The trans caucus, together with Northern Ireland and North West regions, pick up the first awards since COVID began
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‘We need to continue the fight … let’s join the winter of solidarity’
UNISON president Andrea Egan says the Tories “have our rights in their sights”
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Labour disciplinarians out of control?
What follows is the text of a post which I wrote for the excellent LabourHub Blog following the alarming news that the Labour Party membership of UNISON President Andrea Egan had been terminated;Just when you think that the unjustified administrative a…Read more…
Newham Street Count: 17.11.22
Picture is of local volunteers, Council officers and Councillors about to go out at midnight on Thursday to take our part in the UK annual nationwide street count of people sleeping rough. We also had observers to verify our results from the civi…Read more…
Terfs, ‘toxic opinions’ and an obsession over who’s in what toilet
LGBT+ delegates take aim at the “exhausting,” negative press coverage of trans people, and the horror of damaging conversion ‘therapy’
The article Terfs, ‘toxic opinions’ and an obsession over who’s in what toilet first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Living legend’ Jackie Lewis given LGBT+ lifetime achievement award
LGBT+ conference rises to celebrate a lifetime of campaigning
The article ‘Living legend’ Jackie Lewis given LGBT+ lifetime achievement award first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Being inclusive is not only the right thing … it is a strategic necessity’
Dr Julia Ehrt, executive director of ILGA World praises UNISON and tells conference: “It is time for LGBTI movement to learn – trans exclusion weakens your own cause.”
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Delegates discusses tackling hate and persecution around the world
From the workplace to the Rwanda policy, to Ukraine and Ghana, LGBT+ delegates debate a worrying situation
The article Delegates discusses tackling hate and persecution around the world first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea: ‘It’s great to be loud and proud’
General secretary tells UNISON LGBT+ conference that there’s still much to do on equalities and trans equality cannot be treated as some ‘poor relation’
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World Toilet Day: gov’t fails on lorry driver toilet improvement promises
Unite which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has discovered that the government’s much heralded multi-million pound scheme to improve toilet facilities for lorry drivers, is entirely unspent after a year. In the October 2021 budget the then chancellor, now prime minister, Rishi Sunak allocated £32.5 million to the Department of Transport (DfT) to […]
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5 years later…
Today, the TUC releases an eve-of-the-World-Cup report, detailing the experiences of workers who spoke to our researcher earlier this month. The link to the report is below, but the foreword was written with the Playfair Qatar team, and is an important follow up to our last post 5 years ago. ______________________________________________________________________ In 2014, the TUC […]Read more…
The Retained EU Law Bill is a disaster in the making
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Review: The Bialy Eaters – The Story of a Bread and a Lost World, by Mimi Sheraton
I grew up with bialys in New York City. Places that sold bagels sold bialys. When you got bored of bagels, you had a bialy. But fast forward several decades, and I can barely remember…Read more…
Heathrow ground handlers in strike action
Heathrow Airport braced for major disruption today as ground handlers employed by Menzies take strike action. The 350 workers, who are members of Unite began a 72 hour stoppage at 4am on Friday, November 18. The dispute will lead to disruption, delays and cancellation for flights leaving Heathrow Terminals 2, 3 and 4. The strike […]
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Bakkavor food manufacturing workers to strike
More than 700 workers at Bakkavor’s food manufacturing factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire, will strike from late November until the New Year over poverty pay, Unite said this week. Many of the workers earn just 1p over the national minimum wage with some being forced to use food banks. In March, Bakkavor announced that its adjusted […]
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Unite to protest on World Toilet Day
Members of Unite will mark World Toilet Day (November 19) with a protest outside RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire, due to the Ministry of Defence’s failure to provide decent toilets for workers. The protest will take place Saturday, November 19 from 9.30am at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8HB. For eight years firefighters at the base […]
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Harrods can ‘absolutely afford’ pay rise for security staff
More than 50 Harrods uniformed security guards and CCTV operators will strike during November and December over a ‘pay cut dressed up as rise’, Unite said today (November 18). The workers will strike over a seven per cent pay offer on 25, 26 and 27 November and 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24 […]
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“If we don’t fight, there will be no NHS’
Ambulance workers are among the many thousands of NHS staff who are now in a fight to save the health service – and protect their livelihoods – amid an unprecedented cost of living and NHS funding crisis. The ambulance workers, which include call handlers and paramedics, are furious over the 4 per cent Agenda for […]
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“An Avoidable Death”
The death of this tiny toddler is shocking but this account by housing lawyer, Giles Peaker, should make very uncomfortable reading for all housing staff and Councillors. “Every death was avoidable” said Richard Millett KC at the closi…Read more…
Nothing in statement to halt pay crisis across public services
Essential workers need to hear about pay as inflation outstrips funding
The article Nothing in statement to halt pay crisis across public services first appeared on the UNISON National site.