Our NHS is not for sale
The article Protect NHS from US takeover first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Our NHS is not for sale
The article Protect NHS from US takeover first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Conservative Party manifesto makes grim reading for our public services and those who were hoping for an end to austerity.Read more…
This article appears in this week’s issue of Solidarity. Something strange is going on with the Democratic presidential candidates and the impeachment of Donald Trump. All the candidates…Read more…
Hat tip Mayor Roksana Fiaz. “Thrilled that @jeremycorbyn is in Stratford, Newham for the launch of @UKLabour ‘Arts for All’ – a charter for the Arts and cultural sector with @lynbrownmp & @grayee at @stratfordeast . A j…Read more…
Fantastic news. Hat tip Sienna Rodgers Labour List
“Labour has vowed to “put bad landlords out of business” with fresh plans for housing that will see private sector renters offered new rights and a national ‘property MOT’ introduced.Announci…Read more…
The risk that banknote printer De La Rue could collapse if its turnaround plan fails is ‘very worrying’, Unite said today (November 26). De La Rue said its warning was based on a worst-case…Read more…
Pensioners will benefit from a raft of Labour policies – including free personal care and the restoration of thousands of bus routes – which the party unveiled on Tuesday (November 26). …Read more…
Employers’ law firm Herbert Smith Freehills interviewed 400 global company executives about their predictions on worker activism. Their concerns are an interesting view from the other side of…Read more…
A well organised & lively Peace march in Green Street yesterday to celebrate the Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed headed by @NewhamLondon Mayor @rokhsanafiaz & @WestHamLabour candidate @lynbrownmp
There’s no plan to get wages rising for everyone, no ban on zero-hours contracts, and no end to austerity in our public servicesRead more…
North East councils have suffered the biggest reduction in spending of any UK region. We need a plan for healing the pain a decade of Conservative cuts have caused.Read more…
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we want the next government to do more to tackle gender-based violence and harassment at work.Read more…
Unite is urging logistics firm DHL to accept ‘reasonable’ improvements to pay and redundancy packages for HGV drivers, who deliver to Sainsbury’s stores across parts of London and the South East, in…Read more…
A devastating critique of the managerial style at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has been published by Unite. In an open letter to the RSPCA’s chief…Read more…
Unite has welcomed the decision of Transport for London (TfL) not to renew Uber’s licence in the capital. Jim Kelly, chair of Unite’s London and Eastern cab section, said, “Unite welcomes the…Read more…