Our new ‘We Are Police Staff’ campaign will demonstrate our unwavering commitment to promote and defend police staff
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Blog: To preserve our safety, we must protect police staff
Our new ‘We Are Police Staff’ campaign will demonstrate our unwavering commitment to promote and defend police staff
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Review: The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron
I have loved all of Mick Herron’s ‘Slough House’ books and this so-called ‘standalone’ thriller is actually part of that series — indeed, it explains much of what happens in the previous books. It is…Read more…
UniteLive stories of the year – The ‘TikTok recruiters’
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at how Unite reps Dave and Istvan are shaking things using TikTok to recruit migrant workers to Unite. — Unite reps and cousins Dave and Istvan Imre are giving the union a much-needed […]
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Support staff to strike at 17 universities this week over pay
Coordinated action in England over ongoing dispute
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Support staff to strike at 17 universities this week over pay
Coordinated action in England over ongoing dispute
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The rural poverty that caused the first bankrupt “Council” & the final home of the Welsh Socialist founder of the NHS, Nye Bevan
Back from a great 6.8 mile circular walk with Gill around Cholesbury Hill fort, Grim Ditch and The Ridgeway, courtesy of the Chilterns Society and Ordnance Survey app. Very quiet and peaceful. Lots of gentle ups and downs with nothing that strenuo…Read more…
The 6 million Brits who are members of the Local Government Pensions scheme should read this…
Hat tip to Chair of Barnet LGPS committee Simon Radford and the Fabian Society. A little Dry – Local government pension fund reform may not be exciting, but the consequences of failure could be significant, argues Simon RadfordIn the mid-1980s, T…Read more…
Jose Netto – A pioneer for workers’ rights and trade unionism in Gibraltar
Unite, the union for workers in Gibraltar, has reacted with sadness at news of Jose Netto’s passing on September 25th aged 92. Jose was a pioneer for workers’ rights and trade unionism in Gibraltar. He worked as an apprentice mechanical … Continue reading Read more…
UAW Dispute With US Automakers: Biden & Trump Try To Woo Union Members
Biden tells Auto strikers ‘Stick with it’, while Trump says the strikes are ‘ridiculous’ For the first time in modern history a sitting US president joined and spoke at at union picket line this week. Joe Biden was accompanied by … Continue reading Read more…
‘You can change everything in this factory…’
In his office, ‘man make-up’ immaculate as ever Romanian-born Unite rep Dave Imre lays out scores of filled out membership forms, casually cooling himself with a flamenco fan.
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Which side is DSA on?
Two days ago, Democratic Socialists of America’s online publication ran my article about my recent visit to Ukraine. It was entitled “Notes from Kyiv: Which side are we on?” DSA has now answered that question…Read more…
Councils face ‘dire’ cash crisis totalling more than £3.5bn
Huge funding gaps mean job and service cuts are inevitable
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Councils face “dire” cash crisis totalling more than £3.5bn
Huge funding gaps mean job and service cuts are inevitable
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How workers at a further education college are taking the initiative on AI deployment
How workers at a further education college are taking the initiative on AI deployment
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The EastEnders Effect. Episode 28: Representation in the East End
It is a bit long but a fascinating interview by my Councillor constituent Ade Adeyemi of my UNISON comrade, Joseph Ogundemuren. He speaks from the heart of growing up, born and bred, as a working class black male in East London from immigrant parents. …Read more…
The secret stranglehold
But this exploitation of migrant seasonal workers is part of a much bigger picture. At the end of the chain, the UK’s biggest supermarket chains are driving down prices and working conditions, says Bev Clarkson, Unite’s national officer for food and agricultural members.
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Hatfield Forest Walk
Off message but on Sunday Gill and I went for a 6.8 mile circular walk around Hatfield Forest courticy of Ordnance Survey and Country walking magazine. Hatfield Forest is a marvellous ancient estate full of history and the National Trust look after it …Read more…
UNISON condemns ‘disgraceful’ approval for North Sea oil field
‘Somebody must show international leadership in tackling climate change. It looks like it won’t be the UK’
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UNISON condemns ‘disgraceful’ approval for North Sea oil field
‘Somebody must show international leadership in tackling climate change. It looks like it won’t be the UK’
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