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Bullying, harassment and abuse are a disgrace
The article NHS still has huge task ahead on race, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
For pregnant women, the “hostile environment for migrants” is degrading and forces health workers to act foremost as border control and debt collectors instead of healthcare providers
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New rules around naming and shaming minimum wage cheats mean more bad bosses will get away with it.Read more…
(Hat tip Newsbiscuit…. It is on the internet so must be true)
“A Government spokesman today confirmed that a multi-departmental committee is examining plans for the construction of a zipwire linking Scotland to Northern Ireland.
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Women’s conference tackles a raft of business, with the general election result as a common thread
The article UNISON women steady themselves for the fight first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Labour deputy leader favourite tells UNISON women’s conference why lifelong learning is key
The article Angela Rayner: rebel with a cause first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Angela Rayner MP champions education at UNISON national women’s conference
The article Education for all must be protected first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Ministers need to step in and tighten up the laws over how much passengers can drink at UK airports and on aircraft, Unite said today (13 February).
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Birmingham engineering firm Darcast Crankshafts Ltd has agreed to enter Acas talks after the vast majority of its shop floor workforce voted to strike over low pay.
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There’s no evidence that free ports create jobs or stimulate growth – and they could be a Trojan Horse for watering down employment protections after Brexit.Read more…
I asked a friend recently what he knew about the Stern Gang, and he replied that they were “very small … and vicious”. That pretty much sums up the group known as the…Read more…
A new report on the automation of work in the public sector overlooks the threat to jobs, the Unite union warned yesterday. Unite said that Artificial Intelligence & Public Standards, a…Read more…
04/02/2020. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has published a guide for journalists on the transposition of the new EU whistleblower directive. Launched on 04 February 2020 in the European…Read more…
Hat tip Labour Outlook
“As Labour members continue to take stock, in the wake of the General Election result, it is important to remember that in our Labour local authorities the party is still in power, and that Labour Councils now have an even great…Read more…
Union NEC hears round-up of action in court and workplaces to defend workers
The article UNISON leading the way first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In partnership with Steve Nash, a campaigner whose six-year-old daughter Joanna died of E Coli, UNISON handed in a petition of 216,938 signatures to the Food Standards Agency
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Windrush deportations must stop now, says UNISON Commenting on the departure of the government’s deportation flight to Jamaica UNISON assistant general secretary Roger McKenzie today…Read more…
Strike action is set to commence at Allied Bakeries in Northern Ireland on Sunday (February 16th) from 6am after workers rejected an insulting management pay offer. The pay gap remaining is…Read more…
Thousands of members of Unite employed by DHL on the JLR logistics contract, will begin being balloted for strike action today (February 12) in a dispute over pay. The workers are based at…Read more…
President Trump’s so-called ‘Vision for Peace’ for Israel and Palestine would violate international law and Palestinian human rights. That’s no starting point for any genuine peace plan.Read more…