Absolutely fantastic news! Congratulations to the first ever female General Secretory of any of the biggest 5 UK trade unions. Commiserations to the 3 other candidates (and especially to Roger McKenzie who ran a good, clean campaign). What we need to d…Read more…
Hello, Goodbye
Platforms abuzz. For pole position passengers jostle. Eyes reveal a mix of nervousness and hesitation. An eruption of joy. Hands grasped. Fingers entwined. Clinging tightly. A ready caress on…Read more…
Brexit blamed for Bolton pharma firm closure
The pressures of Brexit and the potential impact on customers have been blamed for the closure later this year of Catalent, the pharmaceutical company in Bolton, Unite said today (January 11). It is…Read more…
‘Do the right thing’
When schools were suddenly shut in England last week after the government faced mounting pressure to take action to stop the spread of Covid-19, millions of parents were abruptly thrust back into…Read more…
Hope on the horizon
Nine weeks of strike action was suspended on Friday (January 8) at the Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, as the members of Unite consider a landmark deal that would save 350 jobs and…Read more…
Christina McAnea is the new general secretary of UNISON
Assistant general secretary elected to top job
The article Christina McAnea is the new general secretary of UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON plans fightback against staff cuts to Sheffield Hallam students’ union
Redundancies facing permanent staff at Sheffield Hallam students’ union will have a major effect on students, and UNISON members plan to fight back
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Christina McAnea elected to lead UNISON, the UK’s largest union
Christina replaces Dave Prentis after two decades
The article Christina McAnea elected to lead UNISON, the UK’s largest union first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Christina McAnea elected UNISON general secretary
Christina McAnea has today been elected as general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union. Voting in the ballot was as follows: Paul Holmes 45,220 (33.76%) Christina McAnea …Read more…
Thank NHS staff with proper pay rise, say health unions
Celebrities back call for wage increase
The article Thank NHS staff with proper pay rise, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Cllr Lola Oyewusi to be the next Kent Police & Crime Commissioner May 2021
This afternoon I spoke at the virtual launch of the campaign to elect the Labour and Cooperative Party candidate, Lola Oyewusi, as the next Kent Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2021.
I have known Lola for many years and she is the assistant …Read more…
“Owning the Future” Co-operative Party London Conference 23 January 2021
Dear John On the morning of Saturday 23rd January, the Co-operative Party is hosting a virtual regional conference with Party memb…Read more…
Labour, ‘gongs’ and the British Empire
Recently Shadow Cabinet Minister Kate Green was asked by Nick Robinson on his podcast whether she thought that honours should … MoreRead more…
Review: I am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes
A young Saudi man, radicalised by the experience of seeing his father beheaded for his iconoclastic views, grows into the world’s most fearsome terrorist — known as Saracen. Deciding to take…Read more…
Standing for UNISON NEC Community Seats
Really pleased to announce that Denise and I are standing again to be re-elected to be UNISON National Executive Council members (UNISON’s Parliament for our 1.3 million members outside our annual conference) for the two Community Service Group s…Read more…
Review: SOE: An outline history of the Special Operations Executive 1940-46, by M.R.D. Foot
Few people knew as much about the highly-secretive SOE – whose task, according to Churchill, was to ‘set Europe ablaze’ – as M.R.D. Foot. This short book is an introduction to…Read more…
Education unions need answers from education secretary
Safety concerns for staff about increased pupil numbers
The article Education unions need answers from education secretary first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘I can’t afford to retire’ – why carers need a living wage
Three out of four care workers don’t earn the living wage. UNISON vice president Sian Stockham is one of them and she’s leading the national fight to raise carers’ pay
The article ‘I…Read more…
“Newham: Councillors rebel against Mayor over emission-based parking permit scheme”
More than half of the east London council’s dominant Labour group have taken a very public stand against the borough’s Labour Mayor
JOSHUA NEICHOThirty-two Newham councillors, more than half the total number, have signed an open letter calling on…Read more…
Collective bargaining promises in Brexit deal are nothing but hot air
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