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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hat tip Bryan K “Is it just me? or are we about to be led by clowns? I think we are f**ked!”
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Parks and East Walcot Community Forum is organising a demonstration at Cavendish Square on Saturday June 22nd at 10 a.m. … MoreRead more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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Unite has uncovered “shocking safety failures” on maintenance undertaken on Sea King helicopters that potentially exposed Ministry of Defence (MoD) workers and contractors to asbestos. The…Read more…
A rising minimum wage has taken a record number of people out of low pay, but Unite has warned that more must be done to support families who are struggling to get by. A report from the…Read more…
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…