Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party, responding to the Prime Minister’s statement on the Brexit deal in the House today, said: Mr Speaker, I would link to thank the Prime Minister for…Read more…
‘Meet their just demands’
Kelvin Hopkins Labour MP for Luton North has thrown his full support behind Unite members at Luton Airport who have today (January 14) announced more strikes to demand pay justice. Low paid…Read more…
End bandit capitalism call
Unite has reiterated its call for a full public inquiry and criminal investigations into Carillion, on the eve of the first anniversary of the firm’s collapse on Tuesday (January 15). The union…Read more…
Value unpaid carers call
Unite is backing a call for unpaid carers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to receive the same amount of financial support as their counterparts in Scotland. Unpaid carers in England,…Read more…
It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told
Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke
The article It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Outsourcing on the ‘never-never’
14 January 2019
By Professor David Whyte and Ben Crawford, University of Liverpool
In the first report from a collaborative project between the Institute of Employment Rights and the University of…Read more…
Outsourcing on the ‘never-never’
14 January 2019
By Professor David Whyte and Ben Crawford, University of Liverpool
In the first report from a collaborative project between the Institute of Employment Rights and the University of…Read more…
‘A thank you to the hospital carers helping me battle cancer’
Lots of people will be starting the new year battling cancer. Former UNISON editorial manager Diana Harrison shares her personal account and thanks the NHS staff who are caring for her
The article…Read more…
NEC Elections 2019: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request (2)
John Gray & Denise Thomas
RMS 3083288 RMS 8688788
further to https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2019/01/unison-nec-elections-2019-nominate-john_8.html
If you are a Community UNISON member please ask your branch to nominate us. They have all been…Read more…
Contrast Between Germany & UK On Immigration Policy
As the UK Government and the right wing media (and sadly the BBC) have been ramping up an ‘immigration crisis’ it is worth contrasting this with what is happening in Germany following Merkel’s ‘open…Read more…
Review: German Rule in Russia, 1941-1945 by Alexander Dallin
Alexander Dallin, the son of the well-known Menshevik David Dallin, published this book in 1957. More than sixty years on, it is probably still the definitive text on the subject. The book is a…Read more…
The politicians all agree — and they are all wrong
Israel’s political leaders seem to agree on very little these days. But one thing does unite nearly all of them, which sounds good until you realize that they are all wrong. I’m referring to the…Read more…
The challenge (to unions) of pension fund ‘socialism’
The Unseen Revolution by Peter Drucker is (like the Modern Corporation and Private Property) one of those books that has had a big influence on the world in which I inhabit, but also which is often misunderstood. Lots of people have probably heard the …Read more…
UNISON Membership Services – latest deals and offers
These are the info and links to the newest deals from UNISON Membership Service Providers. I always check these links before I buy any service. Sometimes they not the most competitive but usually they are and you can be reassured that they have been v…Read more…
“Delivering Municipal Socialism” Cllr Clare Coghill – Newham Fabians
“Dear all please note the postponed Newham Fabians talk by Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader of Waltham Forest Council has been rescheduled for 05th March 2019 now. We hope to see many of you there”
Secretary Cllr Rohit Dasgupta. Read more…
Shorting and stock-lending
Via LinkedIn (sorry!) I came across this interesting paper from RD:IR on what’s going on with regards to stock-lending in the UK. Definitely worth a quick read for anyone with an interest in this area.
A couple of headline – the overall level of lendi…Read more…
People’s Budget Forums
“Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet members have listened to the views of residents and put forward proposals for how Newham Council intends to spend money on what people say is important.
Join us at our next People’s Budget Forums to find out more a…Read more…
Rights issues and rump placings
Before xmas, Kier Group held a rights issue which was something of a flop, with only about a third of the shares being taken up. The left the underwriters and sub-underwriters on the hook, and there was a subsequent “rump placing” that saw them dump a …Read more…
People claiming universal credit must be compensated after judgement, says UNISON
The government must compensate those who have lost out
The article People claiming universal credit must be compensated after judgement, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Devastating blow’
Unite vowed today (January 11) to fight any compulsory redundancies, following briefings that 1,000 job losses were on the cards over the next two years at Ford’s Bridgend engine plant in South…Read more…