Local government spending cuts have left councils across the UK unable to meet the needs of local communities and, in some cases, are putting the public at risk, says UNISON today
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A changing work environment
Safety, new working practices and the increased use of technology were high on the agenda of the UNISON water, environment and transport conference in Brighton.
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UNISON calls for properly funded council housing
Meeting just three-days after Grenfell anniversary, conference calls for safe and affordable housing for all
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Councils are bringing public services back in house
Conference calls for full review of outsourcing as tide begins to turn
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Shout it from the rooftops, declares local government conference
Conference calls for campaign to raise the profile of local government services and workers
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Community Land Trusts – are they part of the answer? Compass in Newham debate 3rd July
This looks like a good event but I have clash that evening. Read more…
‘Be bold, be active’, local government members urged
Service group conference gets under way in Brighton with rallying call
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Consumers at risk from contaminated and diseased meat
The public could be at risk of eating contaminated and diseased meat because of failings at slaughterhouses, according to a survey of meat hygiene inspectors published today (Sunday) by UNISON. The…Read more…
120k kids in B&Bs, Grenfell Tower; 200k Tenants abused pa; NHHG Fashion, Rutting Stags, Tackling Fuel Poverty – Labour Housing Group AGM 2018
This morning I went to the AGM of the Labour Housing Group which took place at Camden Town Hall. The LHG is a socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party, which as the name suggests, is a forum concerned with the political development of Labour ho…Read more…
National Trades Councils Conference’s unanimous opposition to Accountable Care Systems:
The 150th Annual Trades Council Conference has unanimously passed a composite NHS motion from Cheshire, Calderdale and Derby Trades Councils, that calls on the TUC to take action to oppose…Read more…
“Meltdown Monday” on the Railways
“Meltdown Monday” on the Railways Exposes the Wrecking of Public Authority Striking railway workers at Newcastle central station this month A thorough breakdown in communication and…Read more…
Grenfell: The Need for New Social Relations.
June 14 marked the anniversary of the untold tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people lost their lives and which left the community traumatised and angry. The people themselves have…Read more…
Peace on the Korean Peninsula:
DPRK-US Summit Meeting and Talks Held Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…Read more…
AFL-CIO and ETUC Support Fair Trade Practices
AFL-CIO and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) issued a joint statement today on trade and multilateralism on June 15, 2018: The working people of the United States and Europe have been…Read more…
Umbrella firms sink to ‘new low’
A troubling new practice of deducted the government’s Apprenticeship Levy from workers’ wages – on top of taxes meant to be paid by employers – has been described as a “new low” for rip off umbrella…Read more…
‘It simply doesn’t work’
Universal Credit – the government’s flagship welfare reform rolling six benefits into one – was today (June 15) slated by a government watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) published a new…Read more…
Standing together
Unite Community activists in Leeds have been praised by the parents of disabled children after their campaigning helped suspend plans to scrap school transport for the youngsters. Leeds City…Read more…
“Councils face replacement property drought”
Two-thirds of councils will be unable to replace all the homes sold under Right to Buy without significant reform of the system, according to the Local Government Association.The LGA this week released research it commissioned from property consultancy…Read more…
NEC by-election
Nominations will open on 2 July for election to fill the Greater London reserved seat
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Why Pensions are so important and organising to defend the Local Government Pension Scheme
Today I had a record breaking 3 meetings on Pensions. First I chaired a meeting of Greater London UNISON reps who sit on local Council Pension Boards (see group picture of Forum members above).
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