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Newham Council Rough Sleeping National Count – 29 November 2019
Picture of local volunteers, Charities, Council & Ministry staff, Councillors and outreach workers in Newham Dockside before the start of the annual national count of Rough Sleepers in Newham 12-3AM.
There were around 40 people split into 10 teams…Read more…
‘The Tories offer nothing’
Unite leader Len McCluskey visits East Midlands in general election campaign push
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UNISON welcomes new social work regulator in England
The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers
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End health visitor crisis call
Unite teams up with children’s health organisations and charities to call for government action on health visitor crisis
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Npower collapse is a ‘cruel blow’ for employees, says UNISON
Energy retail sector would be better handled in public ownership
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School technician cuts put safety at risk
Survey finds growing concern amongst staff
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LABOUR’S HOUSING POLICIES – A DOORSTEP GUIDE
LHG has produced a Guide to Labour’s housing policies, summarising the key policies in the 2019 Manifesto to talk about on the doorstep.Housing is at the top of the manifesto conversation in the media. Make sure you know what we are saying we…Read more…
Tata job loss threat
Tata Steel has been urged to have an urgent rethink about cost-cutting proposals that could see up to 3,000 jobs lost across Europe.
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Whirlpool ‘poverty wages’
Workers at Whirlpool’s Bristol tumble dryer factory have been forced to go on strike over poverty pay even though it will cause them hardship over the Christmas period.
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Blog: Standing with people who make me so proud of our union
What unites Ruth and Gareth, the Whiston Strikers, Carl, Steve and Laura is that they are willing to put their values – our union’s values – into practice. They are fighting injustice. They are…Read more…
The system is rigged against working people – this election we can put it right
The system is rigged against working people. This was shown very clearly recently when Asda threatened to sack workers who did not agree to a new contract. The new contract would allow managers to…Read more…
Why was this my most liked Facebook Photo in 2015?
Any ideas other than the lovely smile of UNISON Housing policy expert Sylvia Jones? Read more…
Victory for staff as academy chain drops plans to axe jobs
UNISON has today (Wednesday) welcomed a decision by the Ormiston Academies Trust to drop plans to cut jobs across England, which it was feared could put the safety and support of pupils at primary…Read more…
Protect NHS from US takeover
Our NHS is not for sale
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Fight for libraries goes on
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has guaranteed that a future Labour government would protect public libraries — on the eve of continued strikes in Bradford over swingeing cuts to its cultural…Read more…
NHS up for sale
Confirming beyond doubt that a future Tory government under Boris Johnson would sell out the NHS under a US-UK trade deal, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed an explosive dossier of un-redacted…Read more…
System ‘rigged against working people’
The system is rigged against working people. This was shown very clearly recently when Asda threatened to sack workers who did not agree to a new contract. The new contract would allow…Read more…
Sexual harassment of young women is rife – the next government needs to act
Young women don’t just have to worry about unwanted attention from colleagues at work, but also customers, clients or other “third-parties” they interact with as part of the job.Read more…
20 Years, 20 Stories: Two decades of changing lives
At the Wales TUC we’ve been celebrating 20 years of the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF). WULF supports learning initiatives in unionised workplaces across Wales, giving tens of thousands of workers…Read more…