P’un a ydych chi’n gweithio gartref, eisoes yn ôl yn y gwaith neu’n paratoi i ddychwelyd, rydyn ni i gyd yn wynebu cyfnod heriol. Mae agor siopau, busnesau ac ysgolion yn golygu nid yn unig bod angen…Read more…
Creating safe workplaces is more urgent than ever
The number of deaths at work is still shockingly high in some industries. Insecure work is part of the problem.Read more…
The chancellor must set out a bold plan to save jobs
The chancellor must act decisively to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
Far more needed to protect the UK against mass unemployment
The chancellor’s statement on jobs doesn’t go far enough to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
How to make the new Kickstart programme work for young people
The Chancellor’s Kickstart programme could help prevent avoid mass youth unemployment. But we need to make sure it delivers real jobs with training opportunities.Read more…
Government support is being stripped away when it’s needed more than ever
An overhaul of our social security system, not more temporary government measures, is what we need to create a real safety net.Read more…
A better recovery for the West Midlands
A better recovery for the West Midlands’ sets out a roadmap to ‘build back better’ and prevent mass unemployment with secure jobs and decent pay for working families.Read more…
As GDP shrinks, mass unemployment looms
July’s GDP figures reveal that the government needs to take urgent action to avoid a wave of job losses.Read more…
“Health inequality and the impact on Newham”
Join the Newham Fabian Society this Saturday for debate and discussion on health inequalities. We’ll be joined by Dr Martin Edobor and Cllr James Beckles who, along with Newham Fabians Vice Chair Cllr Mumtaz Khan, will lead a discussion on health inequ…Read more…
Council outsourcing firms told to ‘come clean’
Companies with council outsourcing contracts are being urged to open their books so that Unite the union can check that they won’t be using Covid-19 as a smokescreen to shed jobs, and cut pay and…Read more…
Take action govt before ‘it’s too late for West Mids’ call
Unite is demanding political support for businesses and workers striving to stem the West Midlands jobs loss tsunami, that has seen at least 8,000 jobs vanish from the region in the past week…Read more…
‘There must be no delay’ in crane accident investigation
Unite has written to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) demanding answers after a Wolffkran crane in east London collapsed onto two terraced houses last week, killing one person and leaving four…Read more…
‘Losing a lifeline to the outside world’
For many there’ll be a choice. The TV, paying bills or putting food on the table. We’re talking about a generation here that fought in the war, that built our NHS. People that have paid taxes all…Read more…
UNISON over the past twenty years – neither growing nor (our members) prospering
The announcement yesterday of the forthcoming retirement of Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary for the past twenty years, will be the occasion for much praise. You won’t be reading this blog expecting to see more of that. Those who want to consider…Read more…
‘We must demand better’
Chancellor’s £10 a head ‘meal deal’, VAT cut and £1,000 bonus is a gift to hospitality bosses. Now they need to stop the sackings and invest in staff to address the sector’s long term future. The…Read more…
The struggles of rural poverty
Every year, or at least every normal year, the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival takes place in the village of Tolpuddle, in Dorset, where trade unionists from across the UK gather to commemorate…Read more…
UNISONdirect re-opens
UNISONdirect’s member support team has returned to the office as phone lines reopen
The article UNISONdirect re-opens first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON reports 40,000 calls to members during lockdown
In three months, UNISON has already reached over 40% of the record numbers of people who have joined during lockdown
The article UNISON reports 40,000 calls to members during lockdown first appeared…Read more…
Dave Prentis – A personal message
This morning UNISON NEC members received this email from our General Secretary, Dave Prentis, announcing his retirement.
“Dear Colleague
I’ve been so proud to serve as your General Secretary for 20 years. It has been the honour and privilege of my li…Read more…
Dave Prentis retires – how should we elect his successor?
It is official then. Having served four terms as UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, now in his 70s, will not seek a fifth. There’s a fair bit to be said about Dave’s time at the helm, but that is not the purpose of this post. Nor do I intend …Read more…