Employers should be responsible for preventing sexual harassment at work, not victims.Read more…
The crisis in criminal justice is too acute for the new PM to ignore
The next Prime Minister must tackle the crisis engulfing the Criminal Justice System if it’s to survive.Read more…
UNISON National Labour Link Forum 2019 – Day 2
Final morning of Forum (Saturday). The delegation had sat together for the formal meal the previous evening. There was another 9.30 start with the UNISON Labour Link Annual Report.
There was a lovely presentation by the Chair of Labour Party NEC, Wend…Read more…
Deep cuts at Deutsche Bank
City bank staff employed by Deutsche Bank in London were devastated to hear the news that they had suddenly lost their jobs after an announcement on Sunday (July 7) that the bank will shed 18,000…Read more…
‘Hugely detrimental’
Massive cuts to Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) staff have fuelled caseworker errors and further pushed Universal Credit claimants into debt. Universal Credit, the controversial welfare…Read more…
HE members to vote on industrial action over pay
Ballot will start in autumn following rejection of employers’ final pay offer
The article HE members to vote on industrial action over pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pride and protest
UNISON LGBT+ group joins Pride parade in London to celebrate, to show solidarity and to protest against continuing bigotry and intolerance
The article Pride and protest first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Bradford hospital staff strike to stay in the NHS
Picket lines mark the start of seven days of action against plans to transfer members to a wholly owned subsidiary private company
The article Bradford hospital staff strike to stay in the NHS first…Read more…
Government should plough money into social care, not tax cuts
Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14 billion
The article Government should plough money into social care, not tax cuts first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
A just transition to a greener, fairer economy? Here's how
Our workers and communities most affected by the climate crisis must have a leading voice in how we move forward.Read more…
Proper planning needed for transition to low-carbon economy
Greater public ownership and a commitment to hydrogen technology must be part of this plan
The article Proper planning needed for transition to low-carbon economy first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Anne Lister: Lesbian and Diarist
After the end of UNISON Labour Link Forum, I stayed on at York for the weekend and I went on a guided tour of York, which took us to the Church (Holy Trinity) that Anne Lister and Ann Walker sealed their union in Easter 1834. The film serie…Read more…
Update
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies again a the highly limited number of posts, and in part due, again, to the blog being taken over by a domain, but it appears accessible again.
So, all is good, and I am currently working on amendments to my doctoral thesis …Read more…
Motion 2 – Local Government Finance #LabLink19
This is my speech to UNISON Labour Link Forum on behalf of the National Committee on Government cuts to Local Government.
“Forum, the scale of the problem is simply staggering.
Government funding to local authorities has been cut since 2010 by an i…Read more…
Surpriza malkovro en Texel
My first article in Esperanto – for the website uea.facila.org, which is aimed at people learning the language (hence the short texts in simple Esperanto). I’ll bet that most people…Read more…
Blog: Fighting for that radical Labour government our members need
I know that our Labour Link will remain vital in fighting for our union’s politics within Labour. Influencing, convincing and fighting for that radical Labour government our members need. But it’s…Read more…
UNISON National Labour Link Forum 2019 – Day 1
I arrived yesterday morning for a pre meeting of the National Labour Link Committee where we agreed policy towards toward motions and agreed speakers on motions. In the evening I chaired the London regional delegation meeting, after which 11 of us went…Read more…
‘The whole thing is a nightmare’
Universal Credit is forcing families into debt as they struggle to feed their children and cover the costs of childcare, MPs this week were told. In a parliamentary hearing on holiday poverty…Read more…
Bath Night
Two up two down. Back to back. The tin bath hanging on a nail next to the privy. Sheets strung from gate to gate flapping in the alley. Shoulders hunched against wind and rain. Heads down…Read more…
Trailblazing result
Confirmation that Jaguar Land Rover will build a new all electric model at its Castle Bromwich plant is a ‘fantastic boost’ to the car industry and testament to the skill and hard work of Unite…Read more…