UNISON disabled members’ conference marks Disability Pay Gap Day and calls for mandatory reporting
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UNISON disabled members’ conference marks Disability Pay Gap Day and calls for mandatory reporting
The article Let’s smash the disability pay gap first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The London Labour Party has asked West Ham CLP to support nearby marginals such as Cities of London & Westminster. We are arranging a grid of campaign events to encourage our activists to play their part in winning and defending our marginals. …Read more…
When local authorities build council housing, even if they receive central government grant, they borrow from the government’s own Public … MoreRead more…
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea address disabled members and urges them to tell people to consider public services when they decide how to vote in December’s general election
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Disabled members’ conference also discusses the importance of inclusivity and the work of caucuses
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If we don’t take action now, a zero-carbon energy system will remain a pipe dream for decades to come.
I was listening in on a focus group discussion the other day, run by a friend in the industry….Read more…
Closing disabilty gap is key priority for union
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Josie Bird tells disabled members’ conference that the general election is ‘not a challenge we can afford to shirk’
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2 November 2019 Good morning comrades and friends. I feel especially proud and privileged to be invited to speak here today. Here at this conference marking: the 60thanniversary of the Cuban…Read more…
I thought that I will do a weekend summary of the stuff I have been doing during the past week but have not posted upon.
So this week we had a visit to to Lyn Brown MP and staff to discuss housing policy; there was an important visit to Newham by…Read more…
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“Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has blocked a Labour councillor from joining the retailer’s board meetings after a spat with Jeremy Corbyn.
The billionaire wrote to John Gray, who is also the vice-chair of the Loca…Read more…
Of course, this election will determine our country’s future, but that can’t only be about Brexit. It has to be about the huge issues that are a matter of life and death for millions of people. As I…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn vowed to take action against “tax dodgers, bad bosses and big polluters” as he took aim at Britain’s “corrupt system” at the launch of Labour’s general election campaign yesterday (31…Read more…
The causes of poor mental health at work must be tackled by employers, not made the responsibility of workers.
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Unite urges new RBS CEO to address staff concerns.
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Unite welcomed the news that Bombardier has been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems in a deal worth around £1bn, saying that investment for growth must follow the sale.
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UNISON mental health team from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at this week’s Nursing Times awards
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Below is the open letter by Labour Campaign for Council Housing in full.To Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and John Healey,We the undersigned welcome the unanimous support of Labour conference for:Building 100,000 social rented council homes a year;…Read more…
University workers vote 2-1 for strike action, but ballot does not meet the threshold for legal strike action
The article Higher education pay ballot result first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…