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Letter to the Morning Star
Letter on behalf of UNISON’s presidential team and general secretary regarding the shocking, vile, transphobic cartoon that appeared in the Morning Star last week
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Tower Hamlets bin strike
Tower Hamlets residents are facing the prospect of ‘overflowing bins and piles of rubbish’ following the announcement of strike action by Veolia refuse workers over unsettled holiday pay arrears,…Read more…
‘Stop passing the buck’
Unite, which represents thousands of cabin crew, is demanding airlines take immediate action to stop aerotoxic fume events occurring during flights. Unite, which is taking several major…Read more…
‘Something has gone badly wrong’
Life expectancy in the UK has stalled for the first time in a century, spurred on by yawning health inequalities under a decade of austerity. While women have historically seen steady…Read more…
‘Systematic sexism’
Unite has welcomed the news that a spy cops victim is one step closer to justice after an internal police investigation has found ‘credible evidence’ she was duped into an intimate sexual…Read more…
A proud, strong and growing union
Hard work by our activists and stewards, branches, regions and staff is paying off – we grew again last year, for the second year running
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NEC by-elections
Nomination period for East Midlands, Greater London and South West reserved seat ballots opens on 3 March and closes on 17 April
The article NEC by-elections first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
United, we are unstoppable | Keir Starmer for Leader of the Labour Party (and Angela Rayner for Deputy Leader)
Ballot starts today but I have not received anything yet except this email below from the Party. Will post next in support of Angela.
Dear John,
The ballot for the Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections as well as the NEC elections and…Read more…
United, we are unstoppable | Keir Starmer for Leader of the Labour Party (and Angela Rayner for Deputy Leader)
Ballot starts today but I have not received anything yet except this email below from the Party. Will post next in support of Angela.
Dear John,
The ballot for the Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections as well as the NEC elections and…Read more…
CITB college sale latest
Unite, which represents workers at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is seeking urgent answers following the announcement that the organisation is planning to sell its construction…Read more…
CLASS is hiring!
Looking for a job in support of a progressive cause? CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), whose offices are based at Unite’s headquarters in Holborn in London, is seeking a highly…Read more…
Review: To Jerusalem, by Count Folke Bernadotte
This is the diary of Counte Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations Mediator sent to manage the truce between Israeli and Arab forces during the War of Independence and also to make progress toward a…Read more…
Union Energy – important announcement
Union Energy will stop being a UNISON Living endorsed offer for members on Sunday 8 March
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‘Totally bonkers’
Last Wednesday (February 19) UniteLive highlighted the government’s new ‘points-based’ immigration system. Now, we investigate further with a series of features about what these new…Read more…
We need to put an end to zero-hours contracts
Your Pay Your Say – Lobby Thursday 27 February 2020 at 2pm
Gathering of All Union Members Thursday 27th Feb @ 2pm Cenotaph Stoke City Council This is prior to the Full Council meeting Once again your unions invite you to make your feelings clear and your voices heard to the elected … Continue reading …Read more…
Jubilee Pond run
Off message but I think a lovely picture from a run (more truthfully a very slow jog) on Saturday morning around Wanstead flats and Jubilee Pond (managed as part of Epping Forest by the City of London).
When I first moved to Forest Gate, the pond was …Read more…
Only 5% of new homes funded by Homes England grant are ‘social rent’
“Affordable rent is a new funding model, which involves three main changes: housing providers can charge higher rents for affordable … MoreRead more…
AFG: Reinstate UNISON rep Peter Moorhead and stop victimising trade unionists
AFG: Reverse your immoral decision to make UNISON Convenor Peter Moorhead redundant and stop victimising your employees who are members of trade unions. SIGN PETITION HERE
Why is this important?
I’m Peter Moorhead, I have worked for social care provi…Read more…