No woman should be forced to choose between their job or risking their health or that of their baby.Read more…
Working from home is on the rise – but why so slow?
Employee homeworking has gone up during the past decade, but we’re still a long way from positive flexible working.Read more…
Standing up to the far-right – how TUC support can help
The TUC has launched a new resource to help workplace and community reps combat the far-rightRead more…
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz first year in office – More to do but already delivering
I am back home after a really successful Newham Council AGM at the Old Town Hall Stratford, where this video on our achievements in the first year of Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz administration was played.
Love the “More to do but already delivering” theme.
Support UK defence
Unite has hailed the support the union received at a lobby of Parliament earlier this week (May 13), where Unite reps pressed the case for the continued funding of Tempest, the UK’s replacement of…Read more…
Mental health: ‘Must top agenda’
It wasn’t until Davy McCord was hit in the head by his wife, wielding an iPad, that he knew he had to get help. “I was asleep but woke to find I had my hands around my wife’s throat. She…Read more…
Lifting the lid on the hidden epidemic of LGBT sexual harassment at work
A new report from the TUC reveals shocking levels of LGBT sexual harassment in the workplaceRead more…
Brexit: The WTO option would devastate jobs and tear up our rights
Leaving the EU and trading only on the WTO’s terms would have serious repercussions for the economy, public services and the Good Friday Agreement.Read more…
Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON
Grayling’s botched reforms have finally been abandoned
The article Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Last Chance for you to VOTE in UNISON NEC elections! Speak Now or….
Ballot finishes Friday 17 May 2019. So you will have to post by end of tomorrow (Thursday 16 May) and put on pre-paid envelope a FIRST CLASS stamp to make sure it arrive by Friday.
Check below all the regional and national recommendations I am making….Read more…
Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory
Long-running strike looks to be over
The article Birmingham care workers celebrate momentous victory first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Supreme Court ruling will add to child poverty, says UNISON
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…
Finding a better way
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…
How to make the most out of Facebook and Twitter for your union
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…
Private prisons are more violent, so why does the MoJ want more of them?
A new report highlights how private companies are failing to provide prisons that are safe and secure.Read more…
Mental health at work – time to tackle workplace stress and discrimination
Too many workers are facing mental ill health due to poor treatment and conditions at workRead more…
Iftar reception with Beanibazar Thana Jonokollan Shomittee
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…
Urgent talks call
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…
British Steel seeks new loan
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…
“Not all ‘bankers’ are fat cat bankers”
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…