Millions of workers face financial hardship if they fall ill or must self-isolate after chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to announce measures in his budget adequate enough to protect them during the…Read more…
Budget shows the government’s been listening to the NHS but not social care
Chancellor side-steps social care crisis
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Getting things done?
The following piece is a comment from Joy Johnson of Unite’s political department This budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first, will for evermore be known as the coronavirus budget. It…Read more…
Review: Instead of Arms, by Count Folke Bernadotte
“I myself have been criticized because, during the last war, as one of the leaders of the Swedish Red Cross, I did not publicly denounce Nazism and its methods.” So wrote Count Folke…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
As St Mungo’s staff gear up for three days of strike action, from March 16 to 18, one worker from the homeless charity, who wishes to remain anonymous, explains why she’s walking out. …Read more…
Political revolution in the age of pandemics
The decision by the AFL-CIO to cancel the planned candidates’ forum in Florida this week is bad news for Bernie Sanders. This would have been the perfect opportunity for Sanders to challenge his sole…Read more…
Westminster Foundation for Democracy comes to learn from Newham elections
This morning I attended a briefing with Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, in Newham Dockside with young potential leaders from all over the world brought to the UK by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (A UK funded public body). They were here to…Read more…
Another election is coming in our movement – but how shall we vote in it?
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Pay deal ‘backsliding’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council will strike for two days later this month after bosses reneged on a settlement over a new pay structure, Unite said today (March 10). Last…Read more…
Wirral bin strike vote
Residents of the Wirral on Merseyside are bracing themselves for bin strikes next month, as members of Unite, employed by Biffa Waste Services, begin voting for strike action in a dispute over pay….Read more…
Cost-cutting ‘not the answer’
Unite is calling for urgent talks to discuss the implication for jobs at Tata’s UK sites, as it is expected that 1,250 jobs across Europe are under threat at the steel giant. Last November it…Read more…
Coronavirus latest
As confirmed coronavirus cases have quickly risen in the UK to 373, with Sunday (March 8) seeing the biggest one-day rise of 69 cases, prime minister Boris Johnson convened a second emergency Cobra…Read more…
Sick pay for all – why the benefits system isn’t the answer
The benefits system can’t support the millions of workers who don’t earn enough to get statutory sick pay. We need #SickPayForAll to stop the spread of coronavirusRead more…
Sisters standing strong
The following comment piece is adapted from an opening speech at this year’s TUC Women’s Conference last week delivered by Unite EC member Susan Matthews, who also chaired the…Read more…
Reforming Private Renting: Sadiq Khan “Making… 7 May a referendum on rent controls”
Some really great policies on reforming our broken housing market in London. In Newham at least 48% of our homes are now privately rented. It is not unusual for a one bed flat to cost at least £1200 per month. 50% of our families live in poverty once y…Read more…
‘Delay is not an option’
Unite is calling on the chancellor to take swift action to protect the aviation industry, which is threatening an immediate crisis, due to a dramatic drop in booking as a result of the coronavirus…Read more…
‘Respect the driver’ call
Bus drivers employed by Konectbus will stage a protest tomorrow (March 10) with their union Unite, to demand action to put an end to the long hours culture of 14 hour days and short breaks, causing…Read more…
‘What a fantastic way to celebrate’
Unite celebrated International Women’s Day on Sunday (March 8) as it honoured women’s contributions to society and made renewed calls for women’s rights and empowerment in and out of the workplace….Read more…
The IER’s 30th Anniversary Reception
On a cold wet night, the celebratory mood inside the well-filled Great Hall at NEU, Mabledon Place could not be dampened, as members, friends and supporters of the Institute arrived to celebrate its…Read more…
The Institute of Employment Rights takes its Manifesto to Washington
Last week, the officers of the Institute of Employment Rights were guest speakers at an international conference of trade unionists, policy makers and academics in Washington DC.
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