“People are joining the union for advice and security at this worrying time,” notes Dave Prentis as growth this year tops 15,000
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“People are joining the union for advice and security at this worrying time,” notes Dave Prentis as growth this year tops 15,000
The article Record numbers join UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Unite on Sunday (April 19) welcomed the appointment of a `tsar’ to coordinate the manufacture and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE). The union has long called for such a…Read more…
Unite believes that the government’s continued lack of PPE for front line workers is a scandal.
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International Workers’ Memorial Day has renewed focus
The article Call for minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Mark is a friend, a UNISON comrade and fellow Labour Party activist. He is a similar age to me and of course, a fellow taff. It was shocking that such a larger than life, fit and active person should become so ill. A lesson to all of us to keep se…Read more…
A call to arms: how your branch can help There for You help members hit by crisis and loss of money
There for You is there for UNISON members who experience hard times. In the current coronavirus crisis, that’s pretty much everyone.
As our welfare cha…Read more…
The first of the Penguin Little Black Classics series that I’ve read — having bought a whole shelf of them a few years back — and it’s a good one. Chekhov is described as…Read more…
Rationing shouldn’t take place while supplies exist
The article NHS organisations must be honest with staff over PPE stocks, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Hat tip Labour List by Rokhsana Fiaz, Executive Mayor of Newham.
“Two weeks ago, there was nothing. Some ideas, lots of questions and a whole bunch of challenges to overcome. How can we get food, medicine, essential household items and support to…Read more…
Q: What are my rights as an employee who is in a vulnerable or at-risk group? This week, Unite solicitor Alys Cunningham explains what your rights are as a worker who is ‘at-risk’ –…Read more…
After the financial crisis working people paid the price through cuts to jobs, pay and public services. Once stabilised, the big question of the pandemic will once again be, who pays for the crash?…Read more…
Each and every week, heroes and ‘zeroes’ have emerged in the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest HEROES Rainbow kids As UniteLIVE higlighted earlier this week, many…Read more…
Suggestions that the government in England is considering reopening schools has caused huge anxiety amongst school staff and parents
The article UNISON calls for government to prioritise staff…Read more…
Matt Ruff has taken a long, hard look at what life was like for African Americans in the early 1950s and reimagined it as horror fiction written by the master, H.P. Lovecraft. All the main…Read more…
Five of the worlds largest trade union federations (the biggest affiliates of the International Trade Union Congress) have issued the following internationalist statement on the Covid-19 crisis. The…Read more…
If you need a distraction in lockdown, here’s a book that celebrates the birth of the NHS and leaves us with an unspoken question: what would be happening now without our health service?
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Fantastic video. We must not forget.Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic has immediate implications for its victims and those in health and care treating them. There are also medium and long-term implications to consider if we are to avoid the…Read more…
This is one of those unusual posts on this blog which is mostly about me (your humble blogger) and (for me at least) it isn’t good news.
The summer before last I blogged here about popular support for the National Health Service when I got my diagnosis…Read more…
Chancellor urged to fund top up to pay offer
The article Council workers keeping vital local services running during the pandemic deserve a proper pay rise, say unions first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…