Latest NHS waiting list paints a grim picture of what lies ahead
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Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccine programme 2023/24 – tell us what’s happening.
We want to hear from branches working jointly with employers to support this year’s Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccine programme. Unlike last year, these vaccinations are voluntary. UNISON supports vaccination in health and social care. The vaccines are safe, and we encourage all members who do not have a medical exemption to get their jab […]
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Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccine programme 2023/24 – tell us what’s happening.
We want to hear from branches working jointly with employers to support this year’s Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccine programme. Unlike last year, these vaccinations are voluntary. UNISON supports vaccination in health and social care. The vaccines are safe, and we encourage all members who do not have a medical exemption to get their jab […]
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UNISON condemns violence in Israel and Gaza and calls for international law to be upheld
UNISON joins the international trade union movement, including the International Trade Union Confederation, in condemning the appalling violence against civilians in Israel and Gaza.
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UNISON condemns violence in Israel and Gaza and calls for international law to be upheld
UNISON joins the international trade union movement, including the International Trade Union Confederation, in condemning the appalling violence against civilians in Israel and Gaza.
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Patient confidence in the NHS must be rebuilt
Labour plans will kickstart the recovery
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Patient confidence in the NHS must be rebuilt
Labour plans will kickstart the recovery
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Labour 2023: Unite out and about
Unite had a strong showing at the Labour Party Conference throughout the week till the very last day on Wednesday (October 11). See highlights from the last day of conference below, with Unite general secretary Sharon Graham out and about with delegat…Read more…
Last month, I visited Kyiv. This is what I learned.
Here are all the articles I wrote about my visit to Ukraine, published around the world in socialist and labour publications: Australia: Green Left Weekly Canada: Our Times (link coming soon) Germany: Jungle World Germany:…Read more…
Numeracy commitment will mean investment in children and staff
Early years skills will equip children for life
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Numeracy commitment will mean investment in staff
Early years skills will equip children for life
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‘No backsliding’ on ‘New Deal’ for workers
Unite delegate Julian Allam gave an impassioned defence of a New Deal for Working People at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (October 10). Julian called the last decade of Tory misrule “devastating” as he highlighted how “workers’ rights have been attacked and public services cut and privatised” alongside new anti-trade union laws. “To win the […]
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Review: Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, by Ben Macintyre
I often like to say that Ben Macintyre can take any bit of history and turn it into a fascinating story. It’s a gift. But in this case, I think he had a rather easier…Read more…
‘A Britain built to last’
Following on from Sir Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party conference today, October 10, Unite said that it was clear Britain needed a Labour government and a reshaped economy relevant to working people. UNITElive gives Unite members a handy view of the topics of interests he spoke about. His theme was ‘A Britain built […]
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Labour’s serious plan will get the UK back on its feet
Public services would be in safer hands with change of government
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Labour’s serious plan will get the UK back on its feet
Public services would be in safer hands with change of government
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‘The rule of law, not the rule of the jungle’
Against a background of increasing bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, the Unite fringe on Building solidarity and speaking up for Palestine in the Labour Party, held yesterday (October 9) at the Labour Party conference was potentially going to be a difficult event. But nothing could have been further from the truth as speakers spoke of […]
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End ‘epidemic of violence’ call
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes gave an inspiring speech on tackling violence against women and girls at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday (October 10). Ruth, who also serves as chair of the Labour Party national women’s committee, blasted Tory inaction on gender-based violence, which she called “staggering”. “Since last year, the gravity of this has become […]
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Labour Party Conference 2023 – Monday
Day 3 of conference for me started with another morning run along the Mersey and back (3.4 miles different direction from yesterday).I met on route an influential Council leader who berated me for running so late in the day. He had gone for his run tha…Read more…
Hamas attack reveals a battle for the soul of social democracy
The war unleashed by Hamas on Saturday morning has shone a spotlight on political movements across the world. In the movement I consider home — social democracy — some important divisions have come into the…Read more…