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Report from GPM&IT NISC October 2017
Unite’s National Industrial Sector Committees (NISCs) meet quarterly, bringing together activists from a particular industrial sector, delegated from Regional Industrial Sector Committees (RISCs). The NISC for the Graphical, Paper, Media & IT…
Unite has produced a useful leaflet “Getting involved in Unite branches” which sets out their function and the main jobs in the branch.
Branches are being asked to elect their branch officers in January – March 2018 to serve for three years from 1 Ap…
The Tories are responsible for a recent deluge of gloomy economic indicators and are too bogged down in internecine conflict to come up with a long term plan to stabilise the economy, Unite has…
Unite called on the UK government today (October 9) to end the uncertainty for thousands of BAE workers and manufacturing communities across Britain by committing to build the next generation fighter…
Toyota reportedly plans to build the next generation Auris at its Burnaston site in Derbyshire – but only if the UK secures a transitional deal in Brexit negotiations. Two sources familiar…
It’s world mental health day this Tuesday (10 October) so to mark the occasion we’re looking at some data that shows what’s happening to mental health service users
The article Working in mental…
Unite has condemned the latest decision on Friday night (October 6) by the Department of Commerce in an escalating trade dispute between aerospace firms Boeing and Bombardier, which saw the US…
Join us for a Lobby Against School Cuts to show MPs that, despite the Department of Education’s welcome rethink, there is still a problem
The article Schools funding is still in crisis – prepare to…
In June this year, UNISON ran a survey to find out about members’ financial situations, and some of the results are shocking, especially when it came to our Black members.
The article Black workers…
The campaigner is urging everyone to help create a fairer society for all and reject a slide toward the past he remembers
The article Harry Leslie Smith’s new book is an essential call to arms…
Off message but a lovely walk today from the People’s Republic to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge at Chingford. Highlights are :- Great sky. Fantastic breakfast at the Lakeside Diner. Then got lost. Found way across A406. Had coffee at Higham lake. At …
The strange case of a government housing policy that won’t happenby stevehilditch
By Ross FraserEveryone in the sector will recall the surprise late insertion into the 2015 Conservative election manifesto of a policy to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants – funded by the…
Selected Writings of Ernesto Che Guevara Ideology of the Cuban Revolution – Che Guevara, October 8, 1960 – Che Guevara wrote “Notes for the Study of the Ideology of the Cuban…
New UNISON survey of staff working in mental health services
The article Cuts to mental health leave staff facing violence and aggression, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
I wrote a piece a few months ago (prior to the election) saying that I thought that while the Left were unlikely to win the election, we were winning the battle of ideas. I don’t actually think this was a particularly insightful or original take, but i…
Last week I went to a packed out retirement function for UNISON Regional Secretary, Linda Perks. This is her leaving message to staff and members.
“I write to advise that I will be retiring from UNISON on 30 September after working for the union for over 34 years and being a member since 1979. …
The announcement of the closure of the Britvic plant in Norwich and the review by Unilever of its iconic Colman Mustard production has sent shockwaves through Norfolk. Unite, with members at…
“As I write, the last acid attack to hit the headlines in Newham occurred less than three weeks ago. There has been a steady stream of these horrifying stories this year. In June, the cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar were attacked on the street. Both suffered life-changing injuries,…
Across the country, MPs are coming under increasing pressure to show whose side they’re on, and stand with those who serve our communities, teach our children and care for our loved ones. Together,…
A campaign for trade union representation at an aerospace company near Macclesfield, Cheshire has resulted in a 3 per cent pay deal and an increase in holiday pay for hundreds of workers at the…