Picture collage from last Thursday West Ham Labour event. Many thanks to everyone involved. We had solid 250 tickets. It was a great night out and we have raised loads for money for the CLP. Read more…
Interserve & hedge funds
The ongoing battle at Interserve is grimly fascinating. The company’s biggest shareholder is hedge fund Coltrane Asset Management which is trying to scupper the board’s plans for a debt-for-equity swap. This would (obviously) be bad news for existing s…Read more…
Witch hunting socialists, including Jewish ones
“Because it’s very much part of their politics, of hard left politics, to be against capitalists and to see Jewish … MoreRead more…
Changing of the guard in corporate governance
I have been blogging a lot recently about employee representation on boards. This is partly because I’m an advocate of it, partly because no-one else seems to be tracking the issue properly and partly because I think the issue is part of a significant …Read more…
Mental health in the UK
I came across this slide that shows the scale of the problem in the UK. Hat tip charity MIND via Association of Labour Councillors (ALC)Read more…
Pioneering study compares abuse of women journalists in UK and Pakistan
A MASTERS student has produced a groundbreaking piece of research comparing violence and other forms of abuse directed at women journalists in Pakistan and the UK. The study by Iqra Iqbal, a…Read more…
What women want
On International Women’s Day today (March 8), Unite’s women members speak out on what they want in the workplace: And Unite’s national women’s committee also has…Read more…
#IWD live from Scotland
Unite Scotland today held an event on International Women’s Day (March 8) to encourage women to try welding as a vocation at the West College Scotland. The event was held in Clydebank, which…Read more…
Period dignity win
Unite has welcomed the announcements by Manchester Metropolitan Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram that their organisations will sign up to the union’s period dignity…Read more…
Partnership must prevail
The apprenticeship levy is draining Northern Ireland of training resources and opportunities for young people and needs to be reformed, Unite has warned. Issuing the warning during National…Read more…
‘Beacon of light’
On International Women’s day Unite has expressed solidarity with the women of Rojava in Northern Syria, who are living under the threat of constant danger and invasion. Rojava is a bastion of…Read more…
“Tantamount to exploitation”
Unite believes that genuine, industry recognised apprenticeships are an excellent investment for UK industry and the economy. A high quality apprenticeship creates lifelong employment mobility,…Read more…
It’s #Time4Equality
#Time4Equality is an initiative launched by the Irish Executive Committee at the start of 2019 – and it does exactly what it says on the tin. Regional women’s officer Taryn Trainor takes up…Read more…
Watson’s threat to split Labour (and deliver a general election to the Tories)
Labour faces the threat of a serious split which could torpedo its electoral prospects. The consequences for those who are … MoreRead more…
Thabitha speaks out
In the week ahead of International Women’s Day, Unite hosted Thabitha Khumalo, an opposition MP from Zimbabwe who has come to highlight the scale of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, with…Read more…
Blog: When UNISON wins, women win – today, and every day
Today is International Women’s Day, when across the world we celebrate the achievements of women and call for greater equality. As not only the UK’s biggest union for women, but the largest…Read more…
‘Great hope for the future’
Many spaces in public and social life – from politics to business to spectator sport and more – aren’t exactly the most welcoming of women, mainly because they are still dominated and led by men….Read more…
‘We can’t watch from the sidelines’
To mark International Women’s Day today (March 8), Unite’s South East region is ramping up the union’s Period Dignity campaign in the area to highlight the issue of access to sanitary products, which…Read more…
Low-paid mothers are being unfairly hit by changes to child benefit, says UNISON
Changes made by the government since 2010 have hit hard-pressed families
The article Low-paid mothers are being unfairly hit by changes to child benefit, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON is THE women’s organisation
“UNISON is the largest women’s organisation in the UK with over a million women members. Standing up? You bet we are… #IWD2019 #IWD”Read more…