Long-running strike looks to be over
The article Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Long-running strike looks to be over
The article Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Vulnerable families could see living standards fall
The article Supreme Court ruling will add to child poverty, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Hi-fi and TV retail chain Richer Sounds has joined a growing number of companies that are giving their employees a stake in the firms they work for. This week, Richer Sounds founder Julian…Read more…
TUC digital comms experts Riz Hussain and Scott Gilfillan took part in this webinar on 15 May, to discuss how trade unionists can use features on social media to organise, network and campaign. You…Read more…
A new report highlights how private companies are failing to provide prisons that are safe and secure.Read more…
Too many workers are facing mental ill health due to poor treatment and conditions at workRead more…
Picture of Cllr Anamul Islam, London Assembly member Unmesh Desai and myself at tonight’s Iftar reception at Impressions in West Ham.
It was packed and well organised. It was good to meet so many friends from Tower Hamlets, many of whom I have no…Read more…
Unite has called for urgent talks with the Marshall Group, one of Cambridge’s biggest employers, following the company’s announcement today (May 14) that it plans to move out of the city by 2030….Read more…
Unite said it would be seeking urgent assurances from British Steel bosses on Tuesday (May 14) after reports suggested that the steelmaker was in talks with the government about a new loan. It…Read more…
More than a decade on from the financial crisis, wages have still not fully recovered, with the average worker £17 a week worse off than they were in 2009. Nurses and teachers were among the…Read more…
Unite has settled its current long running blacklisting case against the construction companies who systematically ruined the lives of their workers. As part of the overall settlement, which…Read more…
It’s wrong that the people who crashed the economy are now earning record amounts while most workers still struggle to make ends meet.Read more…
Professional Pensions Magazine (Paywall): John Gray predicts teething problems ahead and says regulation will result in a cultural shock for some schemes
“As someone who has been involved with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for a…Read more…
Unite representatives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls Royce headed to parliament today (May 13) urging MPs to ensure the continued funding for Tempest, the UK’s replacement of the Typhoon…Read more…
Honda today (May 13) confirmed that it would press ahead with the closure of its Swindon plant by 2021 – a move Unite branded a ‘body blow of betrayal’ as reports emerged that workers had been…Read more…
“Vote for candidates who will stand up for public services and defend our welfare state.”
The article Vote in the European elections on 23 May first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Though they lived an ocean apart, brothers John and Mark Coles were close. Mark, a businessman who lives in New York City, often flies to London for work or leisure, and John was always there…Read more…
Unite clarification call as Tata denies JLR sell off.
The post ‘Unhelpful Rumours’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
There For You have set up a limited fund to help Unison members on low income with school uniform costs by way of a one-off payment of up to £120. Eligibility criteria and other frequently asked questions – School Uniform … Continue reading…Read more…
Five ways to improve mental health and wellbeing in your workplace, and the TUC resources that will help you.Read more…