This is the second book in McBain’s legendary 87th Precinct series, set in a fictionalised (albeit recognisable) New York City. McBain was experimenting with the idea of a whole team as ‘hero’ of the series…Read more…
Liverpool docks strikes to go ahead
More than 560 port operatives and maintenance engineers will take strike action from 19 September to 3 October over a seven per cent pay offer. With the real rate of inflation, RPI, at 12.3 per cent and rising this is a pay cut. Workers will also strike over MDHC’s failure to honour the 2021 pay […]
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Unite hails another British Airways win
Engineers at British Airways will have `stolen’ holiday days returned, their union has announced today (September 2). The move is another victory in Unite’s campaign to return British Airways’ workers’ terms and conditions to their pre-pandemic level. The 2,000 engineers were preparing to take strike action to return the three days of annual leave that […]
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Hull Fair Stagecoach strikes on cards
More than 250 Stagecoach workers in Hull are being balloted for strike action over a pay cuts ‘disguised as a rise’, Unite said today (September 2). The ballot of bus drivers, cleaners, engineers and commercial assistants will close on September 20, with potential strike action set to be scheduled for the week of Hull Fair. […]
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AQA strike: A tough decision but the right one
Two of the UNISON members who are taking strike action at exam board AQA explain why they were left with no option – as a hardship fund is launched to support them
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Wealth tax could fund pay rise for staff providing vital services
A pay rise in line with inflation for workers providing essential services could be funded by tax increases for higher earners and the wealthy, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. Independent economic analysis commissioned by the union identifies tax changes that would raise £30.58bn a year to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, including funding […]
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Grant Shapps, civil contingencies, and the right to strike
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Boosting funding and pay are the best ways to fix NHS staffing
Government needs long-term solution to staff crisis
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Holiday pay win
A campaign by construction union Unite has secured improved calculated holiday pay for electricians employed by construction giant Balfour Beatty. From January 2023, Balfour Beatty has agreed that all electricians employed under the terms of the Joint Industry Board (JIB) or Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), the appropriate industrial agreements for electricians, will receive 32 […]
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Kent bus workers to strike
Over 600 bus workers, employed by Arriva, based in Kent, will take four days of strike action next month in a dispute over pay. The workers who are members of Unite have backed strike action after the company made a pay offer of around 10 per cent. With the real rate of inflation currently standing […]
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‘Excellent result’ for Keynsham bin workers
Around 100 waste workers employed by Bath and North East Somerset council will receive a 10 per cent pay increase in a deal negotiated by Unite, the UK’s leading union. Loaders and LGV drivers employed at the Ashmead Road and Midland Road depots in Keynsham will see an immediate 10 per cent uplift in pay. […]
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Social catastrophe
In a previous letter I wrote about the impact of the huge energy price increases on domestic customers. Many will … MoreRead more…
University staff vote to strike over ‘ludicrously low’ pay rise
Managers must put people before profits and pay staff proper, fair wages
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Racism is rife in UK workplaces
It’s time for unions to put the fight against racism at the heart of organising, bargaining and campaigning work. We must build solidarity among working people and show that the debates about class and race in modern Britain are fundamentally linked.
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Table Mountain walk (South Wales)
I have had a busy summer walking wise but have not posted on many of the great walks that Gill and I have been on recently. This 5 mile circular Pathfinder walk from Crickhowell, South Wales was marvellous. Quite tough on a hot summer day but the views…Read more…
New workplace guidance on monkeypox
As more is discovered about the monkeypox virus, it is important that workplace reps and branches keep informed in order to support members and keep workplaces safe.
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Venator workers to strike
Members of Unite employed at chemical company Venator Materials Ltd, will begin strike action this week in a dispute over pay. The company, which produces pigments and additives, has only offered the workers a five per cent pay increase – far below the rate of inflation. The 100 plus members of Unite at the company […]
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VFS auto workers celebrate pay win
Strike action at automotive assembly contractor VFS Southampton Ltd has ended after Unite secured a pay deal worth up to 14 per cent for the lowest paid. The workers assemble large vehicles for Ford and Mercedes and took seven days of strike action in July and August. After an improved offer was put forward, they […]
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Red Funnel pay win
Strikes on all Southampton to Cowes Red Funnel ferries have ended after workers voted to accept a two-year deal pay deal worth 18.3 per cent for the lowest paid and 13.4 per cent for all other staff. More than 120 workers, members of Unite who work as customer service staff, shunters and ratings, will benefit […]
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Haunted by Andrey Vyshinsky’s Ghost
Last week I sent out a message to tens of thousands of trade unionists alerting them to two bits of news. The good news, I reported, was that some workers in Poland had won a…Read more…