British crime writer Mark Billingham has written 16 novels in the DI Tom Thorne series, most of them set in North London in the present day, and all of them in sequential order — until…Read more…
Limit on mega council pay-offs could cost middle-income workers thousands
Long-serving staff caught up in flawed government law
The article Limit on mega council pay-offs could cost middle-income workers thousands first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Covid-19 ‘smokescreen’ to cut jobs and conditions
About 3,000 workers face losing their jobs as Heathrow catering companies use Covid-19 not only as an excuse to axe jobs, but as ‘a smokescreen’ to undermine employment conditions for those that…Read more…
‘Heartless and reckless’ move
Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to the workplace on the completely arbitrary date of…Read more…
‘Drop opportunistic ‘fire and rehire’ plans’ urges Unite
Despite its’ actions and plans to sack 12,000 staff and to cut the wages of a further 30,000 workers being roundly condemned by Unite, the public, the Labour Party, and more besides, British Airways…Read more…
‘Instantly aggressive and confrontational’
Driving a bus has always been a stressful job, but the stresses have only increased amid the pandemic, where instead of just facing the usual challenges of driving a massive vehicle and ensuring…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES NHS staff – fighting for a pay rise NHS…Read more…
Test and Trace (& report) to defeat Covid-19
I have been asked to take another test by this NHS/King’s College London self reporting app (despite having no classic symptoms).
Previous one was sent to my home and was negative. Just booked online at local walk through centre for tomorrow. Onl…Read more…
Government must do all it can to defend jobs and stave off mass unemployment, says UNISON
NHS and care sector must be in best possible state
The article Government must do all it can to defend jobs and stave off mass unemployment, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Back UK auto-industry – or risk losing it call
According to the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), figures released today (July 30) show UK automotive production during the first half of 2020 is down to its lowest level since…Read more…
NHS pay ‘elephant in the room’
A deserved boost in pay for NHS staff, who have battled through the pandemic, is ‘the elephant in the room’ in the latest plan for the health service in England, Unite said today (July 30). Health…Read more…
UNISON joins attack on housing minister over fossil fuel divestment
Open letter condemns suggestion that pension funds engage in ‘constructive engagement’ with fossil fuel companies
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‘Workers are holding their breath’
Picking up last weekend’s press, I almost choked on my morning tea when I read that ‘Red Wall Tories’ were working to save UK aerospace. This was news to me – albeit welcome if true – and no doubt a…Read more…
A nurse is for life…
Last night, July 29, hundreds of London’s NHS workers started their march to Downing Street from St Thomas’ Hospital on the South Bank to protest about their pay.
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‘It costs less to keep people off the dole’
The government faces mounting pressure to extend its furlough scheme or else face an unprecedented wave of unemployment crushing any hopes of an economic recovery. The furlough scheme, also known as…Read more…
NHS workforce need actions to match the promises, says UNISON
Sara Gorton says People Plan must be backed with investment for early and significant pay rise
The article NHS workforce need actions to match the promises, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Newham Pension Committee: We have a 111 year old pensioner! No tobacco pledge (and why parents should join the LGPS – and anyone else lucky enough to be eligible)
This evening I took part in the Newham Council Pension Committee, which runs the staff pension fund (under government regulations and guidance). It was our first “public” committee meeting (via zoom) since lock down. It was broadcast live on Facebook (…Read more…
Peter Beinart, Israel and the Labour Party
“It is time for liberal Zionists to abandon the goal of Jewish-Palestinian separation and embrace the goal of Jewish-Palestinian equality.” … MoreRead more…
Sunderland members give out 3,000 gift packs to local government workers
‘We’re looking after the people who are looking after the people’
The article Sunderland members give out 3,000 gift packs to local government workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite fears for vulnerable as shielding ends
At first being outside was terrifying. Masked and gloved up what would happen if I encountered another human being? Passers-by must have seen the fear in my eyes and gave me a wide berth. Others…Read more…