Any deal that fails to protect public services, defend rights at work and avoid a hard border in Ireland is a deal that’s bad for all of us
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Any deal that fails to protect public services, defend rights at work and avoid a hard border in Ireland is a deal that’s bad for all of us
The article UNISON reacts to Brexit draft deal between the…Read more…
General secretary writes to Turkish ambassador over murder of trade union leader
The article UNISON demands justice for Abdullah Karacan first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON publishes new guidance for branches, and a model letter to public-service employers, as pilot scheme is rolled out across the UK in November, based on employment
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The Government insists that school funding has been protected and is at an all-time high. But this is simply not true. In fact, £2.8bn has been cut from school budgets since 2015, in real terms,…Read more…
Rather than giving in to the commuting blues, more employers should set about starting to solve this problem. Those who do will be on their way to becoming employers of choice and will reap the…Read more…
On Sunday I represented the Mayor and Newham Council at the 1918-2018 Remembrance Ceremony at West Ham Parish Church All Saints with Chair of Council Cllr Joy Laguda and our Director of Finance, Michael O’Donnell. With our local MP Lyn Brown, we each l…Read more…
Young people could be forgiven for despairing that the world of work will never work out for them, as new TUC analysis highlighting the chronic difficulties many younger workers face in the labour…Read more…
Unite the union, which represents hundreds of members at Bristol Waste, has described revelations that the company has spent £25,000 on pantomime tickets as “resembling “a bribe”, as the union…Read more…
Any hopes of an economic boost were dashed today (November 13) as new figures revealed an unexpected rise in unemployment, while earnings barely rose against a backdrop of languishing productivity….Read more…
Anger over the news that Babcock plans to shut the shipyard at Appledore is still raw following the recent announcement, but it is underscored by the determination of the workers and the Devon…Read more…
New technologies can offer social possibilities as well business ones, but only if workers are given a voice in how they’re developedRead more…
“Our members at Ladywood Primary School in Grimethorpe, Barnsley, are in dispute with their employer over proposals to make 9 School Meals Supervisory Assistants (lunchtime supervisors) redundant.
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Corby Borough Council is throwing its weight behind a Unite construction charter that seeks to ensure that conditions for workers on construction projects under local authority control in the borough…Read more…
London cabbies have sounded the alarm over gang-related attacks in Lisson Grove, an area in the capital that many taxi drivers have described as a ‘no-go zone’. While Lisson Grove, a main…Read more…
A few tips to make your Grovember posts perfect
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Help make the union more visible during Grovember and your branch could win £500
The article UNISON branch noticeboard competition first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
12 November 2018
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
This week, three education unions will consult their members over taking industrial action in…Read more…
12 November 2018
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
Every autumn, for over a decade, employment law experts have gathered for the Institute of…Read more…
12 November 2018
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
This week, three education unions will consult their members over taking industrial action in…Read more…
12 November 2018
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
Every autumn, for over a decade, employment law experts have gathered for the Institute of…Read more…