Check out the latest newsletter by the Labour Housing Group. Which I have been a member for may years and as the name suggests, is affiliated to the Labour Party and works to promote workable socialist policies on housing. I am looking forward to …Read more…
Using WhatsApp in union organising and communications
WhatsApp is the most used app in the world, with an estimated 30.1 million users in the UK alone. While it’s best known as a messaging service, it also includes audio and video calls, voice messages, and sharing for photos, files and links. The service allows group communication as well as marketing communication. Shared conversations … Continue reading Using WhatsApp in union organising and communications
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Today’s top stories…Heathrow baggage bedlam threat
Unite announced today, August 11, that members at Vanderlande Industries are to be balloted to strike in a row over pay – which if it goes ahead all terminals and airline baggage handling would grind to a standstill.
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Artificial intelligence is cleverer than you, workers told
New technology is being forced on workers without consent. But trade union members are determined to resist the negative aspects of artificial intelligence.
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Fists up!
To celebrate the 2023 International Youth Day on August 12, Unite Construction Executive Council (EC) member Stuart Grice contacted UniteLive on behalf of the EC and the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) to highlight a campaign day hosted by the BWI. Tomorrow (August 12), the BWI is calling on its affiliates, partners, and young […]
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NHS staff at Merseyside hospitals vote to strike after years of being underpaid
Hundreds of staff are underpaid for clinical tasks
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NHS staff at Merseyside hospitals vote to strike after years of being underpaid
Hundreds of staff are underpaid for clinical tasks
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LOW PAY, NO WAY! NSL picket lines
Regional Secretary Jo Galloway visiting the NSL picket lines this morning in Camden, London. These Traffic wardens deliver a vital service to the community, working long hours doing a difficult job.
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‘Tremendous victory’ for Wales buses
If you wanted to catch a bus from the Welsh hamlet Bwlch-Derwin to the nearest major town Caernarfon – only nine miles away – you’d better not miss it. Otherwise, you may have to wait two hours for the next one. If you’re entirely reliant on public transport in Bwlch-Derwin, you can’t visit your friends […]
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Police staff in England and Wales offered 7% pay increase, says UNISON
If accepted, the increase proposed by the police staff employers would take effect from 1 September 2023
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Police staff in England and Wales offered 7% pay increase, says UNISON
If accepted, the increase proposed by the police staff employers would take effect from 1 September 2023
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Get set for Green UNISON week
From 15-22 September, the union will be boosting its environmental work and you can help
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Get set for Green UNISON week
From 15-22 September, the union will be boosting its environmental work and you can help
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Staff at East of England landlord to strike for nine days over pay
Hat tip Clarion UNISON Facebook page “Solidarity to Unite Housing association members taking strike action over their pay cuts. Hopefully Clarion UNISON members will be taking similar action next month”. “Nearly 60 workers at Freebridge Comm…Read more…
Today’s top stories…Airport strikes as pay disputes unsettled
August could well be the month for air travel chaos if two major Unite airport workers’ issues are not resolved soon, it was announced today, August 9.
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‘That’s how we turn the tables’
The Royal Welsh Show, held in July every year, draws more people over the course of its four days — 240,000 according to a recent estimate — than Glastonbury. A celebration of Welsh agriculture and rural life, the Royal Welsh Show may not be quite as rock n’ roll as the UK’s biggest music festival, […]
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Unite at the Royal Welsh Show
For the third year in a row, Unite has hosted a stall at the Royal Welsh Show, one of the biggest events in Wales. It’s a celebration of Welsh agriculture and rural life, and Unite has now become an integral part of the Show talking to the public about trade unions and all Unite has […]
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Review: World Bolshevism, by Iulii Martov
Paul Kellogg and Mariya Melentyeva have performed an important service by bringing this long-forgotten work by the most famous of the Mensheviks back into print. Their new translation and Kellogg’s introduction are excellent; the book…Read more…
The Clarion: The Pioneer Journal of Social Reform
How things change. Hat tip https://twitter.com/LondonNurse2015.Read more…
Workers speak out about mileage rates
“We have not had an increase in our mileage costs for twelve years, yet the fuel prices have vastly been inflated”
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