Last night Gill and I went for a meal out in our favourite local restaurant. “Aromas” in Forest Gate, (opposite the station). This was our first meal out since lock down. It was a little surreal but the food and service was as usual excellent (we have …Read more…
A College with Little Interest in its History
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies (as usual) for sparse commentary here. I remain having problems accessing this blog, and Google provides no support in overcoming the access problem. I am considering moving my blog to WordPress – more detail to follow.
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It is happening…why is this more likely when men are in charge?
Anonymity in political disagreement
Having spent many years as a socialist activist in our movement (all of them as a Labour Party member) I have encountered from time to time those who do not appear to agree with the view, which I have seen attributed to Lenin, that “spitefulness in gen…Read more…
Review: Hitler’s Third Reich in 100 Objects, by Roger Moorhouse
The danger of a book like this one is that it could encourage the fetishistic collection of Nazi memorabilia. There is already a fairly large community of people who collect such things, and some…Read more…
Post-democratic ESG
A theme I keep returning to is the lack or decline of democracy in the small corner of world I inhabit. A long time ago, unions in the UK ran an initiative called the Campaign for Pension Fund Democracy which sought to give pension scheme members great…Read more…
#Srebrenica25
Newham Council is flying Remembering Srebrenica flags from its town halls in East Ham and Stratford to mark the 25th anniversary on 11 July of what the United Nations said is the single greatest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.#Sre…Read more…
That Friday feeling?
And this Friday UNITElive brings you The Great Red Wall Has Fallen, again by Davy, for no other reason than it’s the end of the week and we think you’ll love it!
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Manufacturing – at the heart of our economic recovery
The webinar discuss threads around manufacturing being at the heart of any strategy to recover and rebuild our economy as we emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Education – your passport for the future
Unite has launched a new online education and training portal, called MC2, with more than 100 courses, fully-funded accredited training and job opportunities. Find out more in the video below:
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‘Our future relies on steel’
As UniteLIVE highlighted this week, Unite has teamed up with trade unions GMB and Community to launch a joint campaign for the future of the steel industry in the UK. You can find out more about the…Read more…
‘BA’s actions should have consequences’
Over 100 MPs from across the political parties, representing constituents in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, have already signed up to a pledge calling for a UK government review of…Read more…
Construction site safety procedures ‘inadequate’
Unite has stated that it will not support the latest version of the Construction Leadership Council’s site operating procedures (SOP) unless major safety failings and potentially illegalities are…Read more…
GE announces more than 700 job losses
The government can no longer stand on the side lines as the latest blow to British industry came on Thursday (July 9) when another leading aerospace company GE announced a total of 769 job losses at…Read more…
Blog: Why reform of the Gender Recognition Act is essential
Jenny Harvey is a member of UNISON’s trans network, part of the West Midlands regional LGBT+ group and a member of UNISON’s health service group executive. Here, she explains why reform of the Gender…Read more…
Fighting on so many fronts
While so many people have stayed at home – UNISON members have been on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. And while you’ve been fighting coronavirus to keep communities going, UNISON has…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you a new list of heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite’s Davy Kettyles and actor Adrian…Read more…
SURVEY – COVID-19 and gender-based online violence
“This survey by Glitch and the End Violence Against Women Coalition aims to document the online experiences of women and non-binary people during COVID-19. For safeguarding and ethical purposes, this survey should only be completed by participants…Read more…
Ryanair deal secured
Unite, the principal aviation union, has secured an agreement with Ryanair which will result in no job losses among cabin crew at the airline. The union has hailed the airline’s…Read more…
Britain, we need our steel
Britain’s three steel unions, Unite, GMB and Community, today (July 9) launched a joint campaign for the future of the steel industry in the UK. Through the ‘Britain, We Need Our Steel’ campaign, the…Read more…