UNISON is calling for members to back strike action, as some employers attempt to impose the below-inflation offer
The article UNISON is sending out HE ballot papers and calling for yes to strike…Read more…
Let's make our education system fairer and build a fairer society
NUS President Shakira Martin reflects on her speech to the TUC 150 Congress on Monday 10 September 2018Read more…
We still have a long way to go to achieve equality for all
The 2018 TUC Equality Audit shows that unions are making progress in the fight for equality – but there’s still more work to doRead more…
Don’t listen to Branson – VTEC is to blame for the East Coast Mainline fiasco
Franchising has failed – only a publicly funded railway can deliver good service, fair terms and conditions and economic benefits for the whole countryRead more…
Right to compensation under attack
The government is trying to make it harder for workers to claim compensation if they are made ill or injured because of the negligence of their employerRead more…
Let your voice be heard: Stratford & West Ham Citizen’s Assembly
Trade Union Congress finished a little early today (we worked through the lunch break to finish business.Not something that trade unionists would normally encourage in the workplace!). I will post further on the TUC.
So I was able to get a train home …Read more…
Mexico’s President-Elect Prepares Labor Overhaul to Empower Workers
No more secret agreements between union bosses and employers, future labour minister says By Juan Montes, The Wall Street Journal, September 11th Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador…Read more…
‘Double whammy’
Unite is calling for an immediate crackdown on a loophole being operated by unscrupulous employment agencies and umbrella companies, which results in workers having the apprentice levy deducted from…Read more…
‘Pay lottery’ misery
Unite is calling on XPO Logistics to get its house in order after workers have suffered over two months of ‘pay lottery’ misery, which has resulted in workers on occasion not being paid at all….Read more…
RBS – ‘Right Bloody Scandal’
Unite delegate Lindsey Adams moved an emergency motion on behalf of the 80,000 members of Unite’s finance sector at TUC conference on Wednesday (September 12). She slammed RBS for its…Read more…
No place in democracy
Unite delegate Claire Lees today (September 12) told a packed TUC conference how pleased she was to be able to second an emergency motion submitted by train drivers union ASLEF. “Congress, as…Read more…
‘We must do more’
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner gave a stirring speech in support of an emergency motion on tackling racism and the rise of the far right. He lauded the trade union movement for…Read more…
Defeating the austerity offensive
Seconding a motion on social security and austerity today (September 12), Unite delegate Anna Rothery urged the TUC conference to “look at the bigger picture.” “Cuts to social security, the…Read more…
Taking on automation
BAEM and women workers are often hardest hit by changes to the job market, Unite delegate Susan Matthews highlighted as she moved a motion on automation and how every worker must benefit equally from…Read more…
Offshore safety call
Unite member Cliff Bowen speaking in support of the motion on offshore safety told conference on Tuesday (September 11), it is right that this motion remembers the 167 offshore workers and seafarers…Read more…
Threat to jobs
On Tuesday (September 11) Andrew Worth a Unite member and bus driver spoke in support of motion 5 on automation. “I’m a bus driver from Plymouth and I’m in absolute support of this motion,”…Read more…
Cut to the bone
Unite delegate Julie Phipps spoke on Monday (September 10) at TUC conference in Manchester on the public sector. “Conference, public services have been underfunded and cut to the bone in the…Read more…
Steel solidarity
Unite delegate and steel worker Mark ‘Pasty’ Turner spoke in support of a motion on Tuesday (September 11) on steel as he highlighted the latest threats to the industry since Unite’s initial…Read more…
Fair transport call
Unite delegate Kevin Terry said that Unite has long been fighting for fair transport on all fronts – from docks and seas to buses, taxis, rail, roads, aviation and more – as he spoke on Tuesday…Read more…
The last four days have made me more proud than ever of our movement
From challenging the government’s Brexit shambles to building unions fit for the next 150 years, this anniversary Congress will go down as one of our bestRead more…