Bin collections and street cleaning services in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets could stop ‘imminently’ in a dispute over unsettled holiday pay arrears, Unite said today (4 February).
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Bin collections and street cleaning services in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets could stop ‘imminently’ in a dispute over unsettled holiday pay arrears, Unite said today (4 February).
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Yesterday evening I sat on the Newham Council Local Planning Committee, which approved the building of 141 homes including 105 at London Living Rents (LLR). This is 74% of the total approvals at LLR. Also they were mostly family sized units with disabl…Read more…
Unite has accused the prime minister of embarking on a dangerous game of ‘smoke and mirrors’ when he set out his plans for the UK’s future trade policy in a long and rambling speech in London today…Read more…
Excellent film and glad I saw it tonight in the cinema and not waited until on TV/Netflix. Pretty shocking and graphic (not eating any cheese tonight). Not glorifying war in the slightest.
Story line a little unbelievable but in war people did do inc…Read more…
With fascism on the rise, a workshop at the Black members’ conference explored how it can be defeated
The article Organising to defeat the far right first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In 2014, toxic gases from a landfill site killed seven-year-old Zane. Six years on, his family is still awaiting justice.
The article Too many unanswered questions first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Yesterday was a London wide campaign day for the re-election of Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan and Labour representatives on the Greater London Assembly.
We met at a Labour stall in Stratford for the obligatory group photos then split up into 3 canvass team…Read more…
By Sharon Graham, Unite Executive Officer, January 31st, 2020 : The ‘cost of living crisis’ is showing no sign of coming to an end. Only now, over ten years after the financial crisis are wages in…Read more…
Congratulations to supporters of Keir for an unexpected but very welcome & clear victory by 82/62 votes. Angela lost out to Richard by 65/55. West Ham CLP nomination is next week. Read more…
Funmi Ayeni presented with inaugural award at conference in Bournemouth
The article Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Yvonne Green honoured by Black members’ conference for going ‘above and beyond’
The article 2020 Nelson Mandela Award presented to ‘pioneering’ woman first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Josie Bird salutes UNISON’s Black members for their work in fighting back against increasing racism and intolerance
The article ‘Our strength comes from you’, president tells conference first…Read more…
Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being…Read more…
By Sharon Graham, Executive Officer of Unite the Union. Morning Star, July 18th 2019 Sharon Graham explains how rebuilding the shop stewards’ movement will help develop meaningful industrial power…Read more…
Bye, Bye EU (or hopefully its “au revoir”)Read more…
On ‘Brexit Day’ Dave Prentis spoke of the importance of protection for immigrants and justice for the Windrush generation
The article ‘This is our time’, Prentis tells Black members…Read more…
The eight-month dispute at Bromley libraries has been settled, following an agreement between Unite and the employer, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), it was announced today (January 30). The…Read more…
A dozen council tax benefit managers at Newham have hailed victory in their grading dispute, Unite said today (January 30). Unite said that its members would now receive ‘a very significant…Read more…
Unite has demanded the UK government act now to support our automotive industry following a further 14 per cent fall in annual car production figures for 2019. The figures which were compiled…Read more…
In-sourcing, strike suspensions, maternity policy improvements and backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader – it’s been a busy month
The article What a start to the new decade! first appeared on the…Read more…