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‘Stop playing games’

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

Unite announced today (February 6) that it was seeking a high court injunction to stop Birmingham city council from breaking the agreement cemented in law that brought an end to 2017’s long-running…Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

‘Kick in the teeth’

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

The shipbuilding industry suffered another setback today (February 7) after Babcock announced 150 redundancies at its Rosyth shipyard.   Unite said the losses, which follow on from the decision…Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

‘Right thing to do’

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

Unite’s period dignity campaign is spreading like wildfire as more and more workplaces sign up to provide free sanitary products in toilets – since its launch in September last year dozens of firms…Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

It’s time to talk

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

The majority of people will suffer from mental ill health at one point or another in their lives – but a protracted stigma has kept so many of us in the ‘silent majority’, unable to reach out for…Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

It’s time to talk

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

The majority of people will suffer from mental ill health at one point or another in their lives – but a protracted stigma has kept so many of us in the ‘silent majority’, unable to reach out for…Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

It takes balls to talk

Feb 7, 2019By UNITElive

At a time when suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50, Unite believes on Time to Talk Day today (February 7) that it’s especially time to talk about men’s mental health.  …Read more…

Feb 7, 2019UNITElive

A Day in life: UNISON NEC, Pension meeting on Housing investment, & Chartered Institute of Housing Dinner

Feb 6, 2019By John's Labour blog

A full on Labour Movement Day. A long UNISON NEC meeting (and the rest); then met up with LGPS pension fund officers and fund advisers on possible investments in Housing (see why housing is an investment opportunity as well as social need) & infras…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019John's Labour blog

The centenary of the “Addison Act”

Feb 6, 2019By Martin Wicks

“The money we propose to spend on housing is an insurance against Bolshevism and revolution” Introduction The year 2019 marks … MoreRead more…

Feb 6, 2019Martin Wicks

Outsourcing iceberg

Feb 6, 2019By UNITElive

A plan to rescue to beleaguered public sector outsourcing giant Interserve announced by the firm’s bosses today (6 January) is not guaranteed to work, Unite has warned.

The post Outsourcing iceberg…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019UNITElive

UNISON seeks peaceful resolution in Venezuela

Feb 6, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

Union issue statement on the current situation in the south American country

The article UNISON seeks peaceful resolution in Venezuela first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Feb 6, 2019Dave Prentis blog

UNISON spells out Brexit concerns

Feb 6, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

National executive council highlights three issues that need to be addressed to avoid ‘falling off a cliff’ next month

The article UNISON spells out Brexit concerns first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019Dave Prentis blog

George Orwell’s pay ratio

Feb 6, 2019By Labour And Capital

This, from The Lion and the Unicorn, popped into my head the other day:
II. Incomes. Limitation of incomes implies the fixing of a minimum wage, which implies a managed internal currency based simply on the amount of consumption-goods availab…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019Labour And Capital

Recognise our hard work

Feb 6, 2019By UNITElive

Print workers at Suffolk firm, CPI William Clowes, who have been given just two pay rises in the last 14 years, will take a fourth day of strike action on Wednesday, February 14.   Unite pledged…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019UNITElive

Fee hike petition

Feb 6, 2019By UNITElive

A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) will be handed into the council’s chief executive on…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019UNITElive

Groundhog Day dispute?

Feb 6, 2019By UNITElive

Workers, who operate the Woolwich Ferry used by an estimated 2.6m passengers a year, are to hold a ballot for strike action in a dispute over pay, health & safety, and lack of staffing.  …Read more…

Feb 6, 2019UNITElive

‘We can’t drop the ball’

Feb 6, 2019By UNITElive

  Stitched into many trade union banners across the country and around the world are the words: “Celebrate our past, fight for our future.” If we don’t know where we have come from how do we…Read more…

Feb 6, 2019UNITElive

What have the trade unions ever done for me?

Feb 6, 2019By John's Labour blog

Feb 6, 2019John's Labour blog

Men's mental health at work: how unions can help men to open up

Feb 6, 2019By TUC blogs

There is a national crisis of mental health, yet men are far less likely than women to seek help for their mental health issues.Read more…

Feb 6, 2019TUC blogs

Shareholders vs Ryanair: Gone-derman

Feb 5, 2019By Labour And Capital

I think that’s called a win:Having agreed this group strategy as the best way to grow Ryanair, Sun, Lauda and other possible airline brands, Michael O’Leary has agreed a new 5 year contract as Group CEO, which secures his services for the group until a…Read more…

Feb 5, 2019Labour And Capital

Protect our auto industry

Feb 5, 2019By UNITElive

The government must not pull promised financial support for skills and innovation from Nissan following the firm’s decision to scrap plans to build X-Trail cars in the UK because of Brexit…Read more…

Feb 5, 2019UNITElive
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