Higher ed conference agrees a raft of campaigns to defend university workers and the sector
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Higher ed conference agrees a raft of campaigns to defend university workers and the sector
The article It’s all about protecting members and services first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Unite has called for transport secretary Chris Grayling to resign after it emerged his bumbling no deal preparations for cross channel ferry services ignored Eurotunnel, potentially imperilling…Read more…
Against a backdrop of continuing Brexit uncertainty and declining demand for diesel cars, both Ford and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today (January 10) announced job losses across their businesses…Read more…
The 200 job losses at water heating manufacturer Heatrae Sadia in Norwich is ‘a hammer blow’ to Norfolk’s economy, Unite said today (January 10). “This is very bad news for the local…Read more…
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and trade unions have rejected a putative olive branch from prime minister Theresa May after it was suggested today (January 10) that the government would support a Labour…Read more…
To: All Branches & Regional Councils Dear colleagues It is with deep regret that I advise of the passing of Lynne Crouch, our Senior Membership Officer, on 30th December…Read more…
Higher education delegates call for RPI +3% pay rise as they demand ‘an end to insulting and derisory’ offers
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Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea praises members and activists as she opens higher education conference
The article ‘You do fabulous work; you deserve decent pay’ first appeared on the…Read more…
Hat tip Newham Council – 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.
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Pressured Royal Liverpool Hospital workers are shown managing a flood caused by decrepit pipes – the tenth in 2018 – in a new BBC documentary that highlights the impact on patients of Carillion’s…Read more…
US workers of the London-listed National Grid this week (January 7) voted to accept a new agreement hammered out by unions, ending a lockout that left the 1,250 gas workers without work or health…Read more…
As prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces continued opposition in Parliament ahead of an MPs’ vote scheduled for next week, Unite leader Len McCluskey today (January 9) reiterated the union’s…Read more…
As prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces continued opposition in Parliament ahead of an MPs’ vote scheduled for next week, Unite leader Len McCluskey today (January 9) reiterated the union’s…Read more…
England needs to embark on the biggest council house building programme in its history if millions of people are to avoid living in unsuitable, cramped or dangerous homes, a cross-party commission…Read more…
NEC Elections 2019: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
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Last year I blogged about the duplicate text that lots of hedge funds were using to “explain” their non-compliance with the Stewardship Code. It’s still out there, and on a recent trawl I managed to find more examples of funds using the same blurb. But…Read more…
Four days of strike action, from Saturday (January 12), are on the cards at an East Yorkshire chocolate crumb manufacturer over a ‘shoddy’ pay offer. The workers at Meadow Foods at…Read more…