Unite, which represents 500 workers at airliner Flybe is urging the government to develop a coherent regional transport strategy, which includes long-term support for regional airports. The…Read more…
UNISON welcomes probation report
Report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation bears out what the union has said
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Birkbeck cleaners win fight to be directly employed
Successful campaign follows others at universities in London
The article Birkbeck cleaners win fight to be directly employed first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Grim reading’
Unite has described the National Audit office report that has been published today (January 17) as highlighting the government failures to get the two flagship Carillion hospitals built, creating…Read more…
Passing on the Scottish healthcare experience
I am in Stockholm this week talking about health and care systems. Sweden has a healthcare system which is generally free at the point of use. However, there is greater local autonomy at the regional…Read more…
Post-democratic pensions
“[T]raditional politics in seen less and less as something that belongs to the citizens or to the society, and more and more as something done by politicians. There is a world of citizens – or a host of particular worlds of them – and a world of politi…Read more…
Community Wealth Building Launch in Newham Council
This morning we finally had the launch of the Newham Council Community Wealth Building (CWB) programme at The Crystal, Royal Docks. We had to postpone it twice due to Brexit debate clashes and the General election.
Newham directly elected M…Read more…
‘Every higher education worker should get the pay they deserve’
Pay, pensions, equality and climate dominate discussion at UNISON higher education conference
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Unions state concern for health and safety of prison staff
UNISON signs joint letter to prisons minister
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Northern Ireland health workers suspend strike and vote on government pay offer
Union thanks public for unwavering support
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Review: Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell
I think I read a negative review of this book somewhere. And for that reason, I delayed buying it. Which is odd because I think I’ve read — and really enjoyed — all his other…Read more…
Preparing for the future
‘We are the first and main line of defence,’ higher education conference hears
The article Preparing for the future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Your Pay Your Say – Meetings 20-23 January 2020
Your Pay Your Say Stoke-On-Trent City Council, your employer, are proposing to cut your terms and conditions of employment through removing your rights to unsocial hours, enhanced pay and weekend working enhancements. This is asking you to take a pay &…Read more…
Cricketer Monty Panesar, sports presenter Chris Kamara and author Michael Rosen to help launch Show Racism the Red Card school competition
Big names will help launch Show Racism the Red Card school competition
The article Cricketer Monty Panesar, sports presenter Chris Kamara and author Michael Rosen to help launch Show Racism the Red…Read more…
Lewis in the morning on ReviveFM 94.0
Hat tip Tony Lewis Facebook who is also the joint chair of the Newham Homeless Action Group.
“This Morning on “Lewis in the morning” Breakfast Show on Revive FM 94.0, Cllr and Deputy Mayor for Housing, John Gray attended the Revive FM Stud…Read more…
Car parts factory ‘has viable future’
Unite has vowed to campaign to reverse the decision by Antolin Interiors to close its factory in Hartlip, in Sittingbourne, Kent. The 300 strong workforce were informed on (January 13) that…Read more…
‘Lessons not learned’
Unite has warned that the government has failed to learn the lessons from the collapse of Carillion and that workers still face losing their jobs without warning and through no fault of their own due…Read more…
Workers are on the front line of the climate crisis. Here’s what unions are doing about it.
Pay secrecy clauses – a get out of jail card for bad bosses
Pay secrecy or ‘gagging’ clauses stop workers from challenging unfair pay and discrimination. They must be banned.Read more…
University staff map out the challenges ahead
Delegates gather to debate the issues at UNISON’s higher education conference
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