As the UK faces its worst bout of cold weather this winter so far, Unite has joined the TUC in calling for employers to have fair severe weather policies in place for the safety and consideration of…Read more…
Len McCluskey On Channel 4 News
Working during the cold weather
Taking care of the people who keep public services running this winter
The article Working during the cold weather first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Mental health funding crisis
The 700,000 residents of Oxfordshire have been urged to lobby the county’s six MPs about ‘the serial underfunding’ of mental health services by the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)….Read more…
‘Govt must end this damage’ call
The Local Government’s Association’s (LGA) recent warning that there is a gaping £8bn hole in council budgets has been endorsed by Unite. “The cuts in local council funding are changing the nature of…Read more…
Bus ballot prep goes on
Unite is proceeding with its preparations for an industrial action ballot of 3,500 Yorkshire bus workers over ‘the bullying culture’ at two First Group companies. Unite is preparing the paperwork for…Read more…
‘They’re virtually invisible’
As sub-zero temperatures continued into last night (January 31) amid the UK’s latest cold snap, battering towns and cities with snow, Unite’s headquarters opened its doors to rough sleepers for the…Read more…
UNISON branch treasurer’s determination wins fair pay for college staff
‘At first it was gut instinct,’ says Julie Robinson, who challenged an error in how term-time staff at West Midlands sixth form college were being paid
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Speech at the VSC Emergancy Rally January 31st in London
Good evening and thanks for coming out on such a bitterly cold evening here in London. I am Tony Burke, Chair of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign who called today’s event and I am also speaking on…Read more…
Speech at the VSC Emergancy Rally January 31st in London
Good evening and thanks for coming out on such a bitterly cold evening here in London. I am Tony Burke, Chair of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign who called today’s event and I am also speaking on…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2019: Nominate Denise and John for Community Seats
“Dear Branch Secretary
We did send a request on 7 January 2019 and we apologise for sending another request if your branch has already decided nominations but we believe that some branches did not receive our previous request. We understand from UNI…Read more…
npower troubles ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
The UK’s entire retail energy market is broken and in need of an urgent fix
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‘Proud to help out’
Sub-zero temperatures may be merely unpleasant for many of us, but for some, it can be deadly. As the UK weathered its coldest night of the year last night (January 31) thousands of rough…Read more…
Drop ‘bully boy’ tactics call
Unite has said that the window of opportunity to settle the long running Birmingham bin dispute is coming to an end. If the dispute is not settled then industrial action will be escalated. …Read more…
‘Toxic cocktail’
Car production in the UK fell by close to 10 per cent last year and automotive industry investment by nearly 50 per cent according to new figures, with Unite blaming a “toxic cocktail” of economic…Read more…
GP changes could make ‘all the difference’ to patients
There’s a danger that general practice could simply drain ambulance services of staff
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‘No excuse’
Unite has ‘named and shamed’ online retailer Buy It Direct for flouting the law by denying delivery drivers access to decent toilet facilities. Unite members undertaking deliveries at a Buy It…Read more…
UNISON helps University of Bath win living wage accreditation
More than 300 staff will gain as the region’s largest employer makes the move
The article UNISON helps University of Bath win living wage accreditation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Defying the cold and looking to the future
UNISON started the new year in January as we mean to go on
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Shareholders vs Ryanair
Interesting snippet from the Investor Forum annual report: