of alleged minimum wage abuses against TGI Fridays, the American-themed restaurant chain, uncovered in the last 12 months….Read more…
‘Significant victory’
Cleaners at Ford in Dagenham are being recommended to accept an inflation-busting pay rise of three per cent for 2019, Unite has announced. The 150 cleaners, employed by Hamton Environmental…Read more…
Time for farming subsidy reform?
Dozens of rich parliamentarians – many of them Tories – own or control farms that brought in millions of pounds in EU subsidies last year, raising conflict of interest issues that could influence the…Read more…
Admit the truth call
Under increasing pressure to change tack on Universal Credit, work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has herself admitted that the government’s flagship welfare reform has contributed to a rise in…Read more…
Blog: There are so many reasons to be proud of UNISON
That’s why this week – Heart Unions week – is so important. In recent years, we’ve taken this week to celebrate the achievements of our union and the wider trade union movement. That’s something…Read more…
As determined as ever
In part 2 of our I Heart Unions series, we speak to some of Unite’s retired members about how they’re still carrying on the fight for their communities through Unite. Thanks to all the…Read more…
Review: The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit, by Josh Ireland
Having just read The Meaning of Treason by Rebecca West I was keen to read a more recent account of the British subjects who betrayed their country and worked on behalf of Nazi Germany. I…Read more…
Government’s care recruitment drive is ‘putting the cart before the horse’
It makes no sense to go all out on a recruitment drive
The article Government’s care recruitment drive is ‘putting the cart before the horse’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Collective bargaining: how trade unions can ensure better jobs for workers
“Invest £6.3m so that primary school children continue to eat for free”
“We are proposing to ensure primary school children continue to eat for free in the borough by investing £6.3million. Full Council will make a decision on our 2019/20 budget proposals at a meeting on Monday 18 February. #NewhamPeoplesBudget
Hat tip Ne…Read more…
Economy in the ‘deep freeze’?
The economy is heading for a “deep freeze” Unite warned after it was revealed growth last year was at a six year low and that manufacturing has gone into recession. Overall growth during 2018…Read more…
Scrap ‘tax on our work’ call
A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) was handed into the council’s chief executive today…Read more…
‘Remember the past’
Unite, has launched an exciting new history project aimed at engaging directly with a new generation of workers and activists. The project – a centenary history of the Transport and General…Read more…
Austerity far from over
Chancellor Philip Hammond will fail to end austerity as he pledged in October unless he ploughs an extra £5bn into Whitehall spending by 2023-24, a new report reveals. An analysis from the…Read more…
Ban zero hours contracts call
Zero hour workers are paid £4 an hour less on average and more likely to work at night, research released as part of Heart Unions week shows. In response to the shocking analysis, which found…Read more…
‘Our voices must be heard’
For the TUC’s I Heart Unions week (February 11-15), we’re highlighting the wonderful work trade unions do to empower workers — in this instance through peaceful protest. On Monday…Read more…