The mantra that post Covid19 “the world will never be the same again” has been repeated a million times. This last week we saw the effects, not just of the virus pandemic but a move away…Read more…
Midnight Cowboy
Off message but “lock down” for me has meant more time for watching classic films on Netflix.
Last week I watched film noir thriller “Vertigo” directed by Hitchcock, which I think I have seen before but no idea when.
Tonight I watched “Midnight …Read more…
No return to austerity – cancel local authority debt
A campaign initiated by the Labour Campaign for Council Housing calls for the government to cancel local authority debt held … MoreRead more…
50th Anniversary of Equal Pay with Angela Rayner MP & Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Hat tip Labour Unions “The Equal Pay Act was fought for and won by women organising through their unions & a Labour Government taking action, but 50 years on we still don’t have equal pay. We shouldn’t have to wait another 50 years.That’s why women…Read more…
Chancellor announces changes to furlough scheme
Responding to the chancellor’s changes to the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) announced today, the leader of the country’s most influential union, Unite, said that he was pleased that unions…Read more…
When
Do you remember when
the phone plugged into the wall
had its own table in the hall?
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Heroes and zeroes
Each Friday on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the devastating crisis we’ve been thrust into, countless people have managed to…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Advice During Coronavirus
Lighthouse Financial Advice is still offering financial advice to members. Telephone and webinars are available – Lighthouse – Financial Advice During CoronavirusRead more…
Now it is time to fight for jobs
People and markets make the decisions and what actually moves them must be our focus, otherwise we will be left bitterly disappointed. We must remember that tactics without strategy is often the…Read more…
British car production plummets
British car manufacturing has taken a massive hit amid the coronavirus epidemic, after new figures reveal that in April, production figures plummeted by 99.7 per cent. The latest data represents the…Read more…
Angela Rayner chats to UNISON carers
This week, the deputy leader of the Labour Party sat down to listen to care workers about their working conditions and concerns
The article Angela Rayner chats to UNISON carers first appeared on the…Read more…
BA betrayal: customers and partners alerted
This week campaigners have been alerting companies including HCL in Surrey, Barclays in Glasgow, Vodafone in Newbury, Microsoft, in Reading, GSK in Ulverston and Publicis in London, about BA’s…Read more…
Union legend Sarah Chapman’s grave under threat
But such a vital piece of trade union history could be erased to posterity after it has emerged that Sarah Chapman’s grave is now under threat. The Manor Park Cemetery in Newham, London, home to…Read more…
London bus workers’ safety ‘absolutely crucial’
Bus workers are among those who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic at the highest rates –a total of 33 bus workers in London alone have succumbed to the virus since the pandemic began….Read more…
‘For the nation’s benefit’
More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, Unite is warning that without urgent action regional economies will take a…Read more…
Review: If It Bleeds, by Stephen King
Stephen King is a master storyteller. He’s often classed as writer of horror, but as one who generally doesn’t read horror, I think that’s not entirely accurate. In this collection…Read more…
Review: If It Bleeds, by Stephen King
Stephen King is a master storyteller. He’s often classed as writer of horror, but as one who generally doesn’t read horror, I think that’s not entirely accurate. In this collection…Read more…
Blog: a long way to go on equal pay
On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea looks at the fight we still face
The article Blog: a long way to go on equal pay first appeared on…Read more…
New agreement to ensure NHS staff in England are paid properly for every working hour
Unions agree measures to be applied locally
The article New agreement to ensure NHS staff in England are paid properly for every working hour first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Joint Covid-19 visit to Newham Council Repairs & Maintenance depot (& future plans)
This morning at 8am I went on a joint walkabout with Cllr Shaban Mohammed, management and local Unite trade union reps of our Council Housing repairs (RMS) depot in Bridge Road E15. We were there to inspect the new social distancing arrangements in the…Read more…