UNISON research shows that LGPS disinvestment from fossil fuels is still slow
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UNISON research shows that LGPS disinvestment from fossil fuels is still slow
The article Saving the planet – and your pension first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Troubled outsourcer Mitie is facing the threat of legal action amid accusations of blacklisting after bosses threatened workers at the Sellafield nuclear processing plant with disciplinary action if…Read more…
The prime minister has insisted that if MPs can agree a way forward Brexit can still be delivered before the end of May, after EU leaders agreed to a six month extension of the process. Both…Read more…
Unite has expressed alarm at ongoing bank job losses, most recently this week (April 9) when Barclays announced it would be axing 460 jobs. Barclays informed staff in Coventry Westwood Park…Read more…
Hospital workers contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, among the lowest paid people in the country, face the threat of a week’s pay being withheld – a move that’s prompted a backlash of protests from…Read more…
The family of a British Airways (BA) pilot who died from an overdose of sleeping pills ‘taken to ease the symptoms of inhaling toxic cabin air’ are the first to have their case heard in a wave of…Read more…
The country needs a grown-up relationship with Europe and one that takes account of the June 2016 result.
The article Six months is enough but only if politicians come together first appeared on the…Read more…
The April 2019 Unison Money Talk newletters is worth a read. It contains articles on: How to make your life savings work harder Things ot think about before you retire Life changing events and your finances Unison Money Talk Newsletter … Continue…Read more…
All over the world LGBT+ people are being persecuted and imprisoned simply for whom they choose to loveRead more…
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The Israeli Left failed yesterday in its attempt to change the leadership and the direction of the country. Maybe it’s time to change the Left instead. And let’s learn a lesson from Israel’s history…Read more…
Health delegates embrace the commitments of UNISON’s year of young workers
The article ‘Once in a generation opportunity to put younger workers at the heart of our union’ first appeared on the…Read more…
Unite members employed by controversial outsourcer Mitie at London’s City Airport are being balloted on an offer to pay the London living wage (LLW) from July 1. Unite which represents 32…Read more…
Refuse workers employed by Newham council could have lost more than £20,000 each in the last decade in a dispute over grading, Unite said today (April 11). The 45 refuse workers will be…Read more…
Drivers being hit with penalties for rushing patients to hospital
The article Bus lane fines for ambulance crews must end, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Financial worries are fuelling working people’s mental health problems, according to a shocking new survey. A third of those polled reported suffering from mental ill health specifically…Read more…
Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Andrea Sutcliffe praises the new members of the register – and launches development of five-year strategy at health conference
The article Nursing associates a…Read more…
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been in the news a lot lately. Her book is now considered a classic, a recent television adaptation was a huge success, and a sequel is due out…Read more…
Newham Council “Sad incident in Church Street, Manor Park, on Monday evening. Man in 20s died from gun and knife wounds.
Extra police in area reassuring residents. Sympathy to those who knew victim. Call police on 101 with information about incident o…Read more…
Delegates hear that patients and staff alike are suffering from chronic shortages
The article Safe staffing a ‘vital’ campaign for NHS’s frontline staff first appeared on the…Read more…