A £3 billion council funding blackhole caused by the cost of the pandemic will ‘tear communities apart’ unless it is fixed, Unite, which represents thousands of local authority workers, said today…Read more…
‘Footie’ bank holiday?
As Downing Street reportedly considers an extra bank holiday if England wins the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday (July 11), Unite has called on prime minister Boris Johnson to ensure every…Read more…
Meeting an old friend and comrade at the Prospect of Whitby
This evening I met up with a UNISON friend and comrade, Kridos Pavlou, at the Prospect of Whitby riverside pub in Tower Hamlets. We had been planning this meet up since before the pandemic and eventually it happened.
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Government ‘must move to protect aviation workers’
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has warned that the government’s announcement today (July 8) that people who have been double vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine when they return…Read more…
Clark’s workers face fire and rehire threat
The entirely of shoemaker Clarks’ operations in Street, Somerset, including headquarters and warehouse staff, could strike over ‘dramatic’ fire and rehire attacks, Unite warned today…Read more…
‘Time for dithering on new nuclear capacity is over’
The failure of ministers to include nuclear energy in the government’s Green Financing Framework is ‘a grave and short-sighted error’, if the UK is to meet its 2050 target of net zero emissions,…Read more…
‘Piling more pressure’ on ‘exhausted drivers’
The main industry body for road haulage stands with Unite in its opposition to recent measures announced by the government that will extend lorry drivers’ hours. From Monday (June 12), the maximum…Read more…
‘The chancellor has to think again’
The government has refused to listen to calls from anti-poverty campaigners, unions and even many of its own ministers after it announced it would plough on with a devastating cut to Universal Credit…Read more…
Waiting lists won’t be reduced without investing in staff
Proper pay rise and rest will motivate workforce
The article Waiting lists won’t be reduced without investing in staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum 2021 Motion 3. NHS Pay
Check out this introduction post to Saturdays Forum
Motion 3. NHS Pay
“Forum, Chair, John Gray. Greater London delegate moving motion 3 “NHS Pay”
Forum, this motion is very much complementary to previous motions and amendments and I will not…Read more…
Too many people across the UK face serious health risks
Employers must do more to keep staff safe and that includes properly recording exposure
The article Too many people across the UK face serious health risks first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Brush Electrical workers face ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum
Engineers employed by Brush Electrical Machines (BEM) striking over fire and rehire cuts of up to £15,000 have now been threatened with a ‘sign or be sacked’ ultimatum, Unite said today (July 7). The…Read more…
‘Huge victory’
Housing repair staff employed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich have voted in favour of a ‘pay and productivity’ package which is now one of best for such workers across London councils. Unite the…Read more…
Making ‘difficult situation worse’
The decision of the Department for Transport (DfT) to relax the regulations on the maximum number of hours lorry drivers can work will not resolve the problem of a shortage of drivers in the…Read more…
‘We won’t give up the fight’
Unite members at GKN Erdington took their fight to save their plant – an absolutely vital cog in the wider UK car manufacturing machine – to Parliament this week. On Tuesday (July 6), the workers met…Read more…
Reduced isolation creates more confusion and sick pay needs fixing
More detail needed about impact on health and care
The article Reduced isolation creates more confusion and sick pay needs fixing first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
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Bus workers furious over gov’t plans to end mandatory masks
Bus workers, Unite members, have reacted with fury after prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (July 5) that mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in any setting from July 19. Since…Read more…
Happy 73rd Birthday NHS
Happy birthday NHS. Makes me think that my Mum is 80 and was born when there was no NHS, but she was lucky that she had no major health problems when she was little.
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Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon
People need reassurance about safety
The article Ditching masks at a stroke is too much too soon first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…