We clapped outside our doorplayed violins on the balconyclattered pots and panssymbols of resistancewhile our hearts broketo the sound of sirens. By Joy Johnson, Unite political department
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‘Excellent result’
Strike action at rail engineering company Faiveley Transport Birkenhead Ltd has been avoided after workers agreed a greatly improved pay offer. The workforce, who are members of Unite, overwhelmingly…Read more…
‘Tremendous achievement’
The long-running campaign to secure the future of the historic Rolls-Royce factory of Barnoldswick in Lancashire has finally ended. Following a ballot the workers at the factory, who are members of…Read more…
Our trans members, proud to be in – and out in – UNISON
For Trans Awareness Week this year, let’s meet some UNISON members and find out what makes them proud of their union
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COP26 Diary: The Fight for a Just Transition
Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj reflects on a week as a delegate at COP 26 in Glasgow and on Wales TUC’s new research showing how workers can gain from the transition to Net Zero – if their…Read more…
103rd Anniversary of Armistice Day at East Ham Cenotaph
This morning I laid a wreath on behalf of Newham Councillors at the Cenotaph in Central Park, East Ham. My colleague, Cllr Carleene Lee-Phakoe, Cabinet lead for Brighter Futures, had firstly laid a wreath on behalf of the Council.
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Headline GDP figures flatter fading recovery
Workers bracing themselves for the predicted wage squeeze, now have to confront the likelihood that the economy was even weaker than expected just a fortnight ago.Read more…
The right to strike must be protected in the new crime bill
UNISON supports an amendment that would create specific exemptions for trade union activities to avoid clampdown on picketing and strike action
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How can unions choose which tech tools will work for them?
Over the course of the pandemic, every organisation has had to come up with new ways of getting things done. For unions, that’s meant a lot of hard thinking and experimentation about ways to organise…Read more…
‘Playing fast and loose with facts’
Unite’s general secretary has said the union has “irrefutable evidence” that Weetabix is using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to attack the wages and conditions of Unite engineers, including the…Read more…
Long ambulance delays causing distress for patients and staff
There are real fears that staff and services will be unable to cope as demand inevitably increases.
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Can The Four Day Work Week Work?
The past eighteen months have led to a number of big changes in the day to day working schedule with the primary change being an adjustment to work from home. Something else that has been suggested…Read more…
Two weeks to save the NHS
Celebrities and health workers will band together on November 22 to demand that members of parliament oppose the Health and Care Bill, which the government is trying to push through despite numerous…Read more…
The old climate certainties ‘aren’t certain any more’
Jackie Hamer has worked for the Environment Agency for 30 years. Here, she shares her perspectives on how climate change will affect the UK
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Review: The Counterfeit Candidate, by Brian Klein
Imagine if you will a wealthy German-American whose son runs as a populist candidate for the Republican nomination for president — but who harbours a dark secret. That secret is not his inclination…Read more…
University of Cambridge in outsourcing row
The University of Cambridge, one of the wealthiest and most illustrious institutions in the country, has been accused of ‘salami slicing’ over its plans to outsource up to 50 maintenance and estates’…Read more…
B&Q shortages warning
DIYers across the country are braced for B&Q store shortages during warehouse strikes caused by union-busting and a below inflation pay offer at logistics firm Wincanton. More than 400 Wincanton…Read more…
Persuasion, not coercion
Unite has this week reinforced its long-held view that Covid vaccinations for NHS and social care staff should not be mandatory. Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said that…Read more…
Climate talks are leaving workers ‘out in the cold’ warn unions
UNISON adds its voice to concerns that the UK’s own COP president is ignoring ‘just transition’ in the COP26 negotiations
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UNISON lay leadership in East Midlands “tell it as it is” on attempt to destroy our unions democracy & sack our General Secretary
Well done the East Midlands Regional Convenor Team for this. A number of other Regional Teams have sent similar advice to branches. The Greater London Regional Convenor Team (which I am one of) sent a request to the new “Presidential team” and the Lond…Read more…