Increase is good news for many, but others need help
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Thousands of staff will be left behind after real living wage rise, says UNISON
Increase is good news for many, but others need help
The article Thousands of staff will be left behind after real living wage rise, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Union education serves as a medium of empowerment
Trade union education is key to a vibrant economy that puts working people first. Join our event on 17 November 2023 at the HE Hub, Newcastle College to take part.
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Joel Bodmer for Croydon East
Today Joel launched his campaign to become the Labour Party Candidate for Croydon East. He is secretary to the Greater London UNISON Labour Link committee, which I chair but I have known him since he joined my UNISON branch as a Mental Health Support w…Read more…
“Despised…Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class”
I met up last week with a UNISON member and former work colleague. We meet 3-4 times a year for a meal and chat about politics and trade unions. He sent me this book by Paul Embery and we are planning to discuss it next time we meet. I will post …Read more…
TUC uses UK Domestic Advisory Group to raise concerns about anti-strikes law
Despite its commitments to respect workers’ rights, the government has published, and parliament has enacted, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. In response, the TUC has used the Domestic Advisory Groups to hold the government to account, a…Read more…
One war crime does not justify another
The deliberate killing of civilians and the seizure of civilian hostages are war crimes. Hamas’s atrocity should be condemned unequivocally. … MoreRead more…
To cut a long story short – we won!
Hundreds of Unite members at homelessness charity St Mungo’s have just ended their long-running strike after accepting an inflation beating pay increase.
After three months of strike action and tireless campaigning, the workers have agreed to a pay increase which works out at 10.74 per cent based on a median wage or £3,125 in cash terms.
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UNISON appoints new regional secretary in the South West
Winning a better deal for public services in the region and for the dedicated public servants that run them is top of my list.
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UNISON appoints new regional secretary in the South West
Winning a better deal for public services in the region and for the dedicated public servants that run them is top of my list.
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Has the spark gone out of e-truck manufacturing?
Volta joins a growing list of electric vehicle manufacturers who have pulled the plug on their vans and trucks. Volta’s potential customers in its testing programme, included Marks & Spencer, DB Shenker and DSV with their engineering and development largely … Continue reading Read more…
‘Go North East – just pay us what we’re worth’
More than 1,300 Go North East bus workers have taken two weeks of strike action ending today (October 20) over fair pay and conditions. But their fight is only beginning – as management continues to dig its heels in, the bus workers will now embark on all-out continuous strike action from next Friday (October 28). […]
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The cash crisis in councils is worsening by the day
That will mean even more cuts to services and further hardship for communities everywhere.
The article The cash crisis in councils is worsening by the day first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The cash crisis in councils is worsening by the day
That will mean even more cuts to services and further hardship for communities everywhere.
The article The cash crisis in councils is worsening by the day first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sundon Hills Walk – Chiltern Society & OS maps
On Sunday Gill and I stopped off at Upper Sundon, Bedfordshire on way back from North Wales to London for a 4 mile walk to break up the journey. How many times have we just made long journeys from A-B without stopping off. A fabulous, peacef…Read more…
TUC uses UK Domestic Advisory Group to raise concerns about anti-strikes law
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Ministers must come clean on the full scale of crumbly concrete
This will only add to the uncertainty and anxiety already being felt by pupils, parents and staff.
The article Ministers must come clean on the full scale of crumbly concrete first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ministers must come clean on the full scale of crumbly concrete
This will only add to the uncertainty and anxiety already being felt by pupils, parents and staff.
The article Ministers must come clean on the full scale of crumbly concrete first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Review: The Seventh Son, by Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a brilliant writer. His First World War novel Birdsong might even be a masterpiece. But his most recent book is, sadly, a dud. It’s a near-future science fiction story full of cliches…Read more…
Unite steel campaign goes to ShunkFest
Unite took its Workers’ Plan for Steel campaign straight to the heart of Port Talbot, at the ShunkFest 2023 music and culture festival last weekend (October 14-15). ShunkFest featured more than two dozen bands, including headliners, alt-rock band Trampolene and ‘shoegaze’ duo Pastel, over the two days of the festival. Unite’s organising and leverage team […]
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