As Unite’s period dignity campaign goes from strength to strength, with more and more employers signing up to commit to providing free sanitary products in workplaces, the union is breaking down…Read more…
Branch noticeboard competition winners announced!
Congratulations to London Ambulance Service branch’s Battersea station who are the overall winners of our Grovember branch noticeboards competition
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Wythenshawe Sodexo staff win NHS pay rates
Moves toward industrial action ballot see Manchester hospital’s facility staff welcome in the new year with a pay boost
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Jobs ‘boom’?
The rise in the number of jobs since the financial crisis has come at the expense of quality jobs, new research delving into employment trends of the last decade has found. A Resolution…Read more…
Campaigning for a Fairer private rented sector
This is a model housing motion from London Labour Housing Group. It makes perfect sense to me. I have submitted to West Ham GC as a UNISON delegate.
“This conference notes:
1.That the number of households in London who rent from private la…Read more…
Even more duplicate reporting…
Well, here’s something. In a previous blog I noted that Liontrust Asset Management is apparently both a Tier 1 and a Tier 2 signatory of the Stewardship Code (though the statement is the same in both links).
Well, I had a bit of a Google around and I …Read more…
Avoid a catastrophic ‘no deal’ at all costs, says UNISON
Commenting on the Brexit vote today (Tuesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The country has no faith in the Prime Minister’s ability to get her Brexit deal passed, now it’s clear MPs…Read more…
Norfolk’s transport woes
Norfolk’s run of bad luck has led to questions over whether the county’s neglected transport network could be to blame and speaks to issues suffered by many of the UK’s rural areas more…Read more…
‘Secret payments’ scandal
Unite accused Labour-led Birmingham city council of using Tory anti-trade union laws to attack its own workforce in a shameful defence of ‘secret payments’ today (January 15). It follows a…Read more…
‘Much needed’
Unite members have welcomed the launch of the union’s Brexit helpline for EU members, as uncertainty around the Tories botched handling of the process continues to grow. The helpline, launched…Read more…
‘Bright future’
There could be ‘a bright future’ for creative paper innovators Arjowiggins, which went into administration today (January 15), Unite has said. Unite has about 600 members at Arjowiggins which…Read more…
‘Unity of purpose’
Unite said it would be working to ensure the ‘unity of purpose’ shown at the first meeting of the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) development partnership is put into action. The partnership involving…Read more…
‘Absolutely disgrace’
Public sector workers in Jersey, one of Europe’s most prosperous enclaves, are striking over a ‘derisory’ below inflation pay offer from their employer, the cash-rich States of Jersey government….Read more…
More hedge fund cut ‘n’ paste fun
I had some fun last year exposing the boilerplate blah that many hedge funds (and a few bigger firms) were using to “explain” their non-compliance with the Stewardship Code. Many thanks to Responsible Investor for recently giving this a plug.
Anyway, …Read more…
Blog: UNISON will always stand with those facing the brunt of this government’s brutality
Universal Credit needs to be halted before more people suffer and lose out.
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Easy Joiner: updated quick paperless joining
Have you tried Easy Joiner, our digital tool that that allows you to recruit new members in mere minutes?
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Newham RMS report to Extraordinary Council meeting 22 January 2019
“*Stop Press* Papers for next week’s Extraordinary Full Council at 7.30pm Stratford Town Hall – open to all Newham London residents and public. All welcome. You’ll find out what really happened in the council’s Highways Repairs & Maintenance which …Read more…
MPs Must Vote Down Theresa May’s Brexit Deal
Unite calls on MPs to vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow when it is brought to Parliament. The deal utterly fails to protect the jobs and working rights of our members. At best it offers us…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Speech On PMs Statement Today
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…