Non-essential activity should be stopped immediately to cut the risk of staff contracting and spreading COVID-19
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Keir Hardie MP Labour Party membership card 1895 (& modern version)
Yesterday was the 128 anniversary of the birth of the Independent Labour Party (forerunner of the Labour Party). Hat tip Ali G & the Keir Hardie Society.
By coincidence I was sent the above picture of the ILP membership card issued to Keir Hardie…Read more…
TUC survey reveals 71% of working mothers denied furlough
Working parents – particularly mothers – are in an impossible situation this lockdown. UNISON is calling for paid parental leave to support them
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Norwegian Air job losses
More than 1,000 redundancies of Norwegian Air staff based at Gatwick are ‘another devastating blow’ for the airport’s workers, the local community and the aviation industry, Unite, said today…Read more…
The community built on kindness and compassion
A fundraiser and foodbank organised by Unite’s Southampton branch, alongside local charities and organisations, raised over £3,000 in cash as well as scores of brimming food crates for Christmas….Read more…
‘Stain on UK’s corporate reputation’
Unite welcomed news today (January 14) that the government has launched a legal bid to bar eight former directors of the collapsed construction giant Carillion from holding future UK director company…Read more…
NHS staff covid cases underline urgency of vaccine rollout, says UNISON
Half of all staff absences are Covid related
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Ministers must give proper support to student nurses, says UNISON
Removing fees and giving financial help vital for trainees
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Never give up
Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick workers, Unite members, celebrated victory today (January 14) after they voted to accept a deal struck by Unite that secures jobs at risk as well as a bright future for the…Read more…
Groundbreaking deal
The Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has been saved and with it 350 jobs and a community protected from ruin, thanks to a groundbreaking deal struck by Unite and the company’s…Read more…
‘Beacon of hope’
When workers at Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick first set out in September to save their jobs and their historic site then under threat, they knew the road would be a long and hard one. And there would be…Read more…
Save Our Libraries! Tower Hamlets Joint Trade Unions
I have been asked to attend this event next Tuesday. I have clash but will see if I can attend. When I was the assistant branch secretary for Tower Hamlets UNISON, I was the lead negotiator on the introduction of Idea Stores.
Tory Austerit…Read more…
Outstanding complaints cast a shadow over UNISON General Secretary election result
Christina McAnea has been elected General Secretary of UNISON and deserves congratulations on her victory and best wishes for the challenges she will be leading UNISON members to face. The candidate I voted for, rank and file challenger Paul Holme…Read more…
‘Incredibly frightening’
As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths now soar to record levels – exceeding even the height of the first wave of the pandemic — Unite senior shop steward and ICU nurse at St….Read more…
An interesting test of a past model
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Wage theft scandal
An urgent investigation into allegations that the owner of Lunar Automotive in Preston has not paid his workforce to the tune of about £170,000 while they have been furloughed has been called for by…Read more…
Worried about your finances? UNISON can help
UNISON can offer a range of financial assistance for members – ranging from COVID-19 specific grants, debt advice, benefits advice and winter fuel grants
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Blog: I promise to work across all parts of our union, for all our members
‘A challenging time to take up the reins as general secretary, but I’m also fortunate to have the legacy of a strong, growing union’
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‘Race to the bottom’ and ‘unwelcomed trade-off’: Investors don’t buy UK’s plans for dual class shares to attract listed firms post-Brexit
Responsible, retail and institutional investors see the plans as“regressive” The UK listings review proposed by the Treasury, including the introduction of dual class shares with different voting rights for shares listed with the London Stock E…Read more…