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Yesterday I went to a Housing & Regeneration Round-table on the Sadiq Khan Labour Mayoral manifesto for the May election with other London Council leads on Housing and regen.
I got lost looking for the venue but in doing so I had my own tour of th…Read more…
Our new government has a long list of urgent issues to tackle. On this list should be the on-going rise of household debt.Read more…
Drivers at logistics firm GB Terminals (Southern) Ltd based at Sheerness docks, Kent, have postponed scheduled strike action after the firm agreed to talks mediated by the conciliation service Acas,…Read more…
Unite has challenged the government to radically review its procurement policies after the Hitachi Rail company in Newton Aycliffe County Durham announced a quarter of its staff face redundancy, due…Read more…
To date, making decisions based on data to improve union experience has mostly been an aspiration, rather than the reality for most trade unions. There are some good examples of testing and…Read more…
Unite has warned that many construction workers in Liverpool are facing a difficult time finding work after two high profile projects were halted following a fraud probe. Last month Elliott…Read more…
Sandwell council tenants could be left without power after local authority electricians voted for strike action over an ‘unfair’ pay evaluation that is costing them £1,000 a year, Unite warned today…Read more…
Unite has vowed to defend its members after Liberty Steel announced on Thursday (January 9) that it would be cutting roughly 350 jobs due to what the company called “challenging” market conditions….Read more…
Struggling workers are waking up to the New Year with a hangover of debt after the festive period, with nine million people beginning 2020 owing between £2,000 and £10,000. As the cost of…Read more…
System struggling to cope even in a mild winter
The article New low in A&E performance shows NHS needs urgent treatment first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
First of all, that’s a great title for a book. And this is a very good book. Veteran journalist David Satter explores the difficult terrain of historical memory in post-Communist Russia. He…Read more…
This morning I chaired a regular quarterly meeting of Greater London UNISON Regional Labour Link committee. Labour Link is the voluntary political fund for UNISON members who support the Labour Party.
At this meeting of elected lay members of UNISON L…Read more…
One of the most interesting things I read over the holidays was Little Platoons by David Skelton. If you don’t know him, he’s a Conservative policy wonk who has spent several years looking at ways to broaden his party’s appeal beyond its traditional el…Read more…
‘Our officers and staff help so many people in their times of need – it’s only right that our organisations do the same’
The article Northumbria Police sign Dying to Work charter to protect…Read more…
As the government’s mandatory minimum wage is set to rise to just £8.72 an hour in April, new research reveals that an astounding 25 per cent of minimum wage workers are being underpaid illegally….Read more…
A long running dispute between Hackney council and school bus staff has been brought to an end after workers secured increased pay and a commitment to make agency roles permanent. The pay deal…Read more…
UNISON member and former union rep understands working people
The article UNISON backs Angela Rayner for deputy leader of the Labour Party first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
MP is best placed to unite party and win power
The article UNISON backs Keir Starmer to be the next leader of the Labour Party first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“No matter what the circumstances are, we can always do something to help.”
The article ‘I don’t want bailiffs to come to the door’ – how debt affects us and how UNISON can help first appeared on…Read more…
Members of Unite employed in Bradford council’s library and museum service, who took 14 days of strike action last year, have given a cautious welcome to the local authority’s commitment to find…Read more…