‘Our members deserve equality in terms and conditions’ declared union
The article UCL UNISON launches #BringThemIn campaign for outsourced workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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‘Our members deserve equality in terms and conditions’ declared union
The article UCL UNISON launches #BringThemIn campaign for outsourced workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
This is my speech to the crowded meeting on Tuesday where I moved a report with recommendations on why we had a £9 million overspend on RMS, what we did about it and what we are doing to make sure this never happens again.
“Thank you all for attending…Read more…
I’ve been thinking a bit more about the potential conflicts of interest around stock-lending and shorting in light of the RD:IR paper I blogged about a couple of weeks back. It suggested that passive managers are in part able to offer lower fees becaus…Read more…
The NUJ has expressed solidarity and support for the 456 photojournalists in the Netherlands who are taking strike action on Friday 25 January 2019. The Dutch union Nederlands Vereniging van…Read more…
I’ve blogged a couple of times before about the political challenges facing investment in infrastructure. In the last couple of days there have been a couple more news stories that show how sharp these issues are getting.
First up, the FT ran a piece …Read more…
Airbus’ chief executive has blasting the government’s handling of Brexit as a “disgrace” and warned a no deal scenario could force the company from the UK.
The post “Brexiteers’ madness” appeared…Read more…
A Comic Relief t-shirt made by Bangladeshi staff paid just 35p a hour has sparked calls for better protections for textile workers in the country. Following revelations that the t-shirts –…Read more…
What Unite has dubbed ‘bandit capitalism’ has struck again this week, when on Tuesday (January 22) the café chain Patisserie Valerie collapsed into administration, precipitated by potentially…Read more…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (January 24) met with prime minister Theresa May to press the trade union movement’s case for unequivocal protection of jobs, investment and workers’…Read more…
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit must be avoided at all costs
The article Spare the country the calamity of a ‘no-deal’, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“A fairly shocking housing stat I’ve come across as background to a feature: There are 7,515 children in temporary accommodation within the 36km² which makes up Newham, east London.
This compares to 4,920 across the 40,000km² which makes up the e…Read more…
Unite has blasted billionaire Brexit extremist James Dyson for moving the headquarters of his company from the UK to Singapore just as Britain gears up to leave the EU. The move will see the…Read more…
A series of freedom of information requests by Unite has revealed huge cuts in independent roadside inspections of lorries, potentially putting all road users in danger. Unite has discovered…Read more…
Barclays will force through the cuts with compulsory redundancies, a move the union said was “deeply irresponsible”. The bank announced yesterday that 288 people had been told their jobs will…Read more…
Our consultation ballot is now open, so school support staff can have your say
The article Speaking up for schools first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The NUJ CEC (Continental European Council) launched at the end of 2018 a new programme – Who’s your Plus One? The intention is not, as one member suggested, to improve the image of your golfing…Read more…
If the government is serious about tackling modern slavery, it must close the loophole that allows businesses to ignore the risk within supply chainsRead more…
“Homelessness is an emergency whatever the weather but in winter and freezing weather, people are in even greater danger. Hannah Faulkner, Head of Pan-London Rough Sleeper Services at St Mungo’s explains how we help bring people in from the cold during…Read more…
Workers at leading pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing company, Recipharm HC Limited in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire are staging a series of three 49-hour strikes in February in a row…Read more…
Unite, which represents staff at Barclays has vowed to fight job cut plans announced by Barclays today (January 22). The bank has informed some 300 staff at its Millshaw site in Leeds that they will…Read more…