Unite, ‘won’t tolerate a single job loss’ at First Bus, as the parent company FirstGroup announced today (May 30) that it intended to sell-off its bus operations in the UK. Unite has about…Read more…
Union welcomes education funding call but expresses concerns
The words are fine, but action and government investment is needed to make Augar review recommendations work
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‘Desperate human pain’
The heartbreaking reality of the social care crisis has been laid bare in a new BBC documentary that followed the lives of four Somerset families struggling to survive after years of cuts. …Read more…
Car industry ‘chaos’
Car production in the UK has continued to plummet amid protracted Brexit uncertainty which is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and the economic futures of Britain’s…Read more…
Extra FE spending proposals welcome but report must be put into action, says UNISON
Important points detailed in long-awaited Augar Review of education
The article Extra FE spending proposals welcome but report must be put into action, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Trade union membership rises by 100,000 in a single year – but challenges remain
Another rise in trade union membership is promising, but we still have much to do to reach young people in the private sectorRead more…
End “no fault evictions” – May’s legacy or is it that all careers in politics end in failure?
Recently Prime Minister, Theresa May promised to bring about the end of “No fault” (section 21) evictions but we wait to see if her successor delivers on her promise.
The motion below was sent by my branch to UNISON National Delegate Conference earlie…Read more…
Freelance Forum by the Sea: Pitching Clever and Getting Paid
Freelance workers face many challenges – everything from getting the pitch right to getting paid, working alone to managing accounts and tax returns.
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We’re growing and we’re winning for our members
National executive council hears positive stories as it prepares for annual conference
The article We’re growing and we’re winning for our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Preserve and build on Corbyn’s work’
This comment first appeared in the New Statesman on Wednesday (May 29) in response to an earlier comment piece by Paul Mason. It is true, as Paul Mason argues, that one day the left will have…Read more…
Only part of the picture
Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers are more likely than ever now to have a job, but Unite has warned that the latest figures only reveal part of the picture. According to new data from…Read more…
Obituary: Tributes to former Newham leader who saw through first council eviction over racism
Hat tip Newham Recorder “Tributes have been paid to former council leader Frederick Jones, who has passed away aged 84.Born to Bill and Violet Jones on May 5, 1935, the former Newham Council leader who loved fighting in the ring and political arena att…Read more…
Unite ballot box result as far right quashed
Unite has hailed the defeat of the far right in the North West after a union advertising campaign to stop the likes of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, proved successful. …Read more…
‘Body blow’ for East Anglia
Unite has described the announcement of 140 job losses at the Stowmarket factory of power and garden tool manufacturer Bosch as a further ‘body blow’ for East Anglia. Bosch announced today…Read more…
Walkers strike suspended
Unite has suspended strikes due to begin at the end of this week, on the North West Walkers’, crisps contract, as the worker’s employer Eddie Stobart, has agreed to recognise the union and to…Read more…
Manchester Metrolink strike off
The strike next month by more than 200 workers on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram and light railway system has been called off, while the workers are balloted on a new pay offer, Unite said today…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Bromley library workers will strike continuously from Thursday, June 6 to demand full staffing of Bromley’s libraries. The strike is also part of a campaign by Unite to give a big pay boost to…Read more…
‘Get the vultures out of our communities’
You would have to have a heart of stone not to feel for British steelworkers right now. Twenty-five thousand jobs at risk, families devastated and until this week without even a short-term…Read more…
UNISON welcomes new law on tenancy fees
New Tenancy Fees Act (Engalnd) comes into force on 1 June – Scotland and Wales have own legislation
The article UNISON welcomes new law on tenancy fees first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Iftar at Forest Gate Mosque
Picture from tonight’s breaking of the fast at Forest Gate mosque. Guests included Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz (whose father prays regularly at this mosque) and West Ham MP, Lyn Brown. As well as Councillors and local Labour Party activists.
We were a…Read more…