On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea looks at the fight we still face
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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…
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…
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…
A new nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast, with the creation of up to 25,000 jobs during construction, will be a flagship infrastructure project for the post-pandemic economy. Unite, which has…Read more…
In this tough time, small acts of kindness make the world of difference
The article Kindness in the age of COVID-19 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“Heroes aren’t allowed to be scared or frightened – but we’ve got lots of people working in the mental health wards who are frightened. But because of this hero narrative, they feel they can’t admit…Read more…
Car giant Nissan announced on Thursday (May 28) that it will keep its Sunderland plant open, but said it intends to shut its factory in Barcelona. Workers in Sunderland may have breathed a sigh of…Read more…
Don’t take that sharp right, Chancellor. Work with those in business and the workplaces, the experts in defending and creating jobs, and you will take the right path for the people and the…Read more…
Budget airliner easyJet this morning (May 28) has announced job cuts of up to 30 per cent of its workforce, in the latest blow for workers in the civil aviation industry, which has been hit hard by…Read more…
Jon Richards says delay needed so schools have time to complete risk assessments
The article Support staff losing sleep and suffering anxiety ahead of return to school in England, says UNISON first…Read more…
“This report bears out what we have been saying for weeks now, that removing the furlough support before business has had a chance to recover even slightly could be disastrous for jobs and workers,”…Read more…
Today I took part as a pension trustee in a online seminar with USA Walmart workers and their trade union, about governance and the abysmal response of the retail giant Walmart to the Covid-19 emergency.
Their workers spoke about the dangerously confu…Read more…
“That’s the case never more so than now and Unite alone has put on many thousands of new members since the lockdown.
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Care workers have faced some of the toughest situations during COVID-19. Caring for those most vulnerable to the virus, whilst grappling with failures from an inadequate government response, some…Read more…
As the lockdown eases, more and more people will be asked to return to work. But Unite has been clear from the beginning that no one should travel or return to their workplace unless it is absolutely…Read more…
Like so many of the UK’s absolutely vital industries, the steel sector has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus epidemic as orders have plummeted. Unite has long been calling for the…Read more…
Today’s news that trade union membership in the UK is inching upwards (an increase of 1.4% or 91,000 to 6.44 million) is hardly grounds for (even a socially distanced) party to celebrate – but it does tell us something about the resilience of our movem…Read more…
When British Airways announced it would be sacking 12,000 of its workers – despite being a wealthy company that can ride out the crisis and what’s more, there being ample government support to…Read more…
This is from a fantastic series of new political posters from “Labour Designers”. Hat tip LabourlistRead more…
Responding to speculation that the chancellor Rishi Sunak will soon use a statement to detail changes to the job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has urged the government to proceed with maximum care…Read more…