UNISON publicly responds to government consultation on workplace sexual harassment
The article Standing against sexual harassment first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Measuring our digital journey: A survey of UK unions
To help understand how well UK unions are prepared for that digital transformation, we worked with digital agency Outlandish to survey and research unions’ current capacity and experience with…Read more…
Housing Commission shows how to tackle the housing emergency
There is a real housing emergency in many parts of Scotland, and we need the Government to recognise the scale of the problem and take radical action.
I was in the Scottish Parliament today at the…Read more…
Fair Work: a voice for care workers
Most of us agree that social care needs more funding, but would this necessarily make social care work fairer?
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Health and social care ‘on its knees’
Report highlights devastating impact of short-term planning and long-term underinvestment in health and social care
The article Health and social care ‘on its knees’ first appeared on…Read more…
West Ham Labour campaigning for London Mayor, Sadiq Khan & getting ready for the next General Election
A busy long weekend delivering leaflets in various parts of the borough for the re-election of Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan in May next year and promoting Labour to our residents.
Saturday and Sunday in West Ham ward with activists and with local Cl…Read more…
Thirty days has September…
School uniforms, a strike and a stunt
The article Thirty days has September… first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The long walk to protest
Former Thomas Cook cabin crew manager Rachel Murrell wanted desperately to be at last week’s demonstration in Parliament on Wednesday (October 2) — to stand with her colleagues and demand answers…Read more…
‘Divide and rule’ jobs move slammed
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors are being balloted for strike action as the long running pay dispute escalates with county council bosses trying to ‘divide and rule’ over future job roles….Read more…
‘Libraries are fundamental’
Libraries Week 2019 should highlight to the public why libraries should not be used as ‘soft targets’ for relentless austerity cuts, Unite said today (October 7). Unite, which is currently…Read more…
Give us the land! Open the gate!
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Friday (4 October) calling for the firm’s 1,200 jobs to be saved.
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Millions of low-paid workers don’t qualify for sick pay – and women are worst affected
It’s time to scrap the earnings threshold that is leaving 1.4 million women ineligible for statutory sick pay.Read more…
Why nuclear needs to be part of a just transition to a low-carbon economy
Unions support nuclear as part of a balanced energy mix that will deliver a just transition to a greener, fairer economy.Read more…
Supporting autistic workers in Wales
Autistic workers in Wales face daily discrimination. The shift to autism-friendly workplaces is long overdue – and it’s one that unions should be leading.Read more…
Review: The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris
Robert Harris often has the very best ideas for his books, but sometimes the book itself is a real let-down. The Second Sleep is an example of this. First of all, his good idea — the big reveal…Read more…
West Ham Ward Branch Meeting 3.10.19
A great picture (but a little fuzzy) from last weeks branch meeting when we had 22 members (and 2 young pioneers) attend.
It was Cllr John Whitworth’s turn to give his report to the branch (we take it in turns. Last month I gave a report and next mont…Read more…
Join with us on Local Service Champions Day – Thursday 17 October!
Hello,
Help us celebrate our local services and the people who deliver them!
Local government workers are true local champions. Working as a team, both on
the frontline and ‘behind the scenes’, they encourage our communities to
thr…Read more…
Problems with performance pay
It’s been a few years since I read in depth about reward and motivation. I basically got to the point where I think most performance-related pay is junk, as are most of the ‘reforms’ advocated, because there is little attempt to engage with the psychol…Read more…
A visit to a factory that builds homes
Yesterday Cllr Shaban Mohammed and I went to visit a factory and warehouse operated by Ardmore Group in Enfield. We were invited to attend following a presentation I had heard on how factory built modular housing could help Newham Council tackle our ho…Read more…
UK auto makers prepare to shut down again fearing No Deal Brexit disruption
By Professor David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics at Birmingham Business School at University of Birmingham, Visiting Professor at Centre for Brexit Studies and Senior Fellow at UK in a…Read more…