A future Labour party in government will work with trade unions to revitalise Britain’s manufacturing base, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said. Speaking to Unite manufacturing reps at a…Read more…
Campaigning to win with digital: TUC Digital Lab workshop report
For the second TUC Digital Lab workshop, we brought together colleagues from 14 union organisations to help us identify good practice in union digital campaigning. Case Study: Level Up! First, we…Read more…
Mrs May's legacy: the 'just about managing' are worse off today than when she took office
Theresa May promised to protect families who were ‘just about managing’, but new TUC analysis shows they’ve been pushed £2,000 into the red since she became PM.Read more…
D-Day 75th Anniversary – Democratic Band of Brothers V Fascists
I posted this on the 65th anniversary on 6 June 2009. The current President of the United States is of course a rich draft dodger which in no way diminished the courage of the young Americans who died far from home on this day.
“I have been …Read more…
‘Work with us’ call
Speaking ahead of a discussion today (June 6) with Unite’s manufacturing reps at the union’s central office in London, shadow chancellor John McDonnell expressed disappointment at…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Hackney council is being blamed for six days of planned strikes by drivers and passenger escorts on school buses for disabled children in a new dispute over payments for working split shifts. …Read more…
‘Determined to fight back’
Unite is standing up for its members in airports up and down the country in a series of separate strike actions in recent and coming weeks. Unite members at Glasgow and Aberdeen Airports,…Read more…
‘Gross industrial sabotage’
Unite has condemned Ford for treating its workers “disgracefully” after news broke today (June 6) that the car firm would be closing its engine plant in Bridgend, with the potential loss of 1,700…Read more…
Silvertown TNT explosion 1917
This evening I attended a seminar on good design in planning in Royal Wharf. On route I came across this stone memorial and notice board marking the entrance to the former munitions factory that blew up in the first world War. It killed 73 workers and …Read more…
Blog: A stunning victory for these incredible domestics
On behalf of everyone in our union – I want to congratulate the PAH domestics for their courage in the face of real pressure. I am so proud they have stood strong and I am so proud that they are part…Read more…
Stress ‘off the scale’ at Sellafield
A confidential survey of Unite members employed by Mitie at Sellafield has revealed shocking high levels of stress, mental ill health, financial problems and bullying among workers. The survey…Read more…
‘Potential death sentence’
Unite has accused the defence secretary Penny Mordaunt, of putting her political ambitions above that of dealing with the scandal of thousands of workers who maintained Sea King helicopters being…Read more…
Sainsbo’s boss ‘in the money’
Unite has slammed the pay packet of Sainbury’s “in the money” CEO after it was revealed he has received a 40 per cent increase to his bonus despite a failed merger with ASDA, falling profits and the…Read more…
Cleaners at Essex hospital call off strike as Trust agrees to their demands
Domestic cleaners at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Wednesday) called off six days of planned strikes after their employer dropped plans to outsource their jobs. The Trust had been…Read more…
Government must reject US corporate predators eyeing-up the NHS
Reacting to Donald Trump’s supposed NHS U-turn, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Donald Trump has shown he is willing to play games with the future of the NHS and the government’s weakness…Read more…
Union issues pension warning for university and college workers
Government plans to allow employers in England to opt out of local government pension scheme are an ‘unwarranted and grievous’ attack on higher and further education staff
The article Union issues…Read more…
Developing social video at the TUC
We’ve been doing some work at the TUC to improve our own social video output. The digital comms team got together recently to take stock of what we’ve learned and where we’ll go next, and we thought…Read more…
Elected to UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) for Community Members (who work in Housing Associations & Voluntary Sector)
I was really pleased to learn today that I was re-elected for the 5th time, with my best result yet, as a UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) Member for Community (representing 77,000 out of 1.3 million members who work for Housing Associations &am…Read more…
DHL warehouse strike off
Warehouse workers at DHL Services in West Thurrock, Essex have suspended their strike tomorrow (June 5) over the prospect of a serious deterioration in employment conditions to facilitate talks with…Read more…
PCSO cuts threat
The reduction in the number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in South Yorkshire is ‘detrimental to the overall good policing across the county’, Unite said today (June 4). South…Read more…