1993 was a year of exceptional events – and UNISON being formed was one
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We will defend the right to strike at all costs
Make no mistake – this is one of the most pernicious pieces of union-bashing legislation you will ever see.
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“Vulnerable children will be affected if adoption agency staff lose jobs, says UNISON”
Check out UNISON press release below but this dreadful story is even worse than it appears since Coram is refusing to recognise UNISON and refusing to meet our organisers? Why on earth are they refusing to recognise the UN recognised human rights of th…Read more…
Newbury and District Bus Company branded “UK’s meanest”
Newbury and District Bus Company has been branded the “UK’s meanest’ bus operator after a group of drivers were forced to announce strike action after not receiving a pay rise for four years. The affected drivers, who are members of Unite were TUPE transferred to their present employer from Reading Buses in 2020 and operate […]
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St Mungo’s workers to begin indefinite strike
From Tuesday (June 27) workers at St Mungo’s will stage an unprecedented indefinite strike accusing management of a shocking dereliction of duty towards the homeless and the charity’s own staff. This momentous decision has been provoked by the ongoing indifference of management who callously refuse to acknowledge the struggle front-line workers face to pay the […]
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Unmanageable probation workloads putting the public at risk, warn unions
Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.
The article Unmanageable probation workloads putting the public at risk, warn unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Out and about for Labour in Uxbridge & South Ruislip – Danny Beales
Today I joined UNISON and Labour union colleagues to canvass for Labour in the Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. A certain Boris Johnson has stood down as the MP for the area (for reasons everyone is aware). The Labour candidate, Dan…Read more…
Out and about for Labour in Boleyn
This morning after my West Ham ward Councillor surgery, I cycled over and joined Labour colleagues in Boleyn ward to deliver Direct messages to local residents. I missed the local MP, Sir Stephen Timms who had been with teams earlier but did join…Read more…
Out and about for Labour in Wall End
Yesterday evening I was delivering leaflets and direct messages with my Councillor and trade union colleague, Zuber Gulamussen. He works in the railways and is about to start further strike action over pay in the coming weeks. I have not camp…Read more…
Threat to block public sector pay rises proves government’s out of ideas, says UNISON
Pay is key to turning around the staffing emergency.
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Neil Guild – Labour Candidate for Somerton and Frome By Election 2023
Congratulations to Neil Guild, our UNISON Regional Convenor for the South West, who has been selected by Labour to be our candidate in the Somerton and Frome By Election.I have known Neil for a number of years and last week I sat next to him, at UNISON…Read more…
‘Starmer’s vision for workers’ rights will fail without a new Ministry of Labour’
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Windrush 75th anniversary – London UNISON & Newham
This evening I attended two events remembering and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the ship, Empress Windrush, docking at Tilbury Port, Essex in 1948 with several hundred West Indian migrants, who came to the “motherland” in order to fi…Read more…
Pen-blwydd hapus Shabs!
Happy 50th birthday to my good comrade, Cllr Shabab Mohammed, Cabinet lead for Housing Management. Enjoy your well deserved break! Read more…
‘The legacy of the Windrush generation lives on’
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, the first ship to arrive in Tilbury Docks after the Second World War. The original ship belonged to Germany and was used in the war where it was captured, refurbished and renamed Empire Windrush. Between 10,000 to 20,000 people from the Caribbean […]
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London and South East in beer drought threat
London and the South East England are facing a beer drought this summer as delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse operatives employed by GXO ballot for strike action over draconian disciplinary matters. Unite is balloting 120 members at GXO’s Croydon depot over the excessive disciplinary issues and the company’s failure to follow the existing agreement on […]
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Refuse workers in pay win
Strike action affecting Welwyn and Hatfield council’s refuse collection service has been resolved following several days of strike action. The 90 plus members of Unite and employed by waste company Urbaser on Welwyn and Hatfield council’s outsourced refuse collection service, began strike action on Monday (June 19) in a dispute over pay. However, following talks […]
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Cost of living crisis continues
Unite has slammed the Bank of England (BoE) for hiking up interest rates yet again on Thursday (June 22) after new figures showed inflation continued at a much higher than expected rate of 8.7 per cent. The BoE raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 5 per cent, the highest in fifteen years, […]
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UNISON seeks judicial review of home secretary over Windrush
Suella Braverman has abandoned the commitment to key measures that would prevent another Windrush scandal
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Conference restates UNISON’s campaign for abortion rights
‘The fact that abortion is still a criminal offence in this country has to change’
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