Philip Hammond needs to accept that austerity has driven millions into poverty – and that the solutions to fix the economy are right under his nose.Read more…
System of second class NHS workers must end
Private companies employing tens of thousands of staff in the NHS across England are coming under pressure to give their employees a wage rise as UNISON’s campaign for fair pay in the health service…Read more…
Going Dutch – Collective Defined Contribution Pensions – Improving UNISON members pensions
Motion to National Delegate Conference June 2019 by UNISON Housing Associations branch.
Collective Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Improving UNISON members pensions
“Conference congratulates the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail o…Read more…
Blog: Taking on Trump and his hateful ideology
If this government had any backbone at all, they’d be standing up to Trump and his hateful ideology, not rolling out the red carpet for him.
The article Blog: Taking on Trump and his hateful…Read more…
Action call on nurse shortages
A government plan derided as a “quick fix” by Unite to recruit 5,000 overseas nurses a year to help stem chronic NHS staff shortages has been shelved, according to a report. The move increases…Read more…
‘Stop exploiting staff goodwill’
Staff in the community and voluntary sector are struggling with workplace stress, job insecurity and toxic work environments, a new Unite survey reveals, with Northern Ireland workers in particular…Read more…
Workers back pay transparency
A majority of workers support radical pay transparency to tackle growing inequality, a new survey reveals. The YouGov poll of 2,000 full-time staff found that 56 per cent backed making…Read more…
People Plan encouraging but significant funding is needed for real change
Commenting on the release today (Monday) of the Interim NHS People Plan, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Working for the NHS can be challenging so it’s good to see those at the top are…Read more…
Send in the Clowns…
Hat tip Bryan K “Is it just me? or are we about to be led by clowns? I think we are f**ked!”
I couldn’t possibly comment. Read more…
Cavendish Square demonstration
Parks and East Walcot Community Forum is organising a demonstration at Cavendish Square on Saturday June 22nd at 10 a.m. … MoreRead more…
Tower Hamlets get together
Picture from birthday drinks last night with my former Tower Hamlets Housing UNISON work colleagues Monty, Dave and Trevor.
There is another “get together” being planned for this month in Stepney Spoons for all former LBTH Housing staff.
It is also t…Read more…
Tommy Campbell: The trade unionist who stood up to be counted
Scotland regional union Tommy Campbell who is retiring from Unite as a regional officer speaks to the Morning Star’s Conrad Landin about a life of political and trade union struggle “CAN you…Read more…
Newham Council Bi-Monthly Rough Sleeper Count 31.5.19
In the early hours of Friday morning I took part in my 3rd count of people sleeping rough in Newham.
We met up at Newham Dockside for a briefing at 11pm then were split into teams of 3 and sent out to different parts of Newham.
There were about 20 of…Read more…
Courage under pressure
Driving a bus in one of the busiest cities in the world is definitely no walk in the park – drivers must be on constant alert as they contend with traffic, passengers, pedestrians, hot and cold…Read more…
Introducing … ‘Robocrop’?
In science fiction the sight of a robotic hand reaching out to grasp something soft and fleshly usually precedes an untimely death. But the robot that has just completed its initial trials at…Read more…
Politicians must get a grip on social care and council services
Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on council funding and tonight’s BBC1 Panorama programme on social care, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “After years of relentless…Read more…
Protecting the right to strike in the ILO and the European Court of Human Rights: the significance of Appn No 44873/09 Ognevenko v Russia
31 May 2019
By Tonia Novitz, Professor of Labour Law, University of Bristol
Freedom of association is a foundational principle of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Not only is this…Read more…
UNISON Notice Board – Preston City Hall
I do like a good trade union notice board. Today I went on a visit to Preston to meet the Labour Council Leader Matthew Brown regarding Community Wealth Building (The Preston Model). I will write more about this visit later. Congratulations to the loca…Read more…
Rethinking how to deliver budgets
Instead of just tinkering around the edges of the Scottish and UK budgets, we should radically rethink how to deliver them.
A couple of months ago I blogged about a new book by Katherine…Read more…
We need to fight the Thatcher revolution with progressive ideas of our own
30 May 2019
A ministry of labour would be the ultimate resistance to the Thatcher revolution and begin reversing decades of anti-union legislation, Professor Keith Ewing has said.
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