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Professional Pensions Magazine (Paywall): John Gray predicts teething problems ahead and says regulation will result in a cultural shock for some schemes
“As someone who has been involved with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for a…Read more…
Unite representatives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls Royce headed to parliament today (May 13) urging MPs to ensure the continued funding for Tempest, the UK’s replacement of the Typhoon…Read more…
Honda today (May 13) confirmed that it would press ahead with the closure of its Swindon plant by 2021 – a move Unite branded a ‘body blow of betrayal’ as reports emerged that workers had been…Read more…
“Vote for candidates who will stand up for public services and defend our welfare state.”
The article Vote in the European elections on 23 May first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Though they lived an ocean apart, brothers John and Mark Coles were close. Mark, a businessman who lives in New York City, often flies to London for work or leisure, and John was always there…Read more…
Unite clarification call as Tata denies JLR sell off.
The post ‘Unhelpful Rumours’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
There For You have set up a limited fund to help Unison members on low income with school uniform costs by way of a one-off payment of up to £120. Eligibility criteria and other frequently asked questions – School Uniform … Continue reading…Read more…
Five ways to improve mental health and wellbeing in your workplace, and the TUC resources that will help you.Read more…
Picture collage is from a canvass last Saturday in West Ham ward (with local MP Lyn Brown) and from yesterday in Forest Gate North.
Local Newham Councillor (and my Cabinet colleague) James Beckles, is a Labour Candidate for London, while another Newh…Read more…
One of of the things I find myself spending time reading and thinking about lately is the interaction between concentration of companies (or oligopoly) within industries, and concentration of ownership of those same companies.
There have been a number…Read more…
Okay, it is time now to search through the heap of unopened mail in your kitchen drawer or window cill and look for your UNISON NEC ballot papers. The ballot ends next Friday, 17 May, so you need to post them back ASAP so they can arrive by then.
So b…Read more…
These workers are united and their strike action is strong. Now it’s up to AFG to pay them what they’re owed.
The article Blog: This is a fight that I know we can and will win first appeared on the…Read more…
Cleaners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Friday) voted almost unanimously in favour of strike action against plans to outsource cleaning services. UNISON members voted 99% in…Read more…
Unite called on the Tata board to give Tata Steel workers assurances and end the ‘rollercoaster’ of uncertainty following news today (May 10) that a joint venture with ThyssenKrupp is effectively…Read more…
‘Privacy by design’ is the mindset we need to adopt when designing any data collection that involves personal data. In a nutshell it’s about considering data protection and privacy issues upfront in…Read more…
European elections are on in West Ham!John
We have had a great start to our campaign in West Ham, but the Brexit party have been busy (most people have already received a leaflet from them, they will g…Read more…
From May 13 UNISON members who receive housing benefit or have income of less that £18,000 (see exact eligibility here) could claim up to £120 for school uniform costs. “Families living on low income with children struggle constantly to …Read more…
I was interested to see a piece in City AM recently from Robert Colvile of the Centre for Policy Studies about Labour’s plans for nationalisation of utilities. I’m interested in this issue as it cuts across politics and ownership, which is, obviously, …Read more…
The impact of austerity and proliferation of low paid insecure work is so bad that people are booking GP appointments to get help with issues such as housing because they have nowhere else to turn,…Read more…
A Unite delegation descended on Melrose’s annual general meeting (AGM) today (May 9) in London, where they lobbied shareholders and grilled board members over the company’s proposed plans to close…Read more…